1. The journey of the surgeon-hero

   • D. J. Deziel

   OriginalPaper 09 December 2007 Pages: 1 - 7

   

2. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for severe acute cholecystitis. A meta-analysis of results

   • Giuseppe Borzellino
   • Stefan Sauerland
   • Claudio Cordiano

   Review 18 August 2007 Pages: 8 - 15

   

3. Natural-orifice transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy in humans: Initial clinical trial

   • Jeffrey W. Hazey
   • Vimal K. Narula
   • W. Scott Melvin

   OriginalPaper 14 August 2007 Pages: 16 - 20

   

4. Laparoscopic fundoplication: Nissen versus Toupet two-year outcome of a prospective randomized study of 200 patients regarding preoperative esophageal motility

   • U. Strate
   • A. Emmermann
   • C. Zornig

   OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 21 - 30

   

5. Extent of innate dexterity and ambidexterity across handedness and gender: Implications for training in laparoscopic surgery

   • F. H. F. Elneel
   • F. Carter
   • A. Cuschieri

   OriginalPaper 27 October 2007 Pages: 31 - 37

   

6. The value of laparoscopic liver surgery for solid benign hepatic tumors

   • Roberto Troisi
   • Roberto Montalti
   • Bernard de Hemptinne

   OriginalPaper 21 August 2007 Pages: 38 - 44

   

7. Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy: Indications and results of a multicenter retrospective study

   • Géraldine Héry
   • François Becmeur
   • Pascal de Lagausie

   OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 45 - 49

8. Stent implantation as a treatment option in patients with thoracic anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy

   • Werner K. H. Kauer
   • Hubert J. Stein
   • J. Rüdiger Siewert

   OriginalPaper 18 August 2007 Pages: 50 - 53

   

9. Management of biliary tract disease during pregnancy: a decision analysis

   • Eric B. Jelin
   • Douglas S. Smink
   • David C. Brooks

   OriginalPaper 23 August 2007 Pages: 54 - 60

   

10. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum is safe even for high-risk patients

    • A.-M. Koivusalo
    • P. Pere
    • T. Scheinin

    OriginalPaper 18 October 2007 Pages: 61 - 67

11. The influence of non-technical performance on technical outcome in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • A Mishra
    • K Catchpole
    • P McCulloch

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2007 Pages: 68 - 73

    

12. Hospital and long-term outcome after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

    • Brian M. Smith
    • Paul Perring
    • Joseph J. Sferra

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2007 Pages: 74 - 80

    

13. Laparoscopic gastrectomy for early gastric cancer targeting as a less invasive procedure

    • Hideki Kawamura
    • Kuniaki Okada
    • Yukifumi Kondo

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2007 Pages: 81 - 85

    

14. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and Trucut biopsy in thoracic lesions: When tissue is the issue

    • Ian Storch
    • Mubashir Shah
    • A. Ribeiro

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2007 Pages: 86 - 90

    

15. Best timing for thoracoscopic evacuation of retained post-traumatic hemothorax

    • Carlos H. Morales Uribe
    • Maria I. Villegas Lanau
    • Rubén D. Petro Sánchez

    OriginalPaper 05 May 2007 Pages: 91 - 95

    

16. Is a barium swallow complementary to endoscopy essential in the preoperative assessment of laparoscopic antireflux and hiatal hernia surgery?

    • Georg R. Linke
    • Jan Borovicka
    • Beat P. Müller-Stich

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 96 - 100

    

17. A comparative study of 10-Fr vs. 7-Fr straight plastic stents in the treatment of postcholecystectomy bile leak

    • Panagiotis Katsinelos
    • Jannis Kountouras
    • Basilis Papaziogas

    OriginalPaper 22 May 2007 Pages: 101 - 106

18. Constructing hierarchical task analysis in surgery

    • Sudip K. Sarker
    • Avril Chang
    • Charles Vincent

    OriginalPaper 05 May 2007 Pages: 107 - 111

    

19. The role of echo-laparoscopy in abdominal surgery: five years’ experience in a dedicated center

    • Domenico Piccolboni
    • Francesco Ciccone
    • Francesco Corcione

    EditorialNotes 20 April 2007 Pages: 112 - 117

    

20. Sentinel node mapping during laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

    • E. Orsenigo
    • V. Tomajer
    • C. Staudacher

    OriginalPaper 05 May 2007 Pages: 118 - 121

    

21. Signs of reperfusion injury following CO₂ pneumoperitoneum: an in vivo microscopy study

    • Arash Nickkholgh
    • Miriam Barro-Bejarano
    • Peter Schemmer

    OriginalPaper 05 May 2007 Pages: 122 - 128

    

22. Postoperative hypoesthesia and pain: qualitative assessment after open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

    • Guido Beldi
    • Non Haupt
    • Daniel Candinas

    OriginalPaper 19 August 2007 Pages: 129 - 133

    

23. Nissen fundoplication improves gastric myoelectrical activity characteristics and symptoms in gastroesophageal reflux patients: evaluation in transcutaneous electrogastrography

    • Tarnowski Wiesław
    • Kiciak Adam
    • Bielecki Krzysztof

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2007 Pages: 134 - 140

    

24. Use of the electrothermal bipolar vessel system (EBVS) in laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a prospective study

    • Mario Guerrieri
    • Francesca Crosta
    • Roberto Campagnacci

    OriginalPaper 04 May 2007 Pages: 141 - 145

    

25. Comparison of three perioperative fluid regimes for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

    • Ingrid R. A. M. Mertens zur Borg
    • Manuela Di Biase
    • Diederik Gommers

    OriginalPaper Open access 24 May 2007 Pages: 146 - 150

    

26. Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy is both safe and effective in a district hospital

    • Abdulmajid Ali
    • Gopi Tripuraneni
    • John Lotz

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 151 - 153

    

27. Cervical scarless endoscopic thyroidectomy: Axillo-bilateral-breast approach (ABBA)

    • Eckhard Bärlehner
    • Tahar Benhidjeb

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2007 Pages: 154 - 157

    

28. Expert and construct validity of the Simbionix GI Mentor II endoscopy simulator for colonoscopy

    • Arjun D. Koch
    • Sonja N. Buzink
    • Erik J. Schoon

    OriginalPaper Open access 22 May 2007 Pages: 158 - 162

    

29. Minimally invasive pediatric surgery: Increasing implementation in daily practice and resident’s training

    • E. A. te Velde
    • N. M. A. Bax
    • D. C. van der Zee

    OriginalPaper Open access 05 May 2007 Pages: 163 - 166

30. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with T-bar fixation in children and infants

    • N. E. Terry
    • W. C. Boswell
    • C. Rittmeyer

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 167 - 170

    

31. Minimizing bladder injury in laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy among women with previous cesarean sections

    • W. -C. Chang
    • W.-C. Hsu
    • D.-Y. Chang

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 171 - 176

    

32. Pediatric robotic surgery: A single-institutional review of the first 100 consecutive cases

    • John J. Meehan
    • Anthony Sandler

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2007 Pages: 177 - 182

    

33. Endoscopic harvest of saphenous vein: a lesson learned from 1,348 cases

    • K.-M. Chiu
    • C.-L. Chen
    • T.-Y. Lin

    OriginalPaper 19 August 2007 Pages: 183 - 187

    

34. Robotically assisted laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy

    • C. A. Galvani
    • M. V. Gorodner
    • S. Horgan

    OriginalPaper 16 October 2007 Pages: 188 - 195

    

35. Experienced surgeons can do more than one thing at a time: effect of distraction on performance of a simple laparoscopic and cognitive task by experienced and novice surgeons

    • K. E. Hsu
    • F.-Y. Man
    • G. M. Fried

    OriginalPaper 20 August 2007 Pages: 196 - 201

36. Laparoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy: results for 30 consecutive cases

    • M. C. Takata
    • E. Kebebew
    • Q.-Y. Duh

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2007 Pages: 202 - 207

    

37. Laparoscopic ultrasound as the primary method for bile duct imaging during cholecystectomy

    • K. A. Perry
    • J. A. Myers
    • D. J. Deziel

    OriginalPaper 25 August 2007 Pages: 208 - 213

    

38. Complete Endoscopic Closure of Gastrotomy After Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery Using the NDO Plicator

    • M. F. McGee
    • J. M. Marks
    • J. L. Ponsky

    OriginalPaper 03 September 2007 Pages: 214 - 220

    

39. Filtered signal-averaged P-wave duration during pneumoperitoneum in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A reflection of pathophysiological cardiac changes

    • Amitai Bickel
    • Michael Marinovski
    • Arie Eitan

    OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 221 - 227

40. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy in management of abdominal trauma

    • Mechail Cherkasov
    • Viktor Sitnikov
    • Abdulkadir Yakuba

    OriginalPaper 25 August 2007 Pages: 228 - 231

41. Summaries of the SAGES 2007 reoperative minimally invasive surgery symposium

    • Fred Brody
    • Michael Holzman
    • Todd Ponsky

    OriginalPaper 18 December 2007 Pages: 232 - 244

42. Laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy for hepatolithiasis

    • M. A. C. Machado
    • F. F. Makdissi
    • M. C. C. Machado

    Video 01 November 2007 Pages: 245 - 245

43. Millimetric laparoscopic surgery training on a physical trainer using rats

    • Arturo Minor Martinez
    • Alberto Chouleb Kalach
    • Daniel Lorias Espinoza

    New Technology 20 November 2007 Pages: 246 - 249

    

44. Combined thoracoscopic and endoscopic management of mid-esophageal benign lesions: use of the prone patient position

    • Chinnusamy Palanivelu
    • Muthukumaran Rangarajan
    • Madhupalayam Velusamy

    Technique 19 May 2007 Pages: 250 - 254

    

45. Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair Under Epidural Anesthesia: A Detailed Evaluation

    • M. C. M. Bhat

    Letter 20 November 2007 Pages: 255 - 256

    

46. Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair Under Epidural Anesthesia: A Detailed Evaluation

    • Pawanindra Lal
    • K. N. Saxena

    Response to Letter 9562 02 September 2007 Pages: 257 - 257

47. Laparoscopic versus open approach for solitary insulinoma

    • Antonio Toniato
    • Mirto Foletto

    Letter to the Editor 18 October 2007 Pages: 258 - 258

48. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandings

    • G. Gravante
    • A. Araco
    • V. Cervelli

    Letter to the Editor 18 October 2007 Pages: 259 - 260

    

49. Low section of the rectum using the Contour™ device: An alternative technique

    • Marco Maria Lirici
    • Andrea Domenico Califano

    Letter 18 October 2007 Pages: 261 - 263

    

50. Low section of the rectum during laparoscopic total mesorectal excision using the Contour device

    • E. M. Targarona

    Letter 11 December 2007 Pages: 264 - 264