1. Feasibility hazards

   • Bertrand Millat

   Legacy 01 November 2002 Pages: 1511 - 1512

2. Laser laparoscopy for endometriosis and endometriotic cysts

   • C.J.G. Sutton
   • K.D. Jones

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1513 - 1517

3. The importance of understanding the basics of imaging in the era of high-tech endoscopy: Part II

   • G. Berci
   • S.D. Schwaitzberg

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1518 - 1522

4. Surgeon workload and motion efficiency with robot and human laparoscopic camera control

   • G.V. Kondraske
   • E.C. Hamilton
   • D.B. Jones

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1523 - 1527

5. Ergonomic aspects of four different types of laparoscopic instrument handles with respect to elbow angle

   • U. Matern
   • C. Giebmeyer
   • M. Faist

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1528 - 1532

6. A clearly visible endoscopic instrument shaft on the monitor facilitates hand–eye coordination

   • M. Wentink
   • P. Breedveld
   • P.A. Wieringa

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1533 - 1537

7. Tissue attachment strength of prosthetic meshes used in ventral and incisional hernia repair

   • K.A. LeBlanc
   • D. Bellanger
   • R.W. Stout

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1542 - 1546

8. Urinary retention following endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty

   • H. Lau
   • N.G. Patil
   • F. Lee

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1547 - 1550

9. Serum E-cadherin concentrations and their response during laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy

   • A.J. Karayiannakis
   • K.N. Syrigos
   • C. Simopoulos

   OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1551 - 1554

10. Quality of life for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease 2 years after laparoscopic fundoplication

    • S. Contini
    • A. Bertelé
    • C. Scarpignato

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1555 - 1560

11. Laparoscopic–endoscopic rendezvous resection of gastric tumors

    • K. Ludwig
    • L. Wilhelm
    • J. Bernhardt

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1561 - 1565

12. Laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty for morbid obesity

    • M. Morino
    • M. Toppino
    • C. Garrone

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1566 - 1572

13. Laparoscopic hepatectomy for extrahepatic growing tumor

    • S. Takagi
    • H. Kaneko
    • T. Shiba

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1573 - 1578

14. The effect of intraoperative bupivacaine administration on parenteral narcotic use after laparoscopic appendectomy

    • P. Cervini
    • L.C. Smith
    • D.R. Urbach

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1579 - 1582

15. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 226 cirrhotic patients

    • C.N. Yeh
    • M.F. Chen
    • Y.Y. Jan

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1583 - 1587

16. Video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy and radical lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer

    • H. Osugi
    • M. Takemura
    • H. Kinoshita

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1588 - 1593

17. Effectiveness of the clinical pathway to decrease length of stay and cost for laparoscopic surgery

    • K. Uchiyama
    • K. Takifuji
    • H. Yamaue

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1594 - 1597

18. Knot security in laparoscopic surgery

    • J.D. Amortegui
    • H. Restrepo

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1598 - 1602

19. Retroperitoneoscopic nephropexy for symptomatic nephroptosis

    • S.-C. Chueh
    • J.-T. Hsieh
    • Y.-P. Tu

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1603 - 1607

20. Laparoscopic splenectomy using ligasure

    • F. Romano
    • R. Caprotti
    • F. Uggeri

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1608 - 1611

21. Thoracoscopic-assisted management of postpneumonic empyema in children refractory to medical response

    • H.-P. Liu
    • M.-J. Hsieh
    • P.J. Lin

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1612 - 1614

22. Comparison of interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and granulocyte colony–stimulating factor production by the peritoneum in laparoscopic and open surgery

    • N. Yahara
    • T. Abe
    • M. Oka

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1615 - 1619

23. Laparoscopic gatrojejunostomy for palliation of gastric outlet obstruction in unresectable gastric cancer

    • Y.-B. Choi

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1620 - 1626

24. Gastrointestinal transit and stress response after laparoscopic vs conventional distal pancreatectomy in the canine model

    • T. Naitoh
    • A. Garcia-Ruiz
    • M. Gagner

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1627 - 1630

25. Abnormal esophageal acid exposure is common in morbidly obese patients and improves after a successful Lap-band system implantation

    • P. Iovino
    • L. Angrisani
    • C. Ciacci

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2002 Pages: 1631 - 1635

26. Laparoscopic excision of a Brunner’s gland hamartoma of the duodenum

    • H. G. Baladas
    • T. J. Borody
    • G. L. Falk

    Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1636 - 1636

27. Laparoscopic removal of retroperitoneal accessory spleen in patient with relapsing idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura 30 years after classical splenectomy

    • A. Budzynski
    • A. Bobrzyński
    • A. Skotnicki

    Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1636 - 1636

28. Intestinal perforation in a parastomal hernia by a migrated plastic biliary stent

    • J. M. Levey

    Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1636 - 1637

29. The hourglass appearance of the neurofibroma on rectal ultrasound

    • M. Kassai
    • L. Illényi
    • A. Macdonald

    Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1637 - 1637

30. What’s right when the gallbladder’s left?

    • D. Gui
    • S. Magalini
    • D. Sermoneta

    Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1637 - 1637

31. Gallstone ileus as a complication of acute cholecystitis

    • F. Agresta
    • N. Bedin

    Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1637 - 1637

32. Hand-assisted laparoscopic anatomical left lobectomy using hemihepatic vascular control technique

    • T. Kurokawa
    • H. Inagaki
    • T. Nonami

    BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1637 - 1638

33. Pseudomonas aeruginosa liver abscesses after diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in two patients with sphincter of Oddi dysfunction type 2

    • P. Katsinelos
    • S. Dimiropoulos
    • I. Vasilladis

    Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1638 - 1638

34. Laparoscopic resection of patent omphalomesenteric duct in an adult

    • T. Z. Nursal
    • S. Yildirim
    • T. Noyan

    Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1638 - 1638

35. Laparoscopic resection of perforated Meckel's diverticulum in a patient with clinical symptoms of acute appendicitis

    • J. Ruh
    • A. Paul
    • C.E. Broelsch

    BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1638 - 1639

36. Congenital double pyloric ostium in the adult

    • A. Mylonas
    • B. Papaziogas
    • T. Papaziogas

    BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1639 - 1639

37. A technique for thoracoscopic aortopericardiosternopexy

    • K. Schaarschmidt
    • A. Kolberg-Schwerdt
    • J. Strauss

    Case reports: Online First 01 November 2002 Pages: 1639 - 1639

38. A simple technique for decompression of distended gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • H. Rivas
    • C. MacColl

    BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1640 - 1640

39. The authors' reply

    • A.A. Saber
    • D. Rasin
    • R.J. Rosenthal

    BriefCommunication 01 November 2002 Pages: 1641 - 1641

40. News and notices

    Legacy 01 November 2002 Pages: 1642 - 1646

41. Hand-assisted laparoscopic autoaugmentation gastrocystoplasty

    • M. Specht
    • G. Pareek
    • D.P. Poppas

    Pages: 1538 - 1541