Validity of current experimental evidence on laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer A. BasuS.D. WexnerR. Bergamaschi Pages: 179 - 179
A cost–utility analysis of treatment options for inguinal hernia in 1,513,008 adult patients N. StylopoulosG.S. GazelleD.W. Rattner Pages: 180 - 189
Totally extraperitoneal endoscopic inguinal hernia repair (TEP) C. TammeH. ScheidbachF. Köckerling Pages: 190 - 195
Cryoanalgesic ablation for the treatment of chronic postherniorrhaphy neuropathic pain R.D. FanelliM.R. DiSienaK.S. Gersin Pages: 196 - 200
Laparoscopic resection of the pancreas and review of the literature N. TagayaK. KasamaK. Kubota Pages: 201 - 206
Palliation of pancreatic cancer using electrolytic ablation S.A. Wemyss-HoldenF.G. CourtG.J. Maddern Pages: 207 - 211
The learning curve for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is 100 cases P. SchauerS. IkramuddinW. Gourash Pages: 212 - 215
A prospective single-blinded controlled study comparing laparoscopic ultrasound of the common bile duct with operative cholangiography S.E. TranterM.H. Thompson Pages: 216 - 219
Validation and learning in the Procedicus KSA virtual reality surgical simulator P. StrömA. KjellinL. Felländer-Tsai Pages: 227 - 231
A new method for digital video documentation in surgical procedures and minimally invasive surgery P.N. WurnigP.H. HollausN.S. Pridun Pages: 232 - 235
Comparison of surgical stress between laparoscopic and open colonic resections U. HildebrandtK. KesslerM.D. Menger Pages: 242 - 246
Results after laparoscopic lysis of adhesions and placement of seprafilm for intractable abdominal pain L. KhaitanS. ScholzW.O. Richards Pages: 247 - 253
Laparoscopic repair of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries B.D. MatthewsH. BuiB.T. Heniford Pages: 254 - 258
Changes in postural mechanics associated with different types of minimally invasive surgical training exercises J.C. GilletteN.E. QuickA.E. Park Pages: 259 - 263
Laparoscopic lateral adrenalectomy versus open posterior adrenalectomy for the treatment of benign adrenal tumors K.K.J. HallfeldtT. MussackS. Schmidbauer Pages: 264 - 267
Balloon-assisted endoscopic retroperitoneal gasless (BERG) technique for anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) R.M. VazquezG.T. Gireesan Pages: 268 - 272
Rapid flow carbon dioxide laparoscopy disperses cancer cells into the peritoneal cavity but not the port sites in a new rat model K.S. ZayyanJ.S. Christie-BrownR.T. Mathie Pages: 273 - 277
Findings of pelvic musculature and efficacy of laparoscopic muscle stimulator in laparoscopy-assisted anorectal pull-through for high imperforate anus T. IwanakaM. AraiS. Imaizumi Pages: 278 - 281
A new device for minor bleeding control and blunt dissection in minimally invasive surgery L. BoniA. BeneventoR. Dionigi Pages: 282 - 284
Duplex ultrasound assessment of femoral venous flow during laparoscopic and open gastric bypass N.T. NguyenM. CronanB.M. Wolfe Pages: 285 - 290
Comparison of long-term quality of life after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy Ö. TopçuF. KarakayaliN. Aras Pages: 291 - 295
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Quality of care and benchmarking B.P. MüllerF. HolzingerC. Klaiber Pages: 300 - 305
Laparoscopic staging of pancreatic tumors induces increased invasive capacity in vitro P.F. RidgwayP. ZiprinA.W. Darzl Pages: 306 - 310
Polyethylene sheath device to reduce tumor cell seeding along the needle tract in percutaneous biopsy J. WoitzikJ.K. Krauss Pages: 311 - 314
Thoracoscopic internal mammary sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer Y. OgawaT. IshikawaK. Hirakawa Pages: 315 - 319
The management of gastric outlet obstruction secondary to inoperable cancer T.A. AlamM. BainesM.C. Parker Pages: 320 - 323
Hand-assisted laparoscopic segmentectomy in recurrent pyogenic cholangitis C.N. TangM.K.W. Li Pages: 324 - 327
Commentary on "the decline of training in open biliary surgery: effect on the residents' attitude toward bile duct surgery" F.G. Moody Pages: 341 - 341
Progress in gastrointestinal tract surgery: the impact of gastrointestinal endoscopy H.G. BegerA. SchwarzU. Bergmann Pages: 342 - 350
Laparoscope-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer in a 76-year-old man with situs inversus totalis S. YamaguchiH. OritaM. Hashizume Pages: 352 - 353
Long-term follow-up evaluation for a canine model of gastroesophageal reflux disease B.P. JacobG. DakinM. Gagner Pages: 354 - 354
A canine model of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) R.L. McMahonE.M. ClaryW.S. Eubanks Pages: 355 - 355