1. Natural orifices transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and other allied “ultra” minimally invasive procedures: are we loosing the plot?

   • Luigi Boni
   • Gianlorenzo Dionigi
   • Francesca Rovera

   Editorial 04 March 2009 Pages: 927 - 929

2. Clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery: an evidence-based review

   • Timothy M. Farrell
   • Stephen P. Haggerty
   • Robert D. Fanelli

   Review 06 January 2009 Pages: 930 - 949

3. Recurrent acute biliary pancreatitis: the protective role of cholecystectomy and endoscopic sphincterotomy

   • E. J. M. van Geenen
   • D. L. van der Peet
   • M. J. Bruno

   Review Open access 06 March 2009 Pages: 950 - 956

4. Two-year results of a feasibility study on antireflux transoral incisionless fundoplication using EsophyX

   • Guy-Bernard Cadière
   • Nathalie Van Sante
   • Amin Rajan

   OriginalPaper Open access 14 March 2009 Pages: 957 - 964

   

5. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma: take the vein last?

   • Melina C. Vassiliou
   • William S. Laycock

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 965 - 968

6. Single-trocar cholecystectomy using a flexible endoscope and articulating laparoscopic instruments: a bridge to NOTES or the final form?

   • Ram Elazary
   • Abed Khalaileh
   • Yoav Mintz

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2009 Pages: 969 - 972

   

7. Laparoscopic transperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TAPP) after radical prostatectomy: is it safe? Results of prospectively collected data of more than 200 cases

   • Constantin Aurel Wauschkuhn
   • Jochen Schwarz
   • Reinhard Bittner

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2009 Pages: 973 - 977

8. Laparoscopic repair of adult diaphragmatic hernias and eventration with primary sutured closure and prosthetic reinforcement: a retrospective study

   • Chinnusamy Palanivelu
   • Muthukumaran Rangarajan
   • Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi

   OriginalPaper 14 March 2009 Pages: 978 - 985

   

9. Additional mechanical pleurodesis after thoracoscopic wedge resection and covering procedure for primary spontaneous pneumothorax

   • Sukki Cho
   • Kyoung-Min Ryu
   • Dong Myung Huh

   OriginalPaper 19 September 2008 Pages: 986 - 990

10. Assessment of pain by face scales after gastrectomy: comparison of laparoscopically assisted gastrectomy and open gastrectomy

    • Hideki Kawamura
    • Shigenori Homma
    • Yukifumi Kondo

    OriginalPaper 20 September 2008 Pages: 991 - 995

    

11. Neuromonitoring and video-assisted thyroidectomy: a prospective, randomized case-control evaluation

    • Gianlorenzo Dionigi
    • Luigi Boni
    • Renzo Dionigi

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2008 Pages: 996 - 1003

12. Functional luminal imaging probe geometric and histomorphologic analysis of abdominal wall wound induced by different trocars in pigs

    • Jingbo Zhao
    • Donghua Liao
    • Hans Gregersen

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1004 - 1012

    

13. Sexual function after sacrospinous fixation for vaginal vault prolapse: bad or mad?

    • Marc Baumann
    • Claudia Salvisberg
    • Annette Kuhn

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1013 - 1017

    

14. Effect of Reteplase^™ and PAI-1 antibodies on postoperative adhesion formation in a laparoscopic mouse model

    • Maria Mercedes Binda
    • Bart W. J. Hellebrekers
    • Philippe Robert Koninckx

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1018 - 1025

    

15. Disturbances in the circadian pattern of activity and sleep after laparoscopic versus open abdominal surgery

    • Ismail Gögenur
    • Thue Bisgaard
    • Jacob Rosenberg

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2008 Pages: 1026 - 1031

    

16. Two-stage laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch as treatment of high-risk super-obese patients: analysis of complications

    • G. Silecchia
    • M. Rizzello
    • N. Basso

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1032 - 1037

    

17. Laparoscopic left lobe liver resection in a porcine model: a study of the efficacy and safety of different surgical techniques

    • Eiriksson Kristinn
    • Fors Diddi
    • Arvidsson Dag

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1038 - 1042

    

18. Laparoscopic left lobe liver resection in a porcine model: a study of the efficacy and safety of different surgical techniques

    • Kristinn Eiriksson
    • Diddi Fors
    • Dag Arvidsson

    Erratum 03 April 2009 Pages: 1043 - 1043

19. Low-pressure pneumoperitoneum versus standard pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a prospective randomized clinical trial

    • Trichak Sandhu
    • Sirikan Yamada
    • Wasana Ko-iam

    OriginalPaper 23 September 2008 Pages: 1044 - 1047

20. Tumor ablation therapy of liver cancers with an open magnetic resonance imaging-based navigation system

    • Takashi Maeda
    • Jaesung Hong
    • Makoto Hashizume

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1048 - 1053

    

21. Accuracy of endoanal ultrasound in the follow-up assessment for squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal treated with radiochemotherapy

    • Jacopo Martellucci
    • Gabriele Naldini
    • Mauro Rossi

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1054 - 1057

    

22. Assessment of low prostate weight as a determinant of a higher positive margin rate after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a prospective pathologic study of 1,500 cases

    • Peiguo G. Chu
    • Sean K. Lau
    • Timothy Wilson

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1058 - 1064

23. Hydroxy-propyl-methyl-cellulose is a safe and effective lifting agent for endoscopic mucosal resection of large colorectal polyps

    • A. Arezzo
    • N. Pagano
    • A. Repici

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2008 Pages: 1065 - 1069

24. Influence of compression pressure from the hand access device on hand microcirculation during hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery

    • S. Manasnayakorn
    • F. Khan
    • G. B. Hanna

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 1070 - 1074

    

25. Hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy after 60 cases: comparison with open partial nephrectomy

    • William B. DeVoe
    • Kent W. Kercher
    • Chris M. Teigland

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2008 Pages: 1075 - 1080

    

26. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for the treatment of rectal cancer: comparison of wound complication rates with and without neoadjuvant radiation therapy

    • John H. Marks
    • E. B. Valsdottir
    • G. J. Marks

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1081 - 1087

27. Increasing the number of attacks increases the conversion rate in laparoscopic diverticulitis surgery

    • Karin Cole
    • Steven Fassler
    • D. Mark Zebley

    OriginalPaper 05 June 2008 Pages: 1088 - 1092

    

28. Clinical relevance of laparoscopically diagnosed hiatal hernia

    • Yves Van Nieuwenhove
    • Jeroen Sonck
    • Patrick Haentjens

    OriginalPaper 20 May 2008 Pages: 1093 - 1098

    

29. Shortened OR time and decreased patient risk through use of a modular surgical instrument with artificial intelligence

    • David J. Miller
    • Carl A. Nelson
    • Dmitry Oleynikov

    OriginalPaper 28 January 2009 Pages: 1099 - 1105

    

30. Laparoscopic approach to esophageal perforation secondary to pneumatic dilation for achalasia

    • Andrés Sánchez-Pernaute
    • Elia Pérez Aguirre
    • Antonio Torres

    Dynamic Manuscript 24 September 2008 Pages: 1106 - 1109

    

31. Gastric lymphatic mapping for sentinel node biopsy by natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)

    • R. A. Cahill
    • M. Asakuma
    • J. Marescaux

    Dynamic Manuscript 24 September 2008 Pages: 1110 - 1116

    

32. Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): dissection for the critical view of safety during transcolonic cholecystectomy

    • Edward D. Auyang
    • Eric S. Hungness
    • Nathaniel J. Soper

    Multimedia Manuscript 05 March 2009 Pages: 1117 - 1118

33. Natural orifice surgery on thyroid gland: totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy (TOVAT): report of first experimental results of a new surgical method

    • T. Benhidjeb
    • T. Wilhelm
    • M. Stark

    Video 05 March 2009 Pages: 1119 - 1120

34. Seconds from disaster: lessons learned from laparoscopic release of the median arcuate ligament

    • Kevin P. Riess
    • Luke Serck
    • Shanu N. Kothari

    Video 06 March 2009 Pages: 1121 - 1124

35. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) guidelines for office endoscopic services

    • Steven Heneghan
    • Jonathan Myers
    • William Richardson

    Guidelines 20 March 2009 Pages: 1125 - 1129

36. Hybrid vaginal MA-NOS sleeve gastrectomy: technical note on the procedure in a patient

    • Antonio M. Lacy
    • Salvadora Delgado
    • Pilar Taura

    New Technology 26 February 2009 Pages: 1130 - 1137

37. Single-port access in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Thomas E. Langwieler
    • Thomas Nimmesgern
    • Melanie Back

    New Technology 05 March 2009 Pages: 1138 - 1141

    

38. Single Port Access (SPA™) gastrostomy tube in patients unable to receive percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement

    • Erica R. Podolsky
    • Steven J. Rottman
    • Paul G. Curcillo II

    Technique 05 March 2009 Pages: 1142 - 1145

    

39. Endoscopy-assisted gastric resection: a safe and reliable procedure for tumor clearance during laparoscopic high distal or proximal gastrectomy

    • Hideo Matsui
    • Yuichi Okamoto
    • Hiroyasu Makuuchi

    Technique 04 March 2009 Pages: 1146 - 1149

    

40. Construct validity of the ProMIS laparoscopic simulator

    • A. D. Gilliam

    Letter 05 March 2009 Pages: 1150 - 1150

41. A simplified laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: the scroll technique

    • A. Hussain
    • S. El-Hasani

    Letter 27 February 2009 Pages: 1151 - 1151

42. Reply to: 464_2009_331: Re: A simplified laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: the scroll technique (2008: 22(11) 2527–2531)

    • Alan A. Saber
    • Mohamed H. Elgamal

    Letter-Reply 05 March 2009 Pages: 1152 - 1152

43. Elective laparoscopic diverticular resection

    • A. Chandra
    • A. Hussain
    • J. Saunders

    Letter 05 March 2009 Pages: 1153 - 1153

44. Letter to the Editor

    • Steven D. Wexner

    Letter 05 March 2009 Pages: 1154 - 1155

45. Meta-analysis of laparoscopic and open distal gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma

    • Xin-Zu Chen
    • Jian-Kun Hu

    Letter 19 March 2009 Pages: 1156 - 1157

46. Informed consent-‘da Vinci code’ for our safety in empowered patient’s safety

    • Brij B. Agarwal

    Letter 20 March 2009 Pages: 1158 - 1160

47. Advanced gastric cancer: is laparoscopic gastrectomy safe?

    • T. Liakakos
    • E. P. Misiakos
    • A. Macheras

    Letter 19 March 2009 Pages: 1161 - 1163

48. Which term is better: SILS, SPA, LESS, E-NOTES, or TUES?

    • Jiang Fan Zhu

    Letter 19 March 2009 Pages: 1164 - 1165

49. Tattoo: a navigational tool, a lighthouse for biomolecular level precision in surgical endoscopy. Newton’s apple or Eve’s?

    • Brij B. Agarwal

    Letter 20 March 2009 Pages: 1166 - 1167

50. News and Notices

    News and notices 09 April 2009 Pages: 1168 - 1169