Surgical education and training in the new millennium R. AggarwalJ. HanceA. Darzi Editorial 09 September 2004 Pages: 1409 - 1410
The net immunologic advantage of laparoscopic surgery Y. W. NovitskyD. E. M. LitwinM. P. Callery Review 26 August 2004 Pages: 1411 - 1419
Laparoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts A. Dávila-CervantesF. GómezM. F. Herrera Original article 22 July 2004 Pages: 1420 - 1426
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy A. LebedyevO. ZmoraA. Ayalon Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1427 - 1430
Role of pancreatic duct stenting in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis G. C. VitaleK. CothronB. Hammond Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1431 - 1434
Perductal electrolytic ablation of the porcine pancreas: A minimally invasive option-studies of morbidity and mortality C. P. MorrisonF. G. CourtG. J. Maddern Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1435 - 1441
Endoscopic sphincterotomy for prevention of the recurrence of acute biliary pancreatitis in patients with gallbladder in situ: long-term follow-up of 88 patients J. L. Vázquez-lglesiasB. González-CondeR. Nunes Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1442 - 1446
A comparison of the complication rates between laparoscopic colectomy and laparoscopic low anterior resection S. YamamotoS. FujitaY. Moriya Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1447 - 1451
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery in obese and nonobese patients: Do differences in body mass indices lead to different outcomes? O. SchwandnerS. FarkeH.-P. Bruch Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1452 - 1456
Laparoscopic-assisted approach in rectal cancer patients: lessons learned from >200 patients S. DelgadoD. MomblánA. M. Lacy Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1457 - 1462
‘Fast-track’ multimodal rehabilitation program improves outcome after laparoscopic sigmoidectomy: a controlled prospective evaluation W. RaueO. HaaseW. Schwenk Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1463 - 1468
Laparoscopic resection of gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors located in the upper stomach N. TagayaH. MikamiK. Kubota Original article 30 July 2004 Pages: 1469 - 1474
Long-term follow-up study of the Stretta procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease A. TorquatiH. L. HoustonW. O. Richards Original article 22 July 2004 Pages: 1475 - 1479
Minilaparoscopic (needlescopic) cholecystectomy: a study of 1,011 cases P.-C. LeeI.-R. LaiS.-C. Yu Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1480 - 1484
Diagnostic laparoscopy for penetrating injuries in the thoracoabdominal region A. MahajnaS. MitkalM. M. Krausz Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1485 - 1487
Minimally invasive incisional herniorrhaphy: a review of 208 cases C. T. FrantzidesM. A. CarlsonR. E. Moore Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1488 - 1491
Complete versus assisted thoracoscopic approach: a prospective randomized trial comparing a variety of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy techniques N. ShigemuraA. AkashiH. Matsuda Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1492 - 1497
Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum causes severe peritoneal acidosis, unaltered by heating, humidification, or bicarbonate in a porcine model Y. T. WongP. C. ShahD. M. Brams Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1498 - 1503
Effectiveness of esophageal manometry in predicting the outcome of children with primary GER after floppy Nissen-Rossetti wrap G. MattioliV. GentilinoV. Jasonni Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1504 - 1508
The Fenyö-Lindberg scoring system for appendicitis increases positive predictive value in fertile women—A prospective study in 455 patients randomized to either laparoscopic or open appendectomy L. EnochssonT. GudbjartssonG. Fenyö Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1509 - 1513
Learning curves and impact of psychomotor training on performance in simulated colonoscopy: a randomized trial using a virtual reality endoscopy trainer A. EversbuschT.P. Grantcharov Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1514 - 1518
The impact of introducing laparoscopic donor nephrectomy to an established renal transplant program Y. RaftopoulosD. D. NghiemR. Bergamaschi Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1519 - 1523
The Italian Group for LAP-BAND: predictive value of initial body mass index for weight loss after 5 years of follow-up L. AngrisaniN. Di LorenzoItalian Collaborative Study Group for LAP-BAND Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1524 - 1527
Effects of the aldosterone receptor antagonist potassium canrenoate on renal blood flow and urinary output during prolonged increased intraabdominal pressure (IAP) in pigs F. F. GudmundssonA. VisteK. Svanes Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1528 - 1534
Video-assisted transcervical thymectomy J. BramisT. DiamantisE. Bastounis Original article 26 August 2004 Pages: 1535 - 1538
Hemorrhagic adrenal pseudocyst: laparoscopic treatment H. A. AmarilloM. BruzoniM. E. Mihura Original article 24 August 2004 Pages: 1539 - 1539
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for Conn’s syndrome complicated by ipsilateral congenital pelvic kidney Z. D. VaughnF. E. JohnsonR. I. Beretvas Case report 24 August 2004 Pages: 1539 - 1539
Dual endoscopically assisted endoluminal colostomy reversal J. Lenzi Letter to editor 30 July 2004 Pages: 1540 - 1540
A cost–utility analysis of treatment options for inguinal hernia in 1,513,008 adult patients C. Mixter Letter to the editor 06 August 2004 Pages: 1541 - 1541