1. Convalescence after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a qualitative systematic review

   • Mette Astrup Tolver
   • Jacob Rosenberg
   • Thue Bisgaard

   Review 08 April 2016 Pages: 5165 - 5172

   

2. Systematic review and meta-analysis of minimally invasive versus open approach for pancreaticoduodenectomy

   • Hang Zhang
   • XiangHu Wu
   • RenYi Qin

   Review 22 March 2016 Pages: 5173 - 5184

   

3. Non-technical skills in minimally invasive surgery teams: a systematic review

   • Kirsten Gjeraa
   • Lene Spanager
   • Doris Østergaard

   Review 11 April 2016 Pages: 5185 - 5199

   

4. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural stenting for gallbladder drainage in high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and pooled analysis

   • Andrea Anderloni
   • Andrea Buda
   • Alessandro Repici

   Review 08 April 2016 Pages: 5200 - 5208

   

5. Laparoscopic repair of hiatus hernia: Does mesh type influence outcome? A meta-analysis and European survey study

   • Jeremy R. Huddy
   • Sheraz R. Markar
   • George B. Hanna

   Review 29 April 2016 Pages: 5209 - 5221

   

6. Surgical management of postoperative chronic inguinodynia by laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal approach

   • A. Moreno-Egea

   OriginalPaper 22 March 2016 Pages: 5222 - 5227

   

7. Trans-fascial closure in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

   • Duncan Light
   • Sadiq Bawa

   OriginalPaper 22 March 2016 Pages: 5228 - 5231

8. Pretreatment with endothelium-derived nitric oxide synthesis modulators on gastrointestinal microcirculation during NOTES: an experimental study

   • Pilar Taurà
   • Aitnitze Ibarzabal
   • Antonio M. Lacy

   OriginalPaper 23 March 2016 Pages: 5232 - 5238

   

9. Minimal-invasive approach for penetrating Crohn’s disease is not associated with increased complications

   • Ivan Kristo
   • Anton Stift
   • Stefan Riss

   OriginalPaper Open access 22 June 2016 Pages: 5239 - 5244

10. Totally laparoscopic versus laparoscopy-assisted Billroth-I anastomosis for gastric cancer: a case–control and case-matched study

    • Mi Lin
    • Chao-Hui Zheng
    • Ru-Hong Tu

    OriginalPaper Open access 23 March 2016 Pages: 5245 - 5254

    

11. Patent blue V and indocyanine green for fluorescence microimaging of human peritoneal carcinomatosis using probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy

    • Muriel Abbaci
    • Peggy Dartigues
    • Corinne Laplace-Builhé

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2016 Pages: 5255 - 5265

    

12. Evaluation of a novel permanent capped helical coil fastener in a porcine model of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

    • Arnab Majumder
    • Mojtaba Fayezizadeh
    • Yuri W. Novitsky

    OriginalPaper Open access 08 April 2016 Pages: 5266 - 5274

    

13. Risk of anastomotic leak after laparoscopic versus open colectomy

    • Alice C. A. Murray
    • Cody Chiuzan
    • Ravi P. Kiran

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2016 Pages: 5275 - 5282

14. Endoscopic submucosal dissection versus surgical resection for early gastric cancer: a retrospective multicenter study on immediate and long-term outcome over 5 years

    • Seung Jee Ryu
    • Byung-Wook Kim
    • Wook Kim

    OriginalPaper 23 June 2016 Pages: 5283 - 5289

    

15. Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair after colorectal surgery. Is it possible to maintain a mini-invasive approach?

    • Emmanuel E. Sadava
    • Francisco Schlottmann
    • Nicolás A. Rotholtz

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2016 Pages: 5290 - 5294

16. Long-term efficacy of modified retrievable stents for treatment of achalasia cardia

    • Jun Dai
    • Yufeng Shen
    • Zhizheng Ge

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2016 Pages: 5295 - 5303

    

17. Diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided single-incision needle knife biopsy for gastric subepithelial tumors: comparison with resected specimens

    • Joon Sung Kim
    • Byung-Wook Kim
    • Sun Young Jun

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2016 Pages: 5304 - 5309

    

18. Peri-incisional and intraperitoneal ropivacaine administration: a new effective tool in pain control after laparoscopic surgery in gynecology: a randomized controlled clinical trial

    • Carlo Saccardi
    • Salvatore Gizzo
    • Pietro Litta

    OriginalPaper 23 March 2016 Pages: 5310 - 5318

    

19. Surgical management of empyematous cholecystitis: a register study of over 12,000 cases from a regional quality control database in Germany

    • Peter C. Ambe
    • Stefan Jansen
    • Hubert Zirngibl

    OriginalPaper 13 May 2016 Pages: 5319 - 5324

    

20. Introduction of a new laparoscopic trocar for insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheters and making a proper rectus sheath tunneling

    • Amir Keshvari
    • Mohammad Reza Keramati
    • Mohammad Kazem Nouritaromlou

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2016 Pages: 5325 - 5329

    

21. Combining endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic mucosal resection to treat neoplasia in Barrett’s esophagus

    • Ian Holmes
    • Tressia Hing
    • Shai Friedland

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2016 Pages: 5330 - 5337

    

22. Outcomes of management for biliary stricture after living donor liver transplantation with hepaticojejunostomy using short-type double-balloon enteroscopy

    • Takeshi Tomoda
    • Koichiro Tsutsumi
    • Hiroyuki Okada

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2016 Pages: 5338 - 5344

    

23. Deviating colostomy construction versus stent placement as bridge to surgery for malignant left-sided colonic obstruction

    • Femke J. Amelung
    • Frank ter Borg
    • Werner A. Draaisma

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2016 Pages: 5345 - 5355

    

24. Transanal endoscopic surgery for complications of prior rectal surgery

    • Mark G. van Vledder
    • Pascal G. Doornebosch
    • Eelco J. R. de Graaf

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2016 Pages: 5356 - 5363

    

25. Feasibility of the TAMIS technique for redo pelvic surgery

    • W. A. A. Borstlap
    • N. Harran
    • W. A. Bemelman

    OriginalPaper Open access 11 April 2016 Pages: 5364 - 5371

    

26. Long-term assessment of parastomal hernia prevention by intra-peritoneal mesh reinforcement according to the modified Sugarbaker technique

    • Philippe Hauters
    • Jean-Luc Cardin
    • Constantin Zaranis

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2016 Pages: 5372 - 5379

    

27. 3D straight-stick laparoscopy versus 3D robotics for task performance in novice surgeons: a randomised crossover trial

    • Fevzi Shakir
    • Haider Jan
    • Andrew Kent

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2016 Pages: 5380 - 5387

    

28. Anticipation of complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: prediction of individual outcome

    • S. C. Donkervoort
    • K. Kortram
    • D. Boerma

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5388 - 5394

    

29. Impact of intraoperative cholangiography on postoperative morbidity and readmission: analysis of the NSQIP database

    • Hamzeh M. Halawani
    • Hani Tamim
    • Faek R. Jamali

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2016 Pages: 5395 - 5403

30. Laparoscopic management of large hiatus hernia: five-year cohort study and comparison of mesh-augmented versus standard crura repair

    • Emanuele Asti
    • Andrea Lovece
    • Stefano Siboni

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5404 - 5409

    

31. Neoplastic Barrett’s oesophagus and long-term follow-up after endoscopic therapy: complete histological eradication of Barrett associated with high-grade dysplasia significantly decreases neoplasia relapse

    • Fabrice Caillol
    • Sebastien Godat
    • Marc Giovannini

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5410 - 5418

    

32. Diaphragmatic herniation following esophagogastric resectional surgery: an increasing problem with minimally invasive techniques?

    • Jacob Matthews
    • Shivam Bhanderi
    • Ewen Griffiths

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2016 Pages: 5419 - 5427

    

33. Outcome of bariatric surgery in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: our experience and review of the literature

    • Amihai Rottenstreich
    • Andrei Keidar
    • Ram Elazary

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2016 Pages: 5428 - 5433

34. Endoscopic balloon dilation in the management of strictures in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomized trials

    • Udayakumar Navaneethan
    • Vennisvasanth Lourdusamy
    • Bo Shen

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2016 Pages: 5434 - 5443

    

35. Comparison of the long-term outcomes of robotic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer and conventional laparoscopic approach: a single institutional retrospective cohort study

    • Masaya Nakauchi
    • Koichi Suda
    • Ichiro Uyama

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5444 - 5452

    

36. Safety and efficacy of single-stage conversion of failed adjustable gastric band to laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case–control study

    • Kamran Samakar
    • Travis J. McKenzie
    • Malcolm K. Robinson

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5453 - 5458

    

37. Stenosis rates after endoscopic submucosal dissection of large rectal tumors involving greater than three quarters of the luminal circumference

    • Seiichiro Abe
    • Taku Sakamoto
    • Yutaka Saito

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2016 Pages: 5459 - 5464

    

38. Gender differences in both the pathology and surgical outcome of patients with esophageal achalasia

    • Kazuto Tsuboi
    • Nobuo Omura
    • Katsuhiko Yanaga

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5465 - 5471

    

39. Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer patients who underwent previous abdominal surgery

    • Soo Young Lee
    • Chang Hyun Kim
    • Hyeong Rok Kim

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5472 - 5480

    

40. The anatomical location of the pancreas is associated with the incidence of pancreatic fistula after laparoscopic gastrectomy

    • Kazuhiro Migita
    • Sohei Matsumoto
    • Yoshiyuki Nakajima

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2016 Pages: 5481 - 5489

    

41. Clinical outcomes and cost–benefit analysis comparing laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgeries

    • Vanitha Vasudevan
    • Ryan Reusche
    • Srinivas Kaza

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2016 Pages: 5490 - 5493

42. Laparoscopic management of antenatally detected choledochal cyst: a 10-year review

    • Kin Wai Edwin Chan
    • Kim Hung Lee
    • Yuk Him Peter Tam

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5494 - 5499

    

43. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage versus percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: predictors of successful outcome in patients who fail endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

    • Reem Z. Sharaiha
    • Nikhil A. Kumta
    • Michel Kahaleh

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5500 - 5505

    

44. Needle-knife papillotomy and fistulotomy improved the treatment outcome of patients with difficult biliary cannulation

    • Qi-Sheng Zhang
    • Bing Han
    • Yu-Cui Shen

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5506 - 5512

    

45. Laparoscopic redo hepaticojejunostomy for children with choledochal cysts

    • Mei Diao
    • Long Li
    • Wei Cheng

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2016 Pages: 5513 - 5519

    

46. Surgical advantages of reduced-port laparoscopic gastrectomy in gastric cancer

    • Chikara Kunisaki
    • Hirochika Makino
    • Itaru Endo

    OriginalPaper 20 May 2016 Pages: 5520 - 5528

    

47. Face and content validation of a Virtual Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery Trainer (VTEST™)

    • Denis Dorozhkin
    • Arun Nemani
    • Suvranu De

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5529 - 5536

    

48. Transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephroureterectomy in the management of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a matched-pair comparison based on perioperative outcomes

    • Wentao Liu
    • Yinhuai Wang
    • Ran Xu

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5537 - 5541

49. Is preoperative withdrawal of aspirin necessary in patients undergoing elective inguinal hernia repair?

    • Wilson Ong
    • Tong Shen
    • Davide Lomanto

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2016 Pages: 5542 - 5549

50. Short-term outcomes of open versus laparoscopic surgery in elderly patients with colorectal cancer

    • Takeshi Nishikawa
    • Soichiro Ishihara
    • Toshiaki Watanabe

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2016 Pages: 5550 - 5557