SAGES VTE prophylaxis for laparoscopic surgery guidelines: an update William S. RichardsonGiselle G. Hamadthe SAGES Guidelines Committee Guidelines 13 January 2017 Pages: 501 - 503
Conservative treatment of acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and pooled analysis Charlotte S. LoozenJelmer E. OorDjamila Boerma Review 17 June 2016 Pages: 504 - 515
Musculoskeletal pain among surgeons performing minimally invasive surgery: a systematic review Tina DalagerKaren SøgaardPernille Tine Jensen Review 20 June 2016 Pages: 516 - 526
Fibrin glue versus staple for mesh fixation in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia: a meta-analysis and systematic review Zhaoqi ShiXiaoxiao FanDiyu Huang Review 28 June 2016 Pages: 527 - 537
Type 2 diabetes remission following gastric bypass: does diarem stand the test of time? J. Hunter MehaffeyMathew G. MullenPeter T. Hallowell OriginalPaper 13 May 2016 Pages: 538 - 542
Comparative health technology assessment of robotic-assisted, direct manual laparoscopic and open surgery: a prospective study Giuseppe TurchettiFrancesca PierottiAlfred Cuschieri OriginalPaper Open access 17 June 2016 Pages: 543 - 551
Effect of morbid obesity, gastric banding and gastric bypass on esophageal symptoms, mucosa and function Jan BorovickaClaudia Krieger-GrübelRadu Tutuian OriginalPaper 10 June 2016 Pages: 552 - 560
Identification of technical errors and hazard zones in sleeve gastrectomy using OCHRA PWJ van RutteSW NienhuijsG van Montfort OriginalPaper 10 June 2016 Pages: 561 - 566
Associations between antithrombotic therapy and the risk of perioperative complications among patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrectomy Kodai TakahashiHideto ItoKeiichi Fujino OriginalPaper 10 June 2016 Pages: 567 - 572
Does surgeon volume matter in the outcome of endoscopic inguinal hernia repair? F. KöckerlingR. BittnerC. Schug-Pass OriginalPaper Open access 22 June 2016 Pages: 573 - 585
Histopathological examination of specimen following cholecystectomy: Are we accepting resect and discard? Sean M. WrennPeter W. CallasWasef Abu-Jaish OriginalPaper 20 June 2016 Pages: 586 - 593
Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy for evaluating the submucosal invasion of colorectal neoplasms Bun KimYon Hee KimSung Pil Hong OriginalPaper 20 June 2016 Pages: 594 - 601
Diclofenac sodium versus ceftazidime for preventing pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial Goran HauserIvana BlaževićDavor Štimac OriginalPaper 17 June 2016 Pages: 602 - 610
Erratum to: Diclofenac sodium versus ceftazidime for preventing pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial Goran HauserIvana BlaževićDavor Štimac Erratum 04 November 2016 Pages: 611 - 611
Efficacy of endoscopic management of leak after foregut surgery with endoscopic covered self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) Amir H. AryaieJordan L. SingerJeffrey M. Marks OriginalPaper 17 June 2016 Pages: 612 - 617
Early discharge in the bariatric population does not increase post-discharge resource utilization Joshua RickeyKeith GersinTimothy Kuwada OriginalPaper 23 June 2016 Pages: 618 - 624
Temporary placement of a covered duodenal stent can avoid riskier anterograde biliary drainage when ERCP for obstructive jaundice fails due to duodenal invasion Felix GoutorbeOlivier RouquetteLaurent Poincloux OriginalPaper 20 June 2016 Pages: 625 - 631
Is the benefit of laparoscopy maintained in elderly patients undergoing rectal cancer resection? An analysis of 446 consecutive patients Gilles ManceauElisabeth HainYves Panis OriginalPaper 17 June 2016 Pages: 632 - 642
Impact of staged surgery on quality of life in refractory ulcerative colitis Claudia SeifarthLara BörnerJörn Gröne OriginalPaper 17 June 2016 Pages: 643 - 649
Long-term recurrence of bile duct stones after endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation with sphincterotomy: 4-year extended follow-up of a randomized trial Gregorios A. PaspatisKonstantina ParaskevaGregorios Chlouverakis OriginalPaper 17 June 2016 Pages: 650 - 655
The feasibility of laparoscopic management of incarcerated obturator hernia Jing LiuYilin ZhuJie Chen OriginalPaper 10 June 2016 Pages: 656 - 660
No difference in sexual dysfunction after transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) approach for inguinal hernia with fibrin sealant or tacks for mesh fixation H. C. PommergaardJ. BurcharthJ. Rosenberg OriginalPaper 10 June 2016 Pages: 661 - 666
A novel robotic surgical technique for thyroid surgery: bilateral axillary approach (BAA) Jung-Woo WooSeo Ki KimJee Soo Kim OriginalPaper 17 June 2016 Pages: 667 - 672
Laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis Negin SedaghatAmy M. CaoMichael R. Cox OriginalPaper 20 June 2016 Pages: 673 - 679
Precision real-time evaluation of bowel perfusion: accuracy of confocal endomicroscopy assessment of stoma in a controlled hemorrhagic shock model Michele DianaEric NollJacques Marescaux OriginalPaper 20 June 2016 Pages: 680 - 691
Bleeding pancreatic pseudoaneurysms: management by angioembolization combined with therapeutic endoscopy Taina NykänenMarianne UddLeena Kylänpää OriginalPaper 17 June 2016 Pages: 692 - 703
Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing standard analgesia with combined intra-operative cystic plate and port-site local anesthesia for post-operative pain management in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy Mladjan ProticRadovan VeljkovicAlexander Stojadinovic OriginalPaper 20 June 2016 Pages: 704 - 713
Face validity of the pulsatile organ perfusion trainer for laparoscopic cholecystectomy Felix NickelKarl-Friedrich KowalewskiBeat Peter Müller-Stich OriginalPaper 17 June 2016 Pages: 714 - 722
Endoscopic tattooing of early colon carcinoma enhances detection of lymph nodes most prone to harbor tumor burden Iban AldecoaCarla MontironiMiriam Cuatrecasas OriginalPaper Open access 20 June 2016 Pages: 723 - 733
Comparison of oncological results for early- and advanced-stage thymomas: thoracoscopic thymectomy versus open thymectomy Makoto OdakaTakamasa ShibasakiToshiaki Morikawa OriginalPaper 20 June 2016 Pages: 734 - 742
A feasibility study of the use of computed virtual chromoendoscopy for laparoscopic evaluation of peritoneal metastases Haythem NajahRéa Lo DicoMarc Pocard OriginalPaper 20 June 2016 Pages: 743 - 751
Erratum to: A feasibility study of the use of computed virtual chromoendoscopy for laparoscopic evaluation of peritoneal metastases Haythem NajahRéa Lo DicoMarc Pocard Erratum 12 July 2016 Pages: 752 - 752
Pneumoperitoneum deteriorates intratidal respiratory system mechanics: an observational study in lung-healthy patients Steffen WirthAndreas BiesemannStefan Schumann OriginalPaper 20 June 2016 Pages: 753 - 760
Preoperative chemical component relaxation using Botulinum toxin A: enabling laparoscopic repair of complex ventral hernia Kristen E. ElstnerJohn W. ReadNabeel Ibrahim OriginalPaper 28 June 2016 Pages: 761 - 768
Laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair in patients with chronic liver disease Yen-Yi JuoMatthew SkanckeKhashayar Vaziri OriginalPaper 22 June 2016 Pages: 769 - 777
Evaluation of the learning curve of laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy in children: CUSUM analysis of a single surgeon’s experience Zhe WenHuiying LiangHuimin Xia OriginalPaper Open access 23 June 2016 Pages: 778 - 787
A combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach for high epiphrenic diverticula and the importance of complete myotomy Virginie AchimRalph W. AyeBrian E. Louie OriginalPaper 12 July 2016 Pages: 788 - 794
Reduced postoperative pain scores and narcotic use favor per-oral endoscopic myotomy over laparoscopic Heller myotomy Salvatore Docimo Jr.Abraham MathewEric M. Pauli OriginalPaper 23 June 2016 Pages: 795 - 800
The impact of a standardized program on short and long-term outcomes in bariatric surgery Lisa N. F. AirdDennis HongMehran Anvari OriginalPaper 28 June 2016 Pages: 801 - 808
Intraoperative ERCP for management of cholecystocholedocholithiasis Ahmed ElgeidieEhab AtifGamal Elebidy OriginalPaper 22 June 2016 Pages: 809 - 816
Long-term incidence of contralateral primary hernia repair following unilateral inguinal hernia repair in a cohort of 32,834 patients Richard ZhengMaria S. AltieriDana A. Telem OriginalPaper 01 July 2016 Pages: 817 - 822
Risks of subsequent abdominal operations after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair Puraj P. PatelMichael W. LoveAlfredo M. Carbonell OriginalPaper 23 June 2016 Pages: 823 - 828
Differences in midline fascial forces exist following laparoscopic and open transversus abdominis release in a porcine model Joshua S. WinderJerome Lyn-SueEric M. Pauli OriginalPaper 28 June 2016 Pages: 829 - 836
Application of novel endoloops to close the defects resulted from endoscopic full-thickness resection with single-channel gastroscope: a multicenter study Dongtao ShiRui LiXudong Wu OriginalPaper 28 June 2016 Pages: 837 - 842
Safety analysis of laparoscopic endoscopic cooperative surgery versus endoscopic submucosal dissection for selected gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a propensity score-matched study A. I. BaldeTao ChenGuoxin Li OriginalPaper 04 August 2016 Pages: 843 - 851
Increased use of surgical energy promotes methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in rabbits following open ventral hernia mesh repair Joseph S. Fernandez-MoureJeffrey L. Van EpsBrian J. Dunkin OriginalPaper 07 July 2016 Pages: 852 - 860
Biologic mesh for repair of ventral hernias in contaminated fields: long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes Amin MadaniPetru NiculiseanuLiane S. Feldman OriginalPaper 22 June 2016 Pages: 861 - 871
Endoscopic subcutaneous component separation as an adjunct to abdominal wall reconstruction Jorge DaesRodolfo J. Dennis OriginalPaper 22 June 2016 Pages: 872 - 876
Intraoperative workload in robotic surgery assessed by wearable motion tracking sensors and questionnaires Denny YuCem DuralMikael Forsman OriginalPaper 05 August 2016 Pages: 877 - 886
Surface-processing technology of a microgrooving and water-repellent coating improves the fusion potential of an ultrasonic energy device Satoru OkadaJunichi ShimadaKoichiro Oshiumi OriginalPaper 22 June 2016 Pages: 887 - 893
