1. Portomesenteric vein thrombosis after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a 36-case series

   • Mustapha A. el Lakis
   • Agostino Pozzi
   • Bassem Safadi

   Review 07 July 2016 Pages: 1005 - 1011

2. Sleeve gastrectomy and anti-reflux procedures

   • Christopher Crawford
   • Kyle Gibbens
   • Dmitry Oleynikov

   Review 20 July 2016 Pages: 1012 - 1021

   

3. Biomarkers of acute appendicitis: systematic review and cost–benefit trade-off analysis

   • Amish Acharya
   • Sheraz R. Markar
   • George B. Hanna

   Review Open access 05 August 2016 Pages: 1022 - 1031

   

4. Efficacy of transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) for the treatment of GERD: a systematic review with meta-analysis

   • Xiaoquan Huang
   • Shiyao Chen
   • Jie Chen

   Review 05 August 2016 Pages: 1032 - 1044

   

5. Comparison of perioperative, functional, and oncologic outcomes between standard laparoscopic and robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systemic review and meta-analysis

   • Xing Huang
   • Lei Wang
   • Xinghuan Wang

   Review 21 July 2016 Pages: 1045 - 1060

   

6. Evaluation of intestinal perfusion by ICG fluorescence imaging in laparoscopic colorectal surgery with DST anastomosis

   • Kenji Kawada
   • Suguru Hasegawa
   • Yoshiharu Sakai

   OriginalPaper 28 June 2016 Pages: 1061 - 1069

   

7. Safety of endoscopic resection for duodenal subepithelial lesions with wound closure using clips and an endoloop: an analysis of 68 cases

   • Li-Ping Ye
   • Xin-Li Mao
   • Lin-Hong Zhu

   OriginalPaper 07 July 2016 Pages: 1070 - 1077

   

8. The surgical defect after transanal endoscopic microsurgery: open versus closed management

   • Carl Brown
   • Manoj J. Raval
   • Ahmer A. Karimuddin

   OriginalPaper 07 July 2016 Pages: 1078 - 1082

9. Characteristics of learning curve in minimally invasive ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in a single institution

   • Ahmet Rencuzogullari
   • Luca Stocchi
   • Feza H. Remzi

   OriginalPaper 12 July 2016 Pages: 1083 - 1092

   

10. Ablation of residual gastric tumor by argon plasma coagulation after endoscopic resection

    • Sooyeon Oh
    • Sang Gyun Kim
    • Hyun Chae Jung

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2016 Pages: 1093 - 1100

    

11. Effects and efficacy of laparoscopic fundoplication in children with GERD: a prospective, multicenter study

    • Femke A. Mauritz
    • J. M. Conchillo
    • M. Y. A. van Herwaarden-Lindeboom

    OriginalPaper Open access 01 July 2016 Pages: 1101 - 1110

    

12. Impact of 3D in the training of basic laparoscopic skills and its transferability to 2D environment: a prospective randomized controlled trial

    • Saseem Poudel
    • Yo Kurashima
    • Satoshi Hirano

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2016 Pages: 1111 - 1118

    

13. Comparison of fatigue accumulated during and after prolonged robotic and laparoscopic surgical methods: a cross-sectional study

    • Manuel González-Sánchez
    • Ivan González-Poveda
    • Antonio I. Cuesta-Vargas

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2016 Pages: 1119 - 1135

    

14. Prone position in thoracoscopic esophagectomy improves postoperative oxygenation and reduces pulmonary complications

    • Dai Otsubo
    • Tetsu Nakamura
    • Yoshihiro Kakeji

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2016 Pages: 1136 - 1141

    

15. The effects of bariatric surgeries on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    • Tamadar Aldoheyan
    • Mazen Hassanain
    • Hisham Al-Khalidi

    OriginalPaper 12 July 2016 Pages: 1142 - 1147

16. Are single or dual luminal covered expandable metallic stents suitable for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with esophago-airway fistula?

    • Pei-Ming Huang
    • Jang-Ming Lee

    OriginalPaper 13 July 2016 Pages: 1148 - 1155

    

17. Comparison of mini-gastric bypass with sleeve gastrectomy in a mainly super-obese patient group: first results

    • Andreas Plamper
    • Philipp Lingohr
    • Karl P. Rheinwalt

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1156 - 1162

    

18. Clinical features of negative pathologic results after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

    • Dong Il Jeong
    • Hyung Wook Kim
    • Hyeong Seok Nam

    OriginalPaper 12 July 2016 Pages: 1163 - 1171

    

19. Gastric bypass procedure for type 2 diabetes patients with BMI <28 kg/m²

    • Ke Gong
    • Kai Li
    • Jirun Peng

    OriginalPaper 15 July 2016 Pages: 1172 - 1179

20. Laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy for superior mesenteric artery syndrome: intermediate follow-up results and a review of the literature

    • Julietta Chang
    • Mena Boules
    • Matthew Kroh

    OriginalPaper 12 July 2016 Pages: 1180 - 1185

    

21. Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair is safe in elderly patients

    • David M. Parker
    • Amrit A. Rambhajan
    • Anthony T. Petrick

    OriginalPaper 15 July 2016 Pages: 1186 - 1191

22. Viewpoint matters: objective performance metrics for surgeon endoscope control during robot-assisted surgery

    • Anthony. M. Jarc
    • Myriam J. Curet

    OriginalPaper Open access 15 July 2016 Pages: 1192 - 1202

    

23. Measuring intra-operative decision-making during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: validity evidence for a novel interactive Web-based assessment tool

    • Amin Madani
    • Yusuke Watanabe
    • Liane S. Feldman

    OriginalPaper 13 July 2016 Pages: 1203 - 1212

    

24. Safety and effectiveness of self-adhesive mesh in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair using transabdominal preperitoneal route

    • Juan Antonio Bellido Luque
    • Araceli Bellido Luque
    • Juan Guadalajara Jurado

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1213 - 1218

    

25. How many samples would be optimal for endobronchial cryobiopsy?

    • Fatih Segmen
    • Zafer Aktaş
    • Polat Pehlivanoğlu

    OriginalPaper 13 July 2016 Pages: 1219 - 1224

    

26. Health economic analysis of costs of laparoscopic and open surgery for rectal cancer within a randomized trial (COLOR II)

    • Jacob Gehrman
    • Ingela Björholt
    • Eva Haglind

    OriginalPaper Open access 15 July 2016 Pages: 1225 - 1234

    

27. Surgical safety and oncological completeness of robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma larger than 2 cm

    • Young Jun Chai
    • Hyunsuk Suh
    • Kyu Eun Lee

    OriginalPaper 15 July 2016 Pages: 1235 - 1240

28. Long-term functional renal outcomes after retroperitoneoscopic upper pole heminephrectomy for duplex kidney in children: a multicenter cohort study

    • Luc Joyeux
    • Isabelle Lacreuse
    • Emmanuel Sapin

    OriginalPaper 15 July 2016 Pages: 1241 - 1249

    

29. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a safe option for benign lung diseases requiring lobectomy

    • Antonio Mazzella
    • Anne Olland
    • Gilbert Massard

    OriginalPaper 12 July 2016 Pages: 1250 - 1256

    

30. The technical outcomes of delta-shaped anastomosis in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy: a single-center safety and feasibility study

    • Nobuhisa Matsuhashi
    • Kazuya Yamaguchi
    • Kazuhiro Yoshida

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1257 - 1263

    

31. Rural surgeons would embrace surgical telementoring for help with difficult cases and acquisition of new skills

    • Ian C. Glenn
    • Nicholas E. Bruns
    • Todd A. Ponsky

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1264 - 1268

    

32. A comparison of perioperative outcomes in elderly patients with malignant liver tumors undergoing laparoscopic liver resection versus radiofrequency ablation

    • Pinar Yazici
    • Muhammet Akyuz
    • Eren Berber

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1269 - 1274

    

33. Outcomes of robot-assisted versus laparoscopic repair of small-sized ventral hernias

    • Y. Julia Chen
    • Desmond Huynh
    • Linda Zhang

    OriginalPaper 22 July 2016 Pages: 1275 - 1279

34. Use of intercostal trocars for laparoscopic resection of subphrenic hepatic tumors

    • Hirofumi Ichida
    • Takeaki Ishizawa
    • Akio Saiura

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1280 - 1286

    

35. Impact of standard-pressure and low-pressure pneumoperitoneum on shoulder pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomised controlled trial

    • Hemanga K. Bhattacharjee
    • Azarudeen Jalaludeen
    • Mahesh Misra

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1287 - 1295

    

36. Reoperative thyroid surgery: can endoscopic areola approach be used?

    • Bingsheng Guan
    • Jinyi Li
    • Cunchuan Wang

    OriginalPaper 15 July 2016 Pages: 1296 - 1304

    

37. Laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair in patients with obesity: an American College of Surgeons NSQIP clinical outcomes analysis

    • Dvir Froylich
    • Ivy N. Haskins
    • Michael J. Rosen

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1305 - 1310

    

38. What is the BMI threshold for open ventral hernia repair?

    • Luise I. M. Pernar
    • Claire H. Pernar
    • Ali Tavakkoli

    OriginalPaper 20 July 2016 Pages: 1311 - 1317

39. A comparison of endoscopic localization error rate between operating surgeons and referring endoscopists in colorectal cancer

    • Arash Azin
    • Fady Saleh
    • Fayez A. Quereshy

    OriginalPaper 22 July 2016 Pages: 1318 - 1326

    

40. Endoscopic treatment of biliary stones in patients with liver transplantation

    • Ahmet Tarik Eminler
    • Erkan Parlak
    • Mustafa Ihsan Uslan

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1327 - 1335

    

41. Correlation between endoscopic forceps biopsies and endoscopic mucosal resection with endoscopic ultrasound in patients with Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia and early cancer

    • Prashanthi N. Thota
    • Alaa Sada
    • Gregory Zuccarro

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1336 - 1341

    

42. Robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair: a multicenter evaluation of clinical outcomes

    • Anthony Gonzalez
    • Ernesto Escobar
    • Omar Yusef Kudsi

    OriginalPaper 05 August 2016 Pages: 1342 - 1349

    

43. Short-term strength of non-penetrating mesh fixation: LifeMesh™, Tisseel™, and ProGrip™

    • Charles P. Shahan
    • Nathaniel N. Stoikes
    • Guy R. Voeller

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1350 - 1353

    

44. Precoagulation-assisted parenchyma-sparing laparoscopic liver surgery: rationale and surgical technique

    • Elisa Francone
    • Elena Muzio
    • Stefano Berti

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1354 - 1360

    

45. A novel methodology for in vivo endoscopic phenotyping of colorectal cancer based on real-time analysis of the mucosal lipidome: a prospective observational study of the iKnife

    • James Alexander
    • Louise Gildea
    • Zoltan Takats

    OriginalPaper Open access 08 August 2016 Pages: 1361 - 1370

    

46. Preventing anastomotic complications: early results of laparoscopic gastric devascularization two weeks prior to minimally invasive esophagectomy

    • David S. Strosberg
    • Robert E. Merritt
    • Kyle A. Perry

    OriginalPaper 05 August 2016 Pages: 1371 - 1375

47. Additive treatment improves survival in elderly patients after non-curative endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer

    • Da Hyun Jung
    • Yong Chan Lee
    • Hyojin Park

    OriginalPaper 22 July 2016 Pages: 1376 - 1382

    

48. The effects of laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymphadenectomy on the surgical outcome of proximal gastric cancer: a propensity score-matched, case–control study

    • Chang-Ming Huang
    • Tan Chen
    • Ru-Hong Tu

    OriginalPaper 22 July 2016 Pages: 1383 - 1392

    

49. Restoration of gastrointestinal motility ameliorates nutritional deficiencies and body weight loss of patients who undergo laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy

    • Yoshitaka Toyomasu
    • Kyoichi Ogata
    • Hiroyuki Kuwano

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1393 - 1401

    

50. Surgeon case volume and readmissions after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: more is less

    • Adam C. Celio
    • Kevin R. Kasten
    • Konstantinos Spaniolas

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2016 Pages: 1402 - 1406