Should laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair be abandoned in favor of the open approach? L. E. FerriL. S. FeldmanG. M. Fried Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 4 - 8
Objective analysis of gastroesophageal reflux after laparoscopic heller myotomy: An anti-reflux procedure is required S. E. BurpeeJ. MamazzaE. C. Poulin Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 9 - 14
Significant weight loss after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication C. NeumayerR. CiovicaG. Schwab Original article 18 November 2004 Pages: 15 - 20
A 6-year experience with the Swedish adjustable gastric band J. ZehetnerF. HolzingerCh. Klaiber Original article 18 November 2004 Pages: 21 - 28
The role of hand-assisted laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for distal gastric cancer Y. W. KimJ. M. BaeJ. Y. Rho Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 29 - 33
Symptomatic internal hernias after laparoscopic bariatric surgery E. ComeauM. GagnerA. Pomp Original paper 11 November 2004 Pages: 34 - 39
New procedure for purse-string suture in thoracoscopic esophagectomy with intrathoracic anastomosis K. MisawaT. HachisukaM. Miyauchi Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 40 - 42
Laparoscopic palliative surgery for complicated colorectal cancer R. GonzalezC. D. SmithB. J. Ramshaw Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 43 - 46
Conversion rates in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a predictive model with, 1253 patients P. P. TekkisA. J. SenagoreC. P. Delaney Original article 25 November 2004 Pages: 47 - 54
Open surgery induces a dramatic decrease in circulating intact IGFBP-3 in patients with colorectal cancer not seen with laparoscopic surgery I. KirmanV. CekicR. L. Whelan Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 55 - 59
Peritoneal pH during laparoscopy is dependent on ambient gas environment: helium and nitrous oxide do not cause peritoneal acidosis Y. T. WongP. C. ShahD. M. Brams Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 60 - 64
Influence of different gases used for laparoscopy (helium, carbon dioxide, room air, and xenon) on tumor volume, histomorphology, and leukocyte–tumor–endothelium interaction in intravital microscopy S. DähnP. SchwalbachC. Kuntz OriginalPaper 11 November 2004 Pages: 65 - 70
Power spectral analysis of heart rate variability during helium pneumoperitoneum: The mechanism of increased cardiac sympathetic activity and its clinical significance A. BickelE. KukuevA. Eitan Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 71 - 76
Open vs thorascopic surgical management of bronchogenic cysts C. TölgK. AbelinP. de Lagausie Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 77 - 80
Long-term outcome, adhesions, and quality of life after laparoscopic and open surgical therapies for acute abdomen: follow-up of a prospective trial W. D. Majewski Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 81 - 90
Carbon dioxide inhibits the growth rate of Staphylococcus aureus at body temperature M. PerssonP. SvenarudJ. van der Linden Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 91 - 94
What can the operator actually feel when performing a laparoscopy? G. PicodA. C. JambonP. Dubois Original article 26 October 2004 Pages: 95 - 100
Predicting baseline laparoscopic surgery skills A. K. MadanC. T. FrantzidesP. J. O’Leary Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 101 - 104
Assessing the benefits of “gaze-down” display location in complex tasks A. M. OmarN. J. WadeA. Cuschieri Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 105 - 108
Validation of a six-task simulation model in minimally invasive surgery M. UchalY. RaftopoulosR. Bergamaschi Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 109 - 116
Advantages and limits of robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery: preliminary experience F. CorcioneC. EspositoP. Caiazzo Original article 18 November 2004 Pages: 117 - 119
A stone extraction facilitation device to achieve an improved technique for performing LCBDE D. E. WennerP. WhitwamD. E. Wenner III Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 120 - 125
Treatment of severe chronic venous insufficiency using the subfascial endoscopic perforator vein procedure H. C. BaronM. G. WayneR. Grossi Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 126 - 129
Laparoscopic palliation of polycystic liver disease T. N. RobinsonG. V. StiegmannG. T. Everson Original article 11 November 2004 Pages: 130 - 132
Assessment of pulmonary function in patients before and after laparoscopic and open esophagogastric surgery E. CremaA. G. BenelliJ. R. Santana Original article 18 November 2004 Pages: 133 - 136
Comparison of open and laparoscopic secure placement of peritoneal dialysis catheters P. SoontrapornchaiT. Simapatanapong Original article 18 November 2004 Pages: 137 - 139
Left thoracoscopic thymectomy in children E. Seguier-LipszycA. BonnardP. de Lagausie Original article 26 October 2004 Pages: 140 - 142
Stapled laparoscopic cystgastrostomy A. HindmarshM. P. N. LewisM. Rhodes Original article 18 November 2004 Pages: 143 - 147
A prospective randomized trial of closing laparoscopic trocar wounds by transcutaneous versus subcuticular suture or adhesive papertape O. BuchweitzP. WülfingL. Kiesel Original article 18 November 2004 Pages: 148 - 151
Laparoscopic left lateral hepatic lobectomy for metastatic colorectal tumor G. B. CadièreR. TorresJ. Himpens Multimedia article 18 November 2004 Pages: 152 - 152
Three port vs standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy R. A. Dieter Jr Letter to the Editor 11 November 2004 Pages: 153 - 153
The effect of timing of pneumoperitoneum on the inflammatory response S. L. BachmanE. J. HanlyM. A. Talamini Erratum Pages: 154 - 154