1. The SAGES Bariatric Surgery Outcome Initiative

   • N. T. Nguyen
   • J. M. Morton
   • L. W. Traverso

   OriginalPaper 30 September 2005 Pages: 1429 - 1438

   

2. Dysphagia after laparoscopic antireflux surgery: a problem of hiatal closure more than a problem of the wrap

   • F. A. Granderath
   • U. M. Schweiger
   • R. Pointner

   OriginalPaper 30 September 2005 Pages: 1439 - 1446

   

3. Changes in functional gastrointestinal symptoms as a result of antireflux surgery

   • S. Mehta
   • A. Hindmarsh
   • M. Rhodes

   OriginalPaper 03 October 2005 Pages: 1447 - 1450

   

4. Postoperative changes in liver function tests: randomized comparison of low- and high-pressure laparoscopiccholecystectomy

   • Š. Hasukić

   OriginalPaper 03 October 2005 Pages: 1451 - 1455

5. Perioperative analysis of biopsies issued from mediastinoscopy

   • M. Alifano
   • M. C. Charpentier
   • S. Camilleri-Broët

   OriginalPaper 30 September 2005 Pages: 1456 - 1459

6. Laparoscopic versus open surgery for extraperitoneal rectal cancer: a prospective comparative study

   • M. Morino
   • M. E. Allaix
   • C. Garrone

   OriginalPaper 03 October 2005 Pages: 1460 - 1467

   

7. Laparoscopic rectal resection with anal sphincter preservation for rectal cancer

   • J.-L. Dulucq
   • P. Wintringer
   • A. Mahajna

   OriginalPaper 12 October 2005 Pages: 1468 - 1474

   

8. Hepatic carbohydrate metabolism in rats after laparotomy and laparoscopy

   • B. Richter
   • D. Inderbitzin
   • L. Krähenbühl

   OriginalPaper 12 October 2005 Pages: 1475 - 1482

   

9. Videoscopic fluorescence diagnosis of peritoneal and thoracic metastases from human hepatoblastoma in nude rats

   • H. Till
   • F. Bergmann
   • R. L. Prosst

   OriginalPaper 03 October 2005 Pages: 1483 - 1486

   

10. Laparoscopic treatment of gastroduodenal perforations: comparison with conventional surgery

    • B. Kirshtein
    • M. Bayme
    • S. Mizrahi

    Original article 27 September 2005 Pages: 1487 - 1490

11. Changing pattern of the intraoperative blood pressure during endoscopic adrenalectomy in patients with Conn’s syndrome

    • I. Gockel
    • A. Heintz
    • Th. Junginger

    Original Article 29 September 2005 Pages: 1491 - 1497

12. Gynecological laparoscopy in residency training program: Dutch perspectives

    • W. Kolkman
    • R. Wolterbeek
    • F. W. Jansen

    OriginalPaper 30 September 2005 Pages: 1498 - 1502

    

13. Postoperative pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A placebo-controlled double-blind randomized trial of preincisional infiltration and intraperitoneal instillation of levobupivacaine 0.25%

    • A. A. Louizos
    • S. J. Hadzilia
    • J. P. Bramis

    OriginalPaper 03 October 2005 Pages: 1503 - 1506

14. Prognostic relevance of p53 and bcl-2 immunoreactivity for early invasive pT1/pT2 gastric carcinomas: indicators for limited gastric resections?

    • R. Kopp
    • J. Diebold
    • K. W. Jauch

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2005 Pages: 1507 - 1512

    

15. Expectant treatment of cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for choledocholithiasis in patients over 80 years of age

    • R. Costi
    • L. Sarli
    • L. Roncoroni

    OriginalPaper 26 September 2005 Pages: 1513 - 1514

16. The author replies

    • C. Pring

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2005 Pages: 1515 - 1515

17. Early peritoneal macrophage function after laparoscopic surgery compared with laparotomy in a mouse model

    • U. Moehrlen
    • F. Schwoebel
    • J. Hamacher

    Erratum 12 November 2005 Pages: 1516 - 1516