Notes on NOTES: The emperor is not wearing any clothes Alfons Pomp News 30 January 2008 Pages: 283 - 284
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery and vascular endothelial growth factor Lee L. Swanstrom Editorial 01 November 2007 Pages: 285 - 286
Persistent elevation of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels during the first month after minimally invasive colorectal resection A. BelizonE. BalikR. L. Whelan OriginalPaper 18 January 2008 Pages: 287 - 297
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) of the lung L. SolainiF. PruscianoD. B. Poddie Review 18 October 2007 Pages: 298 - 310
A consensus document on robotic surgery D. M. HerronM. MarohnThe SAGES-MIRA Robotic Surgery Consensus Group Consensus Statement 28 December 2007 Pages: 313 - 325
Endoscopic full-thickness plication for the treatment of GERD: Five-year long-term multicenter results Douglas PleskowRichard RothsteinAnthony Lembo OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 326 - 332
Endoluminal fundoplication by a transoral device for the treatment of GERD: A feasibility study G. B. CadièreA. RajanJ. Himpens OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 333 - 342
Comparison of patient-centered outcomes after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease or paraesophageal hernia Lisa A. MarkAllan OkrainecGerald M. Fried OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 343 - 347
Dual-lumen natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): a new method for performing a safe anastomosis Y. MintzS. HorganM. A. Talamini OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 348 - 351
A prospective randomized study with a 5-year minimum follow-up evaluation of transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision after neoadjuvant therapy G. LezocheM. BaldarelliE. Lezoche OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 352 - 358
Peritoneal and systemic pH during pneumoperitoneum with CO2 and helium in a pig model Maria BergströmPeter FalkLena Holmdahl OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 359 - 364
Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum-related liver injury is pressure dependent: A study in an isolated-perfused organ model Amir SzoldAvi A. Weinbroum OriginalPaper 28 July 2007 Pages: 365 - 371
Laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma Ibrahim DagherPanagiotis LainasDominique Franco OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 372 - 378
Intraoperative fluoroscopy vs. intraoperative laparoscopic ultrasonography for early colorectal cancer localization in laparoscopic surgery Koichi NagataShungo EndoShin-ei Kudo OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 379 - 385
A novel method to localize antibody-targeted cancer deposits intraoperatively using handheld PET beta and gamma probes Vivian E. StrongJohn HummSteven M. Larson OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 386 - 391
Video-assisted breast surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy guided by three-dimensional computed tomographic lymphography K. YamashitaK. Shimizu OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 392 - 397
Endoscopic bilateral neck exploration versus quick intraoperative parathormone assay (qPTHa) during endoscopic parathyroidectomy: A prospective randomized trial P. MiccoliP. BertiG. Donatini OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 398 - 400
Do elderly patients benefit from laparoscopic colorectal surgery? B. PersonS. M. CeraS. D. Wexner OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 401 - 405
Minimal access approach to the management of large ovarian cysts N. N. MahajanN. L. GaikwadK. N. Mahajan Letter 26 June 2007 Pages: 406 - 406
Transaxillary endoscopic excision of benign breast lumps: a new technique B. AgarwalS. AgarwalK. Mahajan OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 407 - 410
Comparison of laparoscopic and open pyeloplasty in 100 patients with pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction R. C. CalvertM. M. MorsyN. A. Burgess OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 411 - 414
Liver histology alterations during carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum in a porcine model N. AlexakisH. GakiopoulouE. Leandros OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 415 - 420
Clinical experience with bipolar multifunctional coagulation scissors in laparoscopic surgery J. P. EitenmuellerE. Volckmann OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 421 - 425
New application of the bipolar vapor plasma coagulation system for laparoscopic major liver resections M. S. AbouljoudJ. ArenasD. Kim OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 426 - 429
Miniature bending manipulator for fetoscopic intrauterine laser therapy to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome H. YamashitaK. MatsumiyaT. Dohi OriginalPaper 28 July 2007 Pages: 430 - 435
Totally laparoscopic gastrectomy with various types of intracorporeal anastomosis using laparoscopic linear staplers: preliminary experience Jin-Jo KimKyo Young SongSeung Man Park OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 436 - 442
Submucosal cushioning with water jet before endoscopic mucosal resection M. G. SoldR. GrobholzG. F. B. A. Kaehler OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 443 - 447
High secondary failure rate of rebanding after failed gastric banding M. K. MüllerN. AttigahM. Weber OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 448 - 453
Expandable metal stent placement for benign colorectal obstruction: outcomes for 23 cases A. J. SmallT. M. Young-FadokT. H. Baron OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 454 - 462
Comparison of robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy with traditional laparoscopic adrenalectomy - 1 year follow-up Jungle Chi-Hsiang WuHurng-Sheng WuMin-Ho Huang OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 463 - 466
Development of force measurement system for clinical use in minimal access surgery George B. HannaTim DrewAlfred Cuschieri OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 467 - 471
Perceptions of surgical specialists in general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, urology and gynaecology on teaching endoscopic surgery in The Netherlands M. P. SchijvenB. M. A. SchoutI. H. M. Borel Rinkes OriginalPaper Open access 31 August 2007 Pages: 472 - 482
Day case emergency laparoscopic appendectomy A. D. GilliamR. AnandS. E. Attwood OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 483 - 486
Laparoscopic approaches to resection of suspected gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors based on tumor location A. PrivetteL. McCahillR. Zubarik OriginalPaper 22 August 2007 Pages: 487 - 494
Antireflux surgery for patients with end-stage lung disease before and after lung transplantation W. J. GasperM. P. SweetM. G. Patti OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 495 - 500
The usefulness of preoperative colonoscopic tattooing using a saline test injection method with prepackaged sterile India ink for localization in laparoscopic colorectal surgery J. W. ParkD. K. SohnS.-Y. Jeong OriginalPaper 17 August 2007 Pages: 501 - 505
Laparoscopic colectomy for apparently benign colorectal neoplasia: A word of caution Marc BrozovichThomas E. ReadPhilip F. Caushaj OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 506 - 509
Effects of experience on force perception threshold in minimally invasive surgery M. ZhouJ. PerreaultC. G. L. Cao OriginalPaper 17 August 2007 Pages: 510 - 515
Is laparoscopic adrenalectomy safe and effective for adrenal masses larger than 7 cm? Giovanni RamacciatoPaolo MercantiniGianluigi Melotti OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 516 - 521
Perioperative results of 214 laparoscopic adrenalectomies by anterior transperitoneal approach Emanuele LezocheMario GuerrieriRoberto Campagnacci OriginalPaper 19 August 2007 Pages: 522 - 526
Improving rates for screening colonoscopy: Analysis of the health information national trends survey (HINTS I) data Timothy M. GeigerBrent W. MiedemaGlen T. Cameron OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 527 - 533
Comparison of four energy-based vascular sealing and cutting instruments: A porcine model Benjamin PersonDavid A. VivasSteven D. Wexner OriginalPaper 20 December 2007 Pages: 534 - 538
The laparoscopic duodenopancreatectomy: the posterior approach Andrew A. GumbsBrice Gayet Video 11 December 2007 Pages: 539 - 540
Dual-scope guided (simultaneous thoraco-laparoscopic) transthoracic transdiaphragmatic intraoperative radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma located beneath the diaphragm Chang Moo KangHeung Kyue KoByung Ro Kim Multimedia Manuscript 26 June 2007 Pages: 541 - 541
NOTES transvaginal cholecystectomy: preliminary clinical application R. ZorronL. C. MaggioniM. Filgueiras New Technology 20 November 2007 Pages: 542 - 547
Robotic-assisted placement of a hepatic artery infusion catheter for regional chemotherapy Minia HellanAlessio Pigazzi Technique 18 August 2007 Pages: 548 - 551
Real-time magnetic resonance imaging driven by electromagnetic locator for interventional procedure and endoscopic therapy Jaesung HongNobuhiko HataMakoto Hashizume Technique 01 November 2007 Pages: 552 - 556
Standardized technique of laparoscopic intracorporeal rectal transection and anastomosis for low anterior resection Hiroya KuroyanagiMasatoshi OyaTetsuichiro Muto Technique 01 November 2007 Pages: 557 - 561
Review of Atlas of minimally invasive surgery James C. Rosser Book Review 20 December 2007 Pages: 562 - 563