Cost-effective management of common bile duct stones D. R. UrbachY. S. KhajancheeL. L. Swanstrom Original Articles Pages: 4 - 13
Evaluation of operative cholangiography in 2043 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy L. L. SnowL. S. WeinsteinD. R. Lane Original Articles Pages: 14 - 20
The role of multimedia interactive programs in training for laparoscopic procedures B. J. RamshawD. YoungE. Mason Original Articles Pages: 21 - 27
Video thoracoscopy expedites the diagnosis and treatment of penetrating diaphragmatic injuries M. MartinezJ. E. BrizE. H. Carillo Original Articles Pages: 28 - 32
Commentary on “Video thoracoscopy expedites the diagnosis and treatment of penetrating diaphragmatic injuries” R. R. Ivatury Original Articles Pages: 33 - 33
Zenker’s diverticulostomy with cricopharyngeal myotomy J. AdamsB. SheppardJ. Cohen Original Articles Pages: 34 - 37
Endoscopic subfascial surgery for incompetent perforator veins in patients with active venous ulceration H. C. BaronA. A. SaberM. Wayne Original Articles Pages: 38 - 40
A comparative study of postoperative adhesion formation after laparoscopic vs open cholecystectomy G. PolymeneasT. TheodosopoulosE. Kourias Original Articles Pages: 41 - 43
New adhesion formation after laparoscopic and conventional adhesiolysis A. TittelK. H. TreutnerV. Schumpelick Original Articles Pages: 44 - 46
To repair or not to repair incidental defects found on laparoscopic repair of groin hernia V. K. ThumbeD. S. Evans Original Articles Pages: 47 - 49
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair B. RamshawF. W. ShulerE. M. Mason Original Articles Pages: 50 - 54
Impact of randomized trials on the application of endoscopic techniques for inguinal hernia repair in the netherlands M. T. T. KnookL. P. S. StassenH. J. Bonjer Original Articles Pages: 55 - 58
Hyaluronic acid secretion during carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum and its association with port-site metastasis in a murine model K. YamaguchiY. HirabayashiS. Kitano Original Articles Pages: 59 - 62
A prospective randomized trial of different laparoscopic gastric banding techniques for morbid obesity R. WeinerH. BockhornD. Wagner Original Articles Pages: 63 - 68
Ultrasonic energy vs monopolar electrosurgery in laparoscopic cholecystectomy C. SietsesQ. A. J. EijsboutsM. A. Cuesta Original Articles Pages: 69 - 71
Variation in fundic dimensions with respect to short gastric vessel division in laparoscopic fundoplication T. R. HuntingtonL. Danielson Original Articles Pages: 76 - 79
The effect of gases in the intraperitoneal space on cytokine response and bacterial translocation in a rat model T. MatsumotoS. TsuboiS. Kitano Original Articles Pages: 80 - 84
Lavage by laparoscopy fares better than lavage by laparotomy L. LinharesH. JeanpierreB. Millat Original Articles Pages: 85 - 89
Adrenal masses in neoplastic patients A. ValeriA. BorrelliD. Borrelli Original Articles Pages: 90 - 93
Convalescence in the first week after laparoscopic cholecystectomy M. OikkonenM. Purola-LöfstedtU. Aromaa Original Articles Pages: 94 - 97
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in a patient with impaired pulmonary function Abstract Pages: 98 - 98
Wolf in sheep’s clothing: spilled gallstones can cause severe complications after endoscopic surgery Abstract Pages: 98 - 98
A new simple laparoscopic-extracorporeal technique for the repair of a Morgagni diaphragmatic hernia Abstract Pages: 99 - 99
Hand-assisted laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy in a patient with renal artery aneurysm Abstract Pages: 101 - 101
Therapeutic value of laparoscopic adhesiolysis M. A. Carbajo CaballeroJ. C. Martín del OlmoC. Cuesta Letters to the Editor Pages: 102 - 102
Surgery for cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and hypersplenism K. -J. Paquet Letters to the Editor Pages: 104 - 104
