Status of robotic assistance—a less traumatic and more accurate minimally invasive surgery? H. G. KenngottL. FischerB. P. Müller-Stich Review Article 29 October 2011 Pages: 333 - 341
Robot-assisted prostatectomy: the new standard of care Gencay HatibogluDogu TeberMarkus Hohenfellner Review Article 02 February 2011 Pages: 343 - 352
The role of lateral lymph node dissection in the management of lower rectal cancer Ziting WangKep Yong LohEmile Chung-Hou Woo Review Article 22 November 2011 Pages: 353 - 361
Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of MonoMax® suture material for abdominal wall closure after primary midline laparotomy—a controlled prospective multicentre trial: ISSAAC [NCT005725079] Markus AlbertsmeierChristoph M. SeilerMarkus W. Büchler Controlled Clinical Trial Open access 20 December 2011 Pages: 363 - 371
Predictors and outcome of early recurrence after resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer Masaki KaiboriYoshinori IwamotoA-Hon Kwon Original Article 22 October 2011 Pages: 373 - 381
Parenchyma-preserving hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastases Maximilian von HeesenJochen SchuldOtto Kollmar Original Article 17 November 2011 Pages: 383 - 395
Safety of hepatic resection for colorectal metastases in the era of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy Alessandro CucchettiGiorgio ErcolaniAntonio Daniele Pinna Original Article 24 December 2011 Pages: 397 - 405
Alternating from subtotal thyroid resection to total thyroidectomy in the treatment of Graves’ disease prevents recurrences but increases the frequency of permanent hypoparathyroidism Johannes JärhultPer-Olof AnderssonLinda Duncker Original Article 09 December 2011 Pages: 407 - 412
Parathyroidectomy for the attainment of NKF-K/DOQI™ and KDIGO recommended values for bone and mineral metabolism in dialysis patients with uncontrollable secondary hyperparathyroidism Bojan KovacevicMile IgnjatovicIvan Paunovic Original Article 13 January 2012 Pages: 413 - 420
Thyroid cancer surgery in Germany Pietro TrocchiAlexander KluttigAndreas Stang Original Article 10 January 2012 Pages: 421 - 428
Enhanced postoperative lymphatic staging of malignant melanoma by endoscopically assisted iliacoinguinal dissection I. M. IsingA. BembenekK. T. Moesta Original Article 24 December 2011 Pages: 429 - 436
The impact of abdominal shape index of patients on laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer Toshiyasu OjimaMakoto IwahashiHiroki Yamaue Original Article 02 December 2011 Pages: 437 - 445
PCR-based rapid sepsis diagnosis effectively guides clinical treatment in patients with new onset of SIRS Uwe LodesBeate BohmeierFrank Meyer Original Article 23 November 2011 Pages: 447 - 455
High-dose immunoglobulin preparations improve survival in a CLP-induced rat model of sepsis Takahisa YoshikawaHiroya TakeuchiYuko Kitagawa Original Article 25 November 2011 Pages: 457 - 465
Green tea protects human osteoblasts from cigarette smoke-induced injury: possible clinical implication Nina HolzerKarl F. BraunAndreas K. Nussler Original Article 08 December 2011 Pages: 467 - 474
Polysaccharide-K (PSK) may suppress surgical stress-induced metastasis in rat colon cancer Koji TamagawaTetsuya HoriuchiTakao Ando Original Article 30 December 2011 Pages: 475 - 480
Extracorporeal tourniquet method for intermittent hepatic pedicle clamping during laparoscopic liver surgery: an easy, cheap, and effective technique Fernando RotellarFernando PardoGabriel Zozaya How-I-Do-It Article 20 December 2011 Pages: 481 - 485
Laparoscopic assisted sigmoid resection for diverticular disease Sven PetersenWolfgang Schwenk How-I-Do-It Article 30 December 2011 Pages: 487 - 490
State of the art: surgery for endemic goiter P. V. Pradeep Letter to the Editor 15 November 2011 Pages: 491 - 492