1. Measuring surgical skill: a rapidly evolving scientific methodology

   • Anthony G. Gallagher
   • Richard M. Satava
   • George D. Shorten

   Editorial 01 February 2013 Pages: 1451 - 1455

   

2. Euro-NOTES Status Paper: from the concept to clinical practice

   • K. H. Fuchs
   • A. Meining
   • A. Lacy

   Consensus Statement 30 March 2013 Pages: 1456 - 1467

3. Is motion analysis a valid tool for assessing laparoscopic skill?

   • John D. Mason
   • James Ansell
   • Jared Torkington

   Review 12 December 2012 Pages: 1468 - 1477

   

4. Have we learned from lessons of the past? A systematic review of training for single incision laparoscopic surgery

   • Philip H. Pucher
   • Mikael H. Sodergren
   • Paraskevas Parakseva

   Review 17 October 2012 Pages: 1478 - 1484

   

5. Laparoscopy for rectal cancer reduces short-term mortality and morbidity: results of a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Alberto Arezzo
   • Roberto Passera
   • Mario Morino

   Review 25 November 2012 Pages: 1485 - 1502

   

6. Instrument Failures for the da Vinci Surgical System: a Food and Drug Administration MAUDE Database Study

   • Diana C. W. Friedman
   • Thomas S. Lendvay
   • Blake Hannaford

   Review 14 December 2012 Pages: 1503 - 1508

   

7. Laparoscopic total gastrectomy versus open total gastrectomy for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Leonie Haverkamp
   • Teus J. Weijs
   • Richard van Hillegersberg

   Review 14 December 2012 Pages: 1509 - 1520

   

8. Benchtop testing and comparisons among three types of through-the-scope endoscopic clipping devices

   • Sumanth R. Daram
   • Shou-Jiang Tang
   • S. D. Filip To

   OriginalPaper 05 January 2013 Pages: 1521 - 1529

   

9. Fluorescence cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a feasibility study on early biliary tract delineation

   • Rutger M. Schols
   • Nicole D. Bouvy
   • Laurents P. S. Stassen

   OriginalPaper 18 October 2012 Pages: 1530 - 1536

   

10. Causes of dissatisfaction after laparoscopic fundoplication: the impact of new symptoms, recurrent symptoms, and the patient experience

    • Leigh A. Humphries
    • Jonathan M. Hernandez
    • Alexander S. Rosemurgy

    OriginalPaper 19 March 2013 Pages: 1537 - 1545

    

11. Laparoscopic versus open resection of gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach

    • Kristel De Vogelaere
    • Anne Hoorens
    • Georges Delvaux

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1546 - 1554

    

12. It is feasible to operate on pathological Masaoka stage I and II thymoma patients with video-assisted thoracoscopy: analysis of factors for a successful resection

    • Alper Toker
    • Suat Erus
    • Serhan Tanju

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1555 - 1560

    

13. Risk factors of residual or recurrent tumor in patients with a tumor-positive resection margin after endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer

    • Hyuk Yoon
    • Sang Gyun Kim
    • Hyun Chae Jung

    OriginalPaper 18 December 2012 Pages: 1561 - 1568

    

14. SpyGlass^® single-operator peroral cholangioscopy in the evaluation of indeterminate biliary lesions: a single-center, prospective, cohort study

    • Raffaele Manta
    • Marzio Frazzoni
    • Gabrio Bassotti

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1569 - 1572

15. The role of dumping syndrome in weight loss after gastric bypass surgery

    • Ambar Banerjee
    • Yi Ding
    • Bradley J. Needleman

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1573 - 1578

16. Predicting patient dissatisfaction following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: an analysis of symptoms

    • Edwin Beenen
    • Paul Fogarty
    • Ross H. Roberts

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1579 - 1586

17. Influence of carbon dioxide insufflation of the neck on intraocular pressure during robot-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomy: a comparison with open thyroidectomy

    • Jie-Ae Kim
    • Jee-Soo Kim
    • Duk-Kyung Kim

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 1587 - 1593

    

18. Evaluation of the appendix during diagnostic laparoscopy, the laparoscopic appendicitis score: a pilot study

    • Jenneke T. H. Hamminga
    • H. Sijbrand Hofker
    • Jan Willem Haveman

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 1594 - 1600

    

19. Colonic architectural change on colonoscopy in patients taking psychotropic medications

    • Eu Jin Tan
    • Keng Chuan Soh
    • Kee Yuan Ngiam

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2012 Pages: 1601 - 1606

20. Needs analysis for developing a virtual-reality NOTES simulator

    • Ganesh Sankaranarayanan
    • Kai Matthes
    • Suvranu De

    OriginalPaper 18 December 2012 Pages: 1607 - 1616

    

21. Stent induced gastric wall erosion and endoscopic retrieval of nonadjustable gastric band: a new technique

    • Todd D. Wilson
    • Nathan Miller
    • Erik B. Wilson

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1617 - 1621

    

22. Snaring large serrated polyps

    • Jennifer Liang
    • Matthew F. Kalady
    • James Church

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1622 - 1627

    

23. Incidence, risk, management, and outcomes of iatrogenic full-thickness large bowel injury associated with 56,882 colonoscopies in 14 Lithuanian hospitals

    • Narimantas Evaldas Samalavicius
    • Darius Kazanavicius
    • Gintautas Radziunas

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1628 - 1635

    

24. The traveling salesman problem in surgery: economy of motion for the FLS Peg Transfer task

    • John L. Falcone
    • Xiaotian Chen
    • Giselle G. Hamad

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1636 - 1641

    

25. 3-D endoscope using a single CCD camera and pneumatic vibration mechanism

    • Hiroki Kamiuchi
    • Kenta Kuwana
    • Ken Masamune

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1642 - 1647

    

26. Laparoscopic excision of a choledochal cyst in 82 consecutive patients

    • Jin-Young Jang
    • Yoo-Seok Yoon
    • Sun-Whe Kim

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1648 - 1652

    

27. Salient haptic skills trainer: initial validation of a novel simulator for training force-based laparoscopic surgical skills

    • Ravikiran B. Singapogu
    • Sarah DuBose
    • Karen J. L. Burg

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1653 - 1661

    

28. A prospective randomized study of thin versus regular-sized guide wire in wire-guided cannulation

    • Jorma Halttunen
    • Leena Kylänpää

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1662 - 1667

29. Optimizing working space in porcine laparoscopy: CT measurement of the effects of intra-abdominal pressure

    • John Vlot
    • Rene Wijnen
    • Klaas Bax

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1668 - 1673

    

30. Patient safety and the diffusion of surgical innovations: a national analysis of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

    • J. Kellogg Parsons
    • Kerrin Palazzi
    • Sean P. Stroup

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1674 - 1680

    

31. Toward increased autonomy in the surgical OR: needs, requests, and expectations

    • Michael Kranzfelder
    • Christoph Staub
    • Hubertus Feussner

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1681 - 1688

    

32. Comparison between single-incision and conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective trial of the Club Coelio

    • Philippe Hauters
    • Sylvain Auvray
    • Jacques Landenne

    OriginalPaper 07 December 2012 Pages: 1689 - 1694

33. Laparoscopy versus open distal gastrectomy by expert surgeons for early gastric cancer in Japanese patients: short-term clinical outcomes of a randomized clinical trial

    • Shinichi Sakuramoto
    • Keishi Yamashita
    • Leon Bax

    OriginalPaper 18 December 2012 Pages: 1695 - 1705

    

34. Assessing resident performance and training of colonoscopy in a general surgery training program

    • William W. Hope
    • W. Borden Hooks III
    • Thomas V. Clancy

    OriginalPaper 18 December 2012 Pages: 1706 - 1710

    

35. Long-term follow-up study of gallbladder in situ after endoscopic common duct stone removal in Korean patients

    • Mei Lan Cui
    • Joon Hyun Cho
    • Tae Nyeun Kim

    OriginalPaper 14 December 2012 Pages: 1711 - 1716

36. Risk of adhesive obstruction after colorectal surgery: the benefits of the minimally invasive approach may extend well beyond the perioperative period

    • A. Reshef
    • T. L. Hull
    • R. P. Kiran

    OriginalPaper 18 December 2012 Pages: 1717 - 1720

37. Face and construct validation of a virtual peg transfer simulator

    • Venkata S. Arikatla
    • Ganesh Sankaranarayanan
    • Daniel B. Jones

    OriginalPaper 14 December 2012 Pages: 1721 - 1729

    

38. Laparoscopic right colon resection with intracorporeal anastomosis

    • Karen Chang
    • Mathew Fakhoury
    • Roberto Bergamaschi

    OriginalPaper 14 December 2012 Pages: 1730 - 1736

    

39. Multimedia-based training on Internet platforms improves surgical performance: a randomized controlled trial

    • Carolina Pape-Koehler
    • Marc Immenroth
    • Markus Heiss

    OriginalPaper Open access 09 March 2013 Pages: 1737 - 1747

    

40. Does longitudinal sleeve gastrectomy have a family “halo effect”? A case-matched study

    • Lionel Rebibo
    • Pierre Verhaeghe
    • Jean-Marc Regimbeau

    OriginalPaper 05 January 2013 Pages: 1748 - 1753

    

41. Early outcomes of antireflux surgery for United States lung transplant recipients

    • Arman Kilic
    • Ashish S. Shah
    • Anne O. Lidor

    OriginalPaper 28 December 2012 Pages: 1754 - 1760

42. The effect of insurance status on outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Samantha J. Neureuther
    • Kamal Nagpal
    • Daniel T. Farkas

    OriginalPaper 18 December 2012 Pages: 1761 - 1765

43. Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy in moderate and severe diverticulitis: analysis of short-term outcomes in a continuous series of 121 patients

    • Luigi De Magistris
    • Juan Santiago Azagra
    • Olivier Facy

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2013 Pages: 1766 - 1771

    

44. Perioperative risk factors for 30-day mortality after bariatric surgery: is functional status important?

    • Muhammad Asad Khan
    • Roman Grinberg
    • Karen E. Gibbs

    OriginalPaper 09 January 2013 Pages: 1772 - 1777

45. Combined Laparoscopic and Open Technique for the Repair of Large Complicated Incisional Hernias

    • Yun Ji
    • Xiaoli Zhan
    • Jinhui Zhu

    OriginalPaper 05 January 2013 Pages: 1778 - 1783

    

46. Single-incision laparoscopic colectomy: training the next generation

    • Seth Miller
    • Marlin Wayne Causey
    • Scott Steele

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 1784 - 1790

47. Air in the insufflation tube may cause fatal embolizations in laparoscopic surgery: an animal study

    • Steffen Richter
    • Christine Matthes
    • Christoph Kampmann

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2012 Pages: 1791 - 1797

    

48. Self-gripping mesh versus staple fixation in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a prospective comparison

    • Uberto Fumagalli Romario
    • Francesco Puccetti
    • Riccardo Rosati

    OriginalPaper 05 January 2013 Pages: 1798 - 1802

49. Transesophageal endoscopic myotomy (TEEM) for the treatment of achalasia: the United States human experience

    • Ozanan R. Meireles
    • Santiago Horgan
    • Mark A. Talamini

    Endoluminal Surgery 23 March 2013 Pages: 1803 - 1809

    

50. Laparo-endoscopic single-site (LESS) cholecystectomy with epidural vs. general anesthesia

    • Sharona B. Ross
    • Devanand Mangar
    • Alexander S. Rosemurgy

    Dynamic Manuscript 14 December 2012 Pages: 1810 - 1819