1. The discipline of gastrointestinal surgery can be strengthened through cooperation among its professional societies

   • C. A. Pellegrini

   Editorial 01 May 2014 Pages: 1371 - 1372

2. The diagnostic and therapeutic roles of colonoscopy

   • E. H. Huang
   • J. M. Marks

   Review article 05 October 2001 Pages: 1373 - 1380

3. Management of major bile duct injury associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy

   • T. N. Robinson
   • G. V. Stiegmann
   • D. A. Kumpe

   Original articles 05 October 2001 Pages: 1381 - 1385

4. Are the favorable outcomes of splenectomy predictable inpatients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)?

   • Z. Tsereteli
   • C.D. Smith
   • J.G. Hunter

   OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1386 - 1389

5. Laparoscopic right donor nephrectomy

   • D.E. Swartz
   • E. Cho
   • S.C. Jacobs

   OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1390 - 1394

6. Clinical evaluation of a newly developed endoscopicresection device (Rotoresect)

   • M.S. Michel
   • K.U. Koehrmann
   • P. Alken

   OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1395 - 1400

7. Laparoscopic reoperative antireflux surgery

   • Z.T. Awad
   • P.I. Anderson
   • C.J. Filipi

   OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1401 - 1407

8. Preoperative determinants of an esophageal lengtheningprocedure in laparoscopic antireflux surgery

   • D.R. Urbach
   • Y.S. Khajanchee
   • L.L. Swanstrom

   OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1408 - 1412

9. Endoscopic surgery in weightlessness

   • M.R. Campbell
   • A.W. Kirkpatrick
   • S.A. Dulchavsky

   OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1413 - 1418

10. Obesity and laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias

    • G. Birgisson
    • A.E. Park
    • U.B Chu

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1419 - 1422

11. Medium-term results after cholecystectomy in patientsyounger than 10 years

    • G. Mattioli
    • P. Repetto
    • V. Jasonni

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1423 - 1426

12. Laparoscopic colectomy for sigmoid diverticulitis in obese andnonobese patients

    • J.-J. Tuech
    • N. Regenet
    • J.-P. Arnaud

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1427 - 1430

13. Systematic review of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal malignancy

    • L. Yong
    • M. Deane
    • A. Darzi

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1431 - 1439

14. The role of lymphoscintigraphy in rectal laparoscopicsurgery

    • G. Cutini
    • G.C. Gesuelli
    • A. Berbellini

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1440 - 1443

15. Use of the Polyflex stent in the palliative therapy ofesophageal carcinoma

    • P. Decker
    • J. Lippler
    • A. Hirner

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1444 - 1447

16. Gasless laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not moretime-consuming

    • E. Ortiz-Oshiro
    • J. Mayol
    • J. Alvarez Fdez-Represa

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1448 - 1451

17. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy causes less sleep disturbancethan open abdominal surgery

    • I. Gögenur
    • S. Rosenberg-Adamsen
    • J. Rosenberg

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1452 - 1455

18. Radio-guided video-assisted parathyroidectomy

    • L. Pasquale
    • P. Bianchi
    • A. Bastagli

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1456 - 1458

19. Three-dimensional navigated laparoscopic ultrasonography

    • J. Harms
    • H. Feussner
    • G. Wessels

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1459 - 1462

20. Twin-endoscope scissors resection (T-ESR)

    • J.C. Brooker
    • B.P. Saunders
    • P. Sibbons

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1463 - 1466

21. The impact of the surgeon's experience on the results oflaparoscopic hernia repair

    • X. Feliu-Palà
    • M. Martín-Gómez
    • E. Fernández-Sallent

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1467 - 1470

22. Optimal mesh size for endoscopic inguinal herniarepair

    • M.T.T. Knook
    • A.C. Rosmalen
    • C.J. Steensel

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1471 - 1477

23. Optimal Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) settings indifferential lung ventilation during simultaneous unilateral pneumothoraxand laparoscopy.

    • R. Sandbu
    • B. Birgisdottir
    • S. Rubertsson

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1478 - 1483

24. Kinetics of cytokines and PMN-E in thoracoscopic esophagectomy

    • T. Fukunaga
    • A. Kidokoro
    • S. Yoshikawa

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1484 - 1487

25. Pancreatic injury

    • F.D. Apaydin
    • T. Colak
    • A. Yildiz

    BriefCommunication 01 May 2014 Pages: 1488 - 1488

26. Gastric remnant carcinoma: reevaluation of screening endoscopy

    • C.J. Gannon
    • B. Engbrecht
    • B.L. Bass

    BriefCommunication 01 May 2014 Pages: 1488 - 1488

27. Laparoscopic repair of traumatic perforation of the urinarybladder

    • D. Cottam
    • P.J. Gorecki
    • G.W. Shaftan

    BriefCommunication 01 May 2014 Pages: 1488 - 1489

28. Portal vein thrombosis following laparoscopic splenectomyfor b-thalassemia

    • J. Sok
    • W. Su
    • M.A. Hopkins

    BriefCommunication 01 May 2014 Pages: 1489 - 1489

29. Endoscopic treatment of benign esophageal tumors

    • D.L. van der Peet
    • F.J. Berends
    • M.A. Cuesta

    BriefCommunication 01 May 2014 Pages: 1489 - 1489

30. Laparoscopic enucleation of giant liver hemangioma

    • T. Karahasanoglu
    • E. Altinli
    • F. Numan

    BriefCommunication 01 May 2014 Pages: 1489 - 1489

31. Use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography todislodge clip impingement on the common hepatic duct

    • P. Leggett
    • H. Atwa
    • H. Hamat

    BriefCommunication 01 May 2014 Pages: 1490 - 1490

32. Cecal herniation through the foramen of Winslow after laparoscopic Nissenfundoplication

    • T.D. Samson
    • F.M. Tercero
    • C.J. Filipi

    BriefCommunication 01 May 2014 Pages: 1490 - 1490

33. Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery (SEPS) using the ultrasonic scalpel

    • D. W. H. Lee
    • A. C. W. Chan
    • S. C. S. Chung

    Technique 16 August 2001 Pages: 1491 - 1493

34. A balanced approach to choledocholithiasis

    • H. Ramesh

    Letters to the editor 05 October 2001 Pages: 1494 - 1494

35. The author replies

    • M. C. Lilly
    • M. E. Arregui

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 1495 - 1496

36. Splenosis after laparoscopic splenectomy

    • J. E. Losanoff
    • J. W. Jones

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2001 Pages: 1497 - 1497

37. The author replies

    • P. Borzi

    OriginalPaper 04 September 2001 Pages: 1498 - 1498

38. News and notices

    News 01 May 2014 Pages: 1499 - 1502

39. Tribute to reviewers

    OriginalPaper 01 May 2014 Pages: 1503 - 1504