1. The future of imaging in minimally invasive surgery

   • S. Vetter
   • A. Park
   • M. Shaw

   Editorial 30 April 2014 Pages: 518 - 519

2. Intracorporeal vs laparoscopic-assisted resection for uncomplicated diverticulitis of the sigmoid

   • R. Bergamaschi
   • J. J. Tuetch
   • J. P. Arnaud

   OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 520 - 523

3. Laparoscopic treatment of gastric stromal tumors

   • N. Basso
   • P. Rosato
   • G. Silecchia

   OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 524 - 526

4. Pediatric laparoscopic splenectomy

   • A. Park
   • B. T. Heniford
   • P. Fitzgerald

   OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 527 - 531

5. A 3-year experience with laparoscopic gastric banding for obesity

   • M. Suter
   • V. Bettschart
   • A. Jayet

   OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 532 - 536

6. The role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of missed diaphragmatic rupture

   • A. Matz
   • M. Alis
   • S. Kyzer

   OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 537 - 539

7. Iatrogenic thoracic migration of the stomach complicating laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

   • C. J. O’Boyle
   • K. Heer
   • C. M. S. Royston

   OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 540 - 542

8. Incidence of incipient contralateral hernia during laparoscopic hernia repair

   • P. Sayad
   • Z. Abdo
   • G. Ferzli

   OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 543 - 545

9. Gasless endoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion utilizing the B.E.R.G. approach

   • J. S. Thalgott
   • A. K. Chin
   • M. Timlin

   OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 546 - 552

10. Incidence and significance of pneumomediastinum after laparoscopic esophageal surgery

    • R. H. Clements
    • S. Reddy
    • W. O. Richards

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 553 - 555

11. Impact of hematological diagnosis on early and late outcome after laparoscopic splenectomyrid=""

    • M. Trias
    • E. M. Targarona
    • V. Artigas

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 556 - 560

12. Short- and long-term results after laparoscopic vs conventional colon resection in a tumor-bearing small animal model

    • C. Kuntz
    • A. Wunsch
    • C. Herfarth

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 561 - 567

13. Short-stay laparoscopic adrenalectomy

    • S. S. Rayan
    • R. A. Hodin

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 568 - 572

14. Axilloscopy and endoscopic sentinel node detection in breast cancer patients

    • T. Kühn
    • C. Santjohanser
    • R. Kreienberg

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 573 - 577

15. The influence of different insufflation pressures during carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum on the development of pulmonary metastasis in a mouse model

    • H. Ishida
    • N. Murata
    • Y. Idezuki

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 578 - 581

16. Technique and early results of outpatient laparoscopic mesh onlay repair of ventral herniasrid=""id=""Presented to the Canadian Association of General Surgeons at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, September 1998

    • J. Szymanski
    • A. Voitk
    • G. Rosenthal

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 582 - 584

17. Laparoscopically assisted ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement using 2-mm instrumentationrid=""id=""Presented in poster format at the annual meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), San Antonio, Texas, USA, 24–27 March 1999

    • P. R. Reardon
    • T. K. Scarborough
    • A. Preciado

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 585 - 586

18. Bougienage and balloon dilation using a conventional tracheal tube for tracheobronchial stenosis before stent placement

    • H. Nomori
    • H. Horio
    • K. Suemasu

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 587 - 591

19. Case reports: Online First

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 592 - 595

20. Hemodynamic consequences of high- and low-pressure capnoperitoneum during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • S. J. Fletcher

    Letters to the editor 28 April 2000 Pages: 596 - 596

21. The authors reply

    • S. Dexter
    • M. Vucevic
    • M. McMahon

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2000 Pages: 597 - 597

22. An efficient technique for splenic pedicle retraction

    • F. Brody
    • M. Holzman

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2000 Pages: 598 - 599

23. News and notices

    Announcement 30 April 2014 Pages: 600 - 604

24. Intraabdominal abscess managed successfully via the laparoscopic approach

    • A. Bálint
    • J. Bátorfi
    • M. Ihász

    Pages: 593 - 594

25. Incidental discovery of pelvic cholelithiasis on diagnostic laparoscopy

    • N.G. Kamal
    • C. Cox

    Pages: 593 - 593

26. Gallbladder melanoma mimicking acute acalculous cholecystitis

    • P. De Simone
    • P. Mainente
    • N. Bedin

    Pages: 593 - 593

27. Fatal cardiac tamponade after emergency tension-free repair of a large paraesophageal hernia

    • E. Kemppainen
    • T. Kiviluoto

    Pages: 593 - 593

28. Palliative treatment of recurrent obstructing gastric cancer

    • T.R. Bernik
    • S.F. Bernik
    • M.K. Wallack

    Pages: 594 - 594

29. Intraperitoneal abscess after an undetected spilled stone

    • C. Simopoulos
    • A. Polychronidis
    • I. Zoumpos

    Pages: 594 - 594

30. Lymph node metastases identified with mediastinoscopy in a patient with superficial carcinoma of the esophagus

    • A. Tangoku
    • H. Hayashi
    • M. Oka

    Pages: 595 - 595

31. Multiendoscope-assisted treatment for blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome

    • Y. Watanabe
    • M. Sato
    • K. Kawachi

    Pages: 595 - 595

32. A mucinous tumor of the mesocolon with features of borderline malignancy

    • M.E. Vrettos
    • E. Kostopoulou
    • S. Agelidou

    Pages: 595 - 595

33. Unexpected cyanosis in the surgical patient

    • J.S. Lee
    • P.A. Mendez
    • H.O. Douglass

    Pages: 595 - 595