1. Comparison of short- and medium-term results between laparoscopically assisted and totally laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: a case-control study

   • Massimiliano Fabozzi
   • Rosaldo Allieta
   • Mario Nardi Jr.

   OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2085 - 2091

   

2. Nitinol biliary stent versus surgery for palliation of distal malignant biliary obstruction

   • Rodrigo Castaño
   • Tercio L. Lopes
   • Everson L. A. Artifon

   OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2092 - 2098

   

3. Transcylindrical gas-free cholecystectomy for the treatment of cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and choledocholithiasis

   • Enrique-Javier Grau-Talens
   • Manuel Giner

   OriginalPaper 31 March 2010 Pages: 2099 - 2104

   

4. A strategy to improve the yield of transbronchial needle aspiration

   • Ghee Chee Phua
   • Kyung-Jae Rhee
   • Pyng Lee

   OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2105 - 2109

5. Endoscopic submucosal dissection with a combination of small-caliber-tip transparent hood and flex knife for superficial esophageal neoplasia. Is it safe for elderly patients?

   • Naoki Ishii
   • Shino Uchida
   • Yoshiyuki Fujita

   OriginalPaper 19 February 2010 Pages: 2110 - 2119

   

6. Mediastinal surgery in connective tissue tunnels using flexible endoscopy

   • G. O. Spaun
   • C. M. Dunst
   • L. L. Swanstrom

   OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2120 - 2127

   

7. Short- and long-term costs of laparoscopic colectomy are significantly less than open colectomy

   • David P. Eisenberg
   • Jane Wey
   • Steven J. Hughes

   OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2128 - 2134

   

8. Risk factors for postoperative delirium in elderly patients with colorectal cancer

   • Mitsuyoshi Tei
   • Masataka Ikeda
   • Masaki Mori

   OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2135 - 2139

9. Prospective appraisal of a 2-day training course on laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: the ELTC experience

   • Emmanuel Leandros
   • Ilias P. Gomatos
   • Abe Fingerhut

   OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2140 - 2144

   

10. A comparison of early learning curves for complex bimanual coordination with open, laparoscopic, and flexible endoscopic instrumentation

    • Georg O. Spaun
    • Bin Zheng
    • Lee L. Swanström

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2145 - 2155

    

11. Adequate extent in radical re-resection of incidental gallbladder carcinoma: analysis of the German Registry

    • Thorsten Oliver Goetze
    • Vittorio Paolucci

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2156 - 2164

    

12. Endoscopic and manometric position-related characteristics of the normal gastroesophageal junction

    • Gordon Buduhan
    • Jeraldine Orlina
    • Ralph Aye

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2165 - 2169

    

13. The Martian chronicles: remotely guided diagnosis and treatment in the arctic circle

    • Christian Otto
    • Jean-Marc Comtois
    • Scott Dulchavsky

    OriginalPaper 13 March 2010 Pages: 2170 - 2177

    

14. Feasibility of end-to-anterior wall anastomosis in conversion of the double-stapling technique during laparoscopically assisted surgery

    • Hirofumi Yamamoto
    • Mitsugu Sekimoto
    • Masaki Mori

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2178 - 2181

    

15. Sentinel node procedure of the sigmoid using indocyanine green: feasibility study in a goat model

    • M. H. G. M. van der Pas
    • G. A. M. S. van Dongen
    • W. J. H. J. Meijerink

    OriginalPaper Open access 23 February 2010 Pages: 2182 - 2187

    

16. Routine postoperative upper gastrointestinal fluoroscopy is unnecessary after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement

    • Noelle L. Bertelson
    • Jonathan A. Myers

    OriginalPaper 27 March 2010 Pages: 2188 - 2191

17. Gallbladder cancer: role of laparoscopy in the management of potentially resectable tumors

    • Xabier de Aretxabala
    • Jorge Leon
    • Ivan Roa

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2192 - 2196

    

18. The significance of occult carcinoids in the era of laparoscopic appendectomies

    • Ron Shapiro
    • Shai Eldar
    • Douglas B. Zippel

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2197 - 2199

19. Transanal minimally invasive surgery: a giant leap forward

    • Sam Atallah
    • Matthew Albert
    • Sergio Larach

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2200 - 2205

    

20. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis should be performed by a laparoscopic surgeon

    • Kirsten Kortram
    • Jan Siert Kayitsinga Reinders
    • Djamila Boerma

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2206 - 2209

21. Impact of AITS laparoscopic training center on surgeons’ preference for appendectomy

    • Hung-Wen Lai
    • Shih-Horng Tseng
    • Min-Ho Huang

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2210 - 2215

    

22. Outcome of second interventions for occluded metallic stents in patients with malignant biliary obstruction

    • Wiriyaporn Ridtitid
    • Rungsun Rerknimitr
    • Pinit Kullavanijaya

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2216 - 2220

    

23. Laparoscopic tailored Nissen fundoplication

    • Hitoshi Idani
    • Shinya Asami
    • Hitoshi Kin

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2221 - 2225

    

24. A decade of washing out common bile duct stones with papillary balloon dilatation as a one-stage procedure during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • A. E. B. Sjer
    • D. M. Boland
    • S. Mohamad

    OriginalPaper Open access 23 February 2010 Pages: 2226 - 2230

    

25. Transcutaneous monitoring of partial pressure of carbon dioxide during endoscopic submucosal dissection of early colorectal neoplasia with carbon dioxide insufflation: a prospective study

    • Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
    • Kuang-I Fu
    • Takahisa Matsuda

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2231 - 2235

    

26. Single incision approach for splenic diseases: a preliminary report on a series of 8 cases

    • Eduardo M. Targarona
    • Jose Luis Pallares
    • Manuel Trias

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2236 - 2240

    

27. Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy is feasible: initial experience with 80 cases

    • Chris Edwards
    • Alan Bradshaw
    • Peeter Soosaar

    OriginalPaper 03 March 2010 Pages: 2241 - 2247

    

28. Single-port-access laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy versus conventional laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy: a comparison of perioperative outcomes

    • Tae-Joong Kim
    • Yoo-Young Lee
    • Byoung-Gie Kim

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2248 - 2252

    

29. Experience in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbidly obese Taiwanese: staple-line reinforcement is important for preventing leakage

    • Kong-Han Ser
    • Wei-Jei Lee
    • Shu-Chun Chen

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2010 Pages: 2253 - 2259

    

30. Performance of EUS-FNA for mediastinal lymphadenopathy: impact on patient management and costs in low-volume EUS centers

    • Meike M. C. Hirdes
    • Matthijs P. Schwartz
    • Frank P. Vleggaar

    OriginalPaper Open access 23 February 2010 Pages: 2260 - 2267

    

31. Can intraoperative manometry during laparoscopic fundoplication predict postoperative dysphagia?

    • M. Khan
    • A. Smythe
    • R. Ackroyd

    OriginalPaper 03 March 2010 Pages: 2268 - 2272

32. Laparoscopic colectomy for complex diverticular disease: a justifiable choice?

    • Guillaume Martel
    • Alexandre Bouchard
    • Robin P. Boushey

    OriginalPaper 26 February 2010 Pages: 2273 - 2280

    

33. Incidence, management, and outcome of incidental gallbladder carcinoma: analysis of the database of the Swiss association of laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery

    • Philippe Marc Glauser
    • Daniel Strub
    • Christoph Andreas Maurer

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2281 - 2286

    

34. Long-term management of corrosive esophageal stricture with balloon dilation in children

    • Abdulkerim Temiz
    • Pelin Oguzkurt
    • Akgun Hicsonmez

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2287 - 2292

    

35. Natural orifice transgastric endoscopic wedge hepatic resection in an experimental model using an intuitively controlled master and slave transluminal endoscopic robot (MASTER)

    • S. J. Phee
    • K. Y. Ho
    • S. C. Sydney Chung

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2010 Pages: 2293 - 2298

    

36. Artificial tactile feedback can significantly improve tissue examination through remote palpation

    • Sebastian Schostek
    • Martin J. Binser
    • Gerhard F. Buess

    OriginalPaper 31 March 2010 Pages: 2299 - 2307

    

37. Prospective single-site case series utilizing an endolumenal tissue anchoring system for revision of post-RYGB stomal and pouch dilatation

    • Frank Borao
    • Steven Gorcey
    • Aaron Capuano

    Endoluminal Surgery 04 March 2010 Pages: 2308 - 2313

    

38. Modified single-incision laparoscopic adjustable gastric band

    • Daniel J. Scott
    • Antonio O. Castellvi
    • Homero Rivas

    Video 27 April 2010 Pages: 2314 - 2315

39. Pure natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) cholecystectomy

    • Marc Bessler
    • Andrew A. Gumbs
    • Dennis Fowler

    Video 23 February 2010 Pages: 2316 - 2317

40. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy for splenic artery aneurysm

    • Brandon T. Grover
    • Sigurd B. Gundersen III
    • Shanu N. Kothari

    Video 23 February 2010 Pages: 2318 - 2320

41. Transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic surgery for sigmoid colon cancer

    • Ichiro Takemasa
    • Mitsugu Sekimoto
    • Masaki Mori

    Video Open access 23 February 2010 Pages: 2321 - 2321

42. Magnetic retraction for NOTES transvaginal cholecystectomy

    • Santiago Horgan
    • Yoav Mintz
    • Mark A. Talamini

    Video Open access 23 February 2010 Pages: 2322 - 2322

43. Use of a flexible robotic transgastric natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) platform in a cadaver to test access, navigation, maneuverability, and stability

    • Dan Eisenberg
    • Eric Storne
    • Amir Belson

    Multimedia Manuscript 21 February 2010 Pages: 2323 - 2323

44. Sentinel node mapping during laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: technical notes

    • Elena Orsenigo
    • Saverio Di Palo
    • Carlo Staudacher

    Multimedia Manuscript 26 February 2010 Pages: 2324 - 2326

45. Use of the Resection Map system as guidance during hepatectomy

    • Pablo Lamata
    • Félix Lamata
    • Björn Edwin

    New Technology Open access 23 February 2010 Pages: 2327 - 2337

    

46. Erratum to: Use of the Resection Map system as guidance during hepatectomy

    • Pablo Lamata
    • Félix Lamata
    • Bjørn Edwin

    Erratum 17 April 2010 Pages: 2338 - 2338

47. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery as an option for the laparoscopic resection of an urachal fistula: first description of the surgical technique

    • Maciej Patrzyk
    • Anne Glitsch
    • Claus-Dieter Heidecke

    Technique 21 February 2010 Pages: 2339 - 2342

    

48. Laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy with gastric tube reconstruction for early gastric cancer

    • Ryuusuke Aihara
    • Erito Mochiki
    • Hiroyuki Kuwano

    Technique 08 April 2010 Pages: 2343 - 2348

    

49. Double endoscopic intraluminal surgery: superior to ESD for early gastric cancer?

    • E. Fatourou
    • B. Papaziogas

    Letter 23 February 2010 Pages: 2349 - 2350

50. Monitoring and assessing the intraabdominal therapeutic response for gastric cancer: is second-look laparoscopy the solution?

    • Odysseas Zoras
    • John Spiliotis

    Letter 23 April 2010 Pages: 2351 - 2353