1. Laparoscopic correction of perforated peptic ulcer: first choice? A review of literature

   • Mariëtta J. O. E. Bertleff
   • Johan F. Lange

   Review Open access 24 December 2009 Pages: 1231 - 1239

2. Gaze disruptions experienced by the laparoscopic operating surgeon

   • Erica Sutton
   • Yassar Youssef
   • Adrian Park

   OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1240 - 1244

   

3. When does testing for GERD become cost effective in an integrated health network?

   • Anoop Raman
   • Joel Sternbach
   • Steven D. Schwaitzberg

   OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1245 - 1249

   

4. A population-based analysis of emergent vs. elective hospital admissions for an intrathoracic stomach

   • Marek Polomsky
   • Rui Hu
   • Jeffrey H. Peters

   OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1250 - 1255

   

5. Overcoming technical challenges with robotic surgery in gynecologic oncology

   • Michael A. Finan
   • Rodney P. Rocconi

   OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1256 - 1260

   

6. Transoral thyroid and parathyroid surgery

   • Elias Karakas
   • Thorsten Steinfeldt
   • Detlef K. Bartsch

   OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1261 - 1267

   

7. Dietetic-led management of patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric banding: early results

   • Rishi Singhal
   • Mark Kitchen
   • Paul Super

   OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1268 - 1273

   

8. Laparoscopic surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: does weight matter?

   • Jorge Canedo
   • Rodrigo A. Pinto
   • Steven D. Wexner

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1274 - 1279

9. Laparoscopic versus open colectomy for patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classifications 3 and 4: the minimally invasive approach is associated with significantly quicker recovery and reduced costs

   • Andre da Luz Moreira
   • Ravi P. Kiran
   • Victor W. Fazio

   OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1280 - 1286

10. Impact of laparoscopic anterior 270° fundoplication on the quality of life and symptoms profile of neurodevelopmentally delayed versus neurologically unimpaired children and their parents

    • Carsten Engelmann
    • Stella Gritsa
    • Benno Manfred Ure

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1287 - 1295

    

11. Mesh-fixation method and pain and quality of life after laparoscopic ventral or incisional hernia repair: a randomized trial of three fixation techniques

    • Eelco Wassenaar
    • Ernst Schoenmaeckers
    • Srdjan Rakic

    OriginalPaper Open access 24 December 2009 Pages: 1296 - 1302

    

12. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication combined with posterior gastropexy in surgical treatment of GERD

    • Konstantinos E. Tsimogiannis
    • George K. Pappas-Gogos
    • Evangelos C. Tsimoyiannis

    OriginalPaper 04 December 2009 Pages: 1303 - 1309

    

13. Surveillance and treatment for second primary cancer in the gastric tube after radical esophagectomy

    • Takeo Bamba
    • Shin-ichi Kosugi
    • Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama

    OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1310 - 1317

    

14. Tensile strength and adhesion formation of mesh fixation systems used in laparoscopic incisional hernia repair

    • Christian Hollinsky
    • Thomas Kolbe
    • Albert Tuchmann

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1318 - 1324

    

15. Laparoscopic splenectomy for severe blunt trauma: initial experience of ten consecutive cases with a fast hemostatic technique

    • Andrea Carobbi
    • Francesco Romagnani
    • Manlio Bianchini

    OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1325 - 1330

    

16. “Chopstick” surgery: a novel technique improves surgeon performance and eliminates arm collision in robotic single-incision laparoscopic surgery

    • Rohan A. Joseph
    • Alvin C. Goh
    • Brian J. Dunkin

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1331 - 1335

    

17. Is the laparoscopic approach to colectomy safe for the morbidly obese?

    • Wisam Khoury
    • Ravi P. Kiran
    • Feza H. Remzi

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1336 - 1340

18. Adaptation to a dynamic visual perspective in laparoscopy through training in the cutting task

    • Arturo Minor Martínez
    • José Luis Limón Aguilar
    • Alejandro García Pérez

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1341 - 1346

    

19. The effect of defined auditory conditions versus mental loading on the laparoscopic motor skill performance of experts

    • Claudius Conrad
    • Yusuf Konuk
    • Denise Gee

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1347 - 1352

    

20. Laparoscopic surgery for stage IV colorectal cancer

    • Yosuke Fukunaga
    • Masayuki Higashino
    • Harushi Osugi

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1353 - 1359

    

21. Endoscopic submucosal dissection for metachronous tumor in the remnant stomach after distal gastrectomy

    • Jong Yeul Lee
    • Il Ju Choi
    • Young-Woo Kim

    OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1360 - 1366

    

22. Reactivation of adiponectin expression in obese patients after bariatric surgery

    • A. Katharine Hindle
    • Claire Edwards
    • Fred Brody

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1367 - 1373

    

23. Single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy: initial experience

    • John R. Romanelli
    • Thomas B. Roshek III
    • David B. Earle

    OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1374 - 1379

    

24. Comparison of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), positron emission tomography (PET), and computed tomography (CT) in the preoperative locoregional staging of resectable esophageal cancer

    • Jeongmin Choi
    • Sang Gyun Kim
    • In Sung Song

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1380 - 1386

25. Prospective randomized controlled trial of an injectable esophageal prosthesis versus a sham procedure for endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease

    • Paul Fockens
    • Lawrence Cohen
    • Glen A. Lehman

    OriginalPaper Open access 03 March 2010 Pages: 1387 - 1397

    

26. Impact of the patient’s body position on the intraabdominal workspace during laparoscopic surgery

    • Jan Paul J. Mulier
    • Bruno Dillemans
    • Sebastiaan Van Cauwenberge

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 January 2010 Pages: 1398 - 1402

    

27. Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: initial evaluation of a large series of patients

    • Homero Rivas
    • Esteban Varela
    • Daniel Scott

    OriginalPaper Open access 25 December 2009 Pages: 1403 - 1412

    

28. Endoscopic submucosal dissection and preoperative assessment with endoscopic ultrasonography for the treatment of rectal carcinoid tumors

    • Naoki Ishii
    • Noriyuki Horiki
    • Yoshiyuki Fujita

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1413 - 1419

    

29. Impact of established skills in open surgery on the proficiency gain process for laparoscopic surgery

    • Daniel C. Brown
    • Danilo Miskovic
    • George B. Hanna

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1420 - 1426

    

30. Increased mRNA expression of epidermal growth factor receptor, human epidermal receptor, and survivin in human gastric cancer after the surgical stress of laparotomy versus carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum in a murine model

    • Anwar Tawfik Amin
    • Norio Shiraishi
    • Seigo Kitano

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 1427 - 1433

    

31. The RAPID protocol enhances patient recovery after both laparoscopic and open colorectal resections

    • G. M. Lloyd
    • R. Kirby
    • P. Neary

    OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1434 - 1439

32. Diagnostic transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy: extension of the initial human trial for staging of pancreatic head masses

    • Peter Nau
    • Joel Anderson
    • Jeffrey W. Hazey

    OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1440 - 1446

    

33. Single-session endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for evaluation of pancreaticobiliary disorders

    • Gil Ascunce
    • Afonso Ribeiro
    • Joe U. Levi

    OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1447 - 1450

34. Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair is feasible and safe after liver transplantation

    • Anita Kurmann
    • Guido Beldi
    • Daniel Candinas

    OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1451 - 1455

    

35. Evaluation of a modified circular stapler for use as a viscerotomy formation and closure device in natural orifice surgery

    • Danny A. Sherwinter
    • Amar Gupta
    • Jeremy G. Eckstein

    OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1456 - 1461

    

36. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large unilateral pheochromocytoma: experience in a large academic medical center

    • Kyle A. Perry
    • Raphael El Youssef
    • Brett C. Sheppard

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1462 - 1467

    

37. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) grant impact on recipient academic career

    • Aurora D. Pryor
    • Basil M. Yurcisin
    • SAGES Research and Career Development Committee

    OriginalPaper Open access 29 December 2009 Pages: 1468 - 1472

    

38. Single Port Access (SPA™) technique: video summary

    • Andrew S. Wu
    • Erica R. Podolsky
    • Paul G. Curcillo II

    Video 08 December 2009 Pages: 1473 - 1473

39. Directed submucosal tunneling permits in-line endoscope positioning for transgastric natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)

    • Eric Mark Pauli
    • Randy S. Haluck
    • Abraham Mathew

    Dynamic Manuscript 24 December 2009 Pages: 1474 - 1481

    

40. Ivor Lewis esophagectomy with manual esogastric anastomosis by thoracoscopy in prone position and laparoscopy

    • G. B. Cadière
    • G. Dapri
    • A. Rajan

    Dynamic Manuscript 24 December 2009 Pages: 1482 - 1485

    

41. Left laparoscopic paraduodenal hernia repair

    • Abed Khalaileh
    • Avraham Schlager
    • Yoav Mintz

    Dynamic Manuscript 07 January 2010 Pages: 1486 - 1489

42. Laparoscopic conversion of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to biliopancreatic diversion

    • G. Dapri
    • J. Himpens
    • G. B. Cadière

    Dynamic Manuscript 01 January 2010 Pages: 1490 - 1493

    

43. Application of the Hem-o-lok ligation system in laparoscopic nephrectomy

    • Hao Ping
    • Nian-Zeng Xing
    • Yi-Nong Niu

    New Technology 24 December 2009 Pages: 1494 - 1497

    

44. Povidone-iodine surgical scrub solution prevents fogging of the scope’s lens during laparoscopic surgery

    • Bijan Mohammadhosseini

    Letter 24 December 2009 Pages: 1498 - 1499

45. Easy cleaning of the scope’s lens in a syringe to prevent condensation during laparoscopic surgery

    • Anne Jetteke Runia

    Letter-Reply 07 January 2010 Pages: 1500 - 1500

46. Fixation of mesh to the peritoneum using a fibrin glue: investigations with a biomechanical model and an experimental laparoscopic porcine model

    • Jens Ravn Eriksen

    Letter 24 December 2009 Pages: 1501 - 1502

47. Fixation of mesh to the peritoneum using fibrin glue: investigations with a biomechanical model and an experimental laparoscopic porcine model

    • Christine Schug-Paß
    • Hans Lippert
    • Ferdinand Köckerling

    Letter-Reply 24 December 2009 Pages: 1503 - 1504

48. Early gastric cancer management

    • A. Hussain
    • T. Singhal
    • P. Sinha

    Letter 25 December 2009 Pages: 1505 - 1505

49. True single-port appendectomy: first experience with the “puppeteer technique”

    • Euan R. MacDonald
    • Irfan Ahmed

    Letter 24 December 2009 Pages: 1506 - 1506

50. Outweighing the benefits and weakness of endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer in the west

    • J. Spiliotis
    • D. Ziogas
    • G. Baltogiannis

    Letter 01 January 2010 Pages: 1507 - 1509