Laparoscopic versus open surgery for complicated appendicitis in adults: a randomized controlled trial Yoshiro TaguchiShunichiro KomatsuHiroshi Hasegawa Review 15 August 2015 Pages: 1705 - 1712
A systematic review of the effect of distraction on surgeon performance: directions for operating room policy and surgical training Helena M. MentisAmine ChellaliSteven D. Schwaitzberg Review 21 July 2015 Pages: 1713 - 1724
Lap band outcomes from 19,221 patients across centers and over a decade within the state of New York Maria S. AltieriJie YangAurora D. Pryor OriginalPaper 23 July 2015 Pages: 1725 - 1732
Biomolecular inflammatory response to surgical energy usage in laparoscopic surgery: results of a randomized study Brij B. AgarwalJuhil D. NanavatiSneh Agarwal OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1733 - 1741
Training improves laparoscopic tasks performance and decreases operator workload Jesse S. L. HuJirong LuDavide Lomanto OriginalPaper 15 July 2015 Pages: 1742 - 1746
Long-term outcomes of combined endoscopic/laparoscopic intragastric enucleation of presumed gastric stromal tumors Jeffrey S. MinoAlfredo D. GuerronR. Matthew Walsh OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 1747 - 1753
Revisional surgery after failed esophagogastric myotomy for achalasia: successful esophageal preservation Benjamin R. VeenstraRoss F. GoldbergC. Daniel Smith OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 1754 - 1761
The impact of postoperative complications on the recovery of elderly surgical patients Mehdi TahiriTarifin SikderSimon Bergman OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1762 - 1770
Previous weight loss as a predictor of weight loss outcomes after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding Monica SethiMelissa BeitnerChristine Ren-Fielding OriginalPaper 24 July 2015 Pages: 1771 - 1777
The First Decade of Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy in the United States: Costs and Outcomes Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Thuy B. TranMonica M. DuaBrendan C. Visser OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 1778 - 1783
Trans-oral cricomyotomy using a flexible endoscope: technique and clinical outcomes Radu PescarusEran ShlomovitzLee L. Swanström OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1784 - 1789
Paraesophageal hernia repair in the emergency setting: is laparoscopy with the addition of a fundoplication the new gold standard? Michael KlinginsmithJennifer JolleyDmitry Oleynikov OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1790 - 1795
Morning colonoscopies are associated with improved adenoma detection rates Tze Yeong TengShao Nan KhorCheryl Chien Li Lau OriginalPaper 22 July 2015 Pages: 1796 - 1803
Fluorocholangiography: reincarnation in the laparoscopic era—evaluation of intra-operative cholangiography in 3635 laparoscopic cholecystectomies Ahmad H. M. NassarAhmad MirzaSamer Zino OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1804 - 1811
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with 27 versus 39 Fr bougie calibration: a randomized controlled trial Patricio CalLuciano DelucaEzequiel Fernández OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1812 - 1815
Transanal endoscopic resection with peritoneal entry: a word of caution George MolinaLiliana BordeianouPatricia Sylla OriginalPaper 12 August 2015 Pages: 1816 - 1825
Laparoscopy decreases complications for obese patients undergoing elective rectal surgery Gabriela M. VargasEric P. SieloffTaylor S. Riall OriginalPaper 19 August 2015 Pages: 1826 - 1832
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients have an increased lifetime risk of repeat operations when compared to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy patients Yulia ZakEmil PetrusaDenise W. Gee OriginalPaper 29 August 2015 Pages: 1833 - 1838
Major bile duct injury requiring operative reconstruction after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a follow-on study Patrick J. WorthTaranjeet KaurJames P. Dolan OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 1839 - 1846
The threatened stomach: management of the acute gastric volvulus D. LightD. LinksM. Griffin OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 1847 - 1852
Laparoscopic simultaneous resection of colorectal primary tumor and liver metastases: a propensity score matching analysis Hadrien TranchartDavid FuksIbrahim Dagher OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 1853 - 1862
A multimodal, one-session endoscopic approach for management of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer Raffaele MantaRita ConigliaroAngelo Zullo OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1863 - 1868
Use of transanastomotic double-pigtail stents in the management of grade B colorectal leakage: a pilot feasibility study Christelle BlotCharles SabbaghJean-Marc Regimbeau OriginalPaper 17 July 2015 Pages: 1869 - 1875
The role of single-balloon colonoscopy for patients with previous incomplete standard colonoscopy: Is it worth doing it? Michael Christian SulzRemus FreiChrista Meyenberger OriginalPaper 17 July 2015 Pages: 1876 - 1882
Multicenter prospective evaluation of a new articulating 5-mm endoscopic linear stapler Andreas KutheAlexander HaemmerleKarl Oldhafer OriginalPaper Open access 25 July 2015 Pages: 1883 - 1893
Reversal of Hartmann’s procedure utilizing single-port laparoscopy: an attractive alternative to laparotomy Stefan H. E. M. ClermontsWinanda M. J. de RuijterDavid D. E. Zimmerman OriginalPaper 15 July 2015 Pages: 1894 - 1901
Clinical safety and outcomes of laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for palliative resection of primary tumors in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis Min-Wei ZhouXiao-Dong GuZong-You Chen OriginalPaper 18 August 2015 Pages: 1902 - 1910
Electrocautery device does not provide adequate pulmonary vessel sealing in transumbilical anatomic pulmonary lobectomy Hung-Ping LiuYen ChuYun-Hen Liu OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 1911 - 1919
Assessment of patient-reported outcome measures in the surgical treatment of patients with gastric cancer Jennifer StraatmanNicole van der WielenDonald L. van der Peet OriginalPaper Open access 27 August 2015 Pages: 1920 - 1929
The uncinate process first approach: a novel technique for laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision Stefan BenzYu TamIngo Stricker OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1930 - 1937
Laparoscopic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection is achievable and offers advantages as a minimally invasive surgery over the open approach Kinuko NagayoshiTakashi UekiMasao Tanaka OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 1938 - 1947
Percutaneous aspiration of the gall bladder for the treatment of acute cholecystitis: a prospective study Ilana HaasElon LahatHaim Paran OriginalPaper 23 July 2015 Pages: 1948 - 1951
Comparison of anastomotic configuration after laparoscopic right hemicolectomy under enhanced recovery program: side-to-side versus end-to-side anastomosis Kang-Haeng LeeSung-Min LeeSung-Bum Kang OriginalPaper 22 July 2015 Pages: 1952 - 1957
Basket-in-catheter access for transcystic laparoscopic bile duct exploration: technique and results Haitham QandeelSamer ZinoAhmad H. M. Nassar OriginalPaper 22 July 2015 Pages: 1958 - 1964
Laparoscopic versus open major hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a matched pair analysis Shohei KomatsuRaffaele BrustiaOlivier Scatton OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1965 - 1974
Eleven years of primary closure of common bile duct after choledochotomy for choledocholithiasis Nuria Estellés VidaganyCarlos Domingo del PozoFrancisco Blanes Masson OriginalPaper 23 July 2015 Pages: 1975 - 1982
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease resolution following sleeve gastrectomy Ardeshir AlgoonehSulaiman AlmazeediFeras Othman OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1983 - 1987
Evaluation of laparoscopic total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer: results of a comparison with laparoscopic distal gastrectomy Jian-Xian LinChang-Ming HuangRuhong Tu OriginalPaper 25 July 2015 Pages: 1988 - 1998
Safety and feasibility of laparoscopic liver resection with associated lymphadenectomy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a propensity score-based case-matched analysis from a single institution Francesca RattiFederica CiprianiLuca Aldrighetti OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1999 - 2010
Importance of pouch size in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a cohort study of 14,168 patients David EdholmJohan OttossonMagnus Sundbom OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 2011 - 2015
Doxycycline shows dose-dependent changes in hernia repair strength after mesh repair Job C. TharappelJennifer W. HarrisJ. Scott Roth OriginalPaper 12 August 2015 Pages: 2016 - 2021
Revision endoscopic stapler Zenker’s diverticulotomy Yael Oestreicher-KedemOshri WasserzugDaniel Zikk OriginalPaper 21 July 2015 Pages: 2022 - 2025
First-line endoscopic treatment with OTSC in patients with high-risk non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: preliminary experience in 40 cases Mauro MannoSanti MangiaficoRita Conigliaro OriginalPaper 23 July 2015 Pages: 2026 - 2029
Totally laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilum lymph nodes dissection in radical total gastrectomy: an omnibearing method Wei WangZhiwei LiuJin Wan OriginalPaper 23 July 2015 Pages: 2030 - 2035
Long-term outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic intragastric surgery in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors at the esophagogastric junction Eiji KanehiraAya KameiMasafumi Nakagi OriginalPaper 23 July 2015 Pages: 2036 - 2042
Weight-loss outcomes of SPIDER® sleeve gastrectomy at 6 months compared to traditional laparoscopic technique Kathryn B. MuirWilliam V. Rice OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 2043 - 2048
What is the evidence for the use of low-pressure pneumoperitoneum? A systematic review Denise M. D. Özdemir-van BrunschotKees C. J. H. M. van LaarhovenMichiel C. Warlé OriginalPaper Open access 15 August 2015 Pages: 2049 - 2065
30-Day readmission after bariatric surgery in a publicly funded regionalized center of excellence system Aristithes G. DoumourasFady SalehDennis Hong OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 2066 - 2072
Has endoscopic (TEP, TAPP) or open inguinal hernia repair a higher risk of bleeding in patients with coagulopathy or antithrombotic therapy? Data from the Herniamed Registry F. KöckerlingC. RoessingD. Jacob OriginalPaper Open access 15 August 2015 Pages: 2073 - 2081
Financial modeling of current surgical robotic system in outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy: how should we think about the expense? S. D. Schwaitzberg OriginalPaper 15 August 2015 Pages: 2082 - 2085