1. Should surgeons be told what research they can do?

   • R. M. Satava

   Editorial Pages: 1347 - 1348

2. Should surgeons be told what research they can do?

   • A. Cuschieri

   Commentary Pages: 1349 - 1350

3. Acute bile duct injury

   • M. A. Mercado
   • C. Chan
   • C. A. Hinojosa

   Original article 19 June 2003 Pages: 1351 - 1355

4. Iatrogenic bile duct injuries

   • P. R. Savassi-Rocha
   • S. R. Almeida
   • A. L. S. Rocha

   Original article 19 June 2003 Pages: 1356 - 1361

5. Long-term results of major bile duct injury associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy

   • C. S. Huang
   • H. H. Lein
   • C. H. Wu

   Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1362 - 1367

6. A new multitool for hand-assisted advanced laparoscopic surgery (HALS)

   • A. Cuschieri
   • T. G. Frank
   • J. L. Gove

   Original article 25 June 2003 Pages: 1368 - 1371

7. Laparoscopic management of large paraesophageal hiatal hernia

   • P. C. Leeder
   • G. Smith
   • T. C. B. Dehn

   Original article 25 June 2003 Pages: 1372 - 1375

8. A prospective endoscopic study of retropubic vascular anatomy in 121 patients undergoing endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty

   • H. Lau
   • F. Lee

   Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1376 - 1379

9. Redefining gastroesophageal reflux (GER)

   • N. S. Balaji
   • D. Blom
   • J. H. Peters

   Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1380 - 1385

10. Prospective randomized trial of laparoscopic (transabdominal preperitoneal) vs open (mesh) repair for bilateral and recurrent inguinal hernia

    • D. Mahon
    • B. Decadt
    • M. Rhodes

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1386 - 1390

11. Robot-assisted laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia with intracorporeal suturing

    • S. Schluender
    • J. Conrad
    • B. Gurland

    Original article 25 June 2003 Pages: 1391 - 1395

    

12. Scoring system to predict asymptomatic choledocholithiasis before laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • L. Sarli
    • R. Costi
    • L. Roncoroni

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1396 - 1403

13. Long-term outcome and health-related quality of life after laparoscopic and open colectomy for benign disease

    • K. Thaler
    • A. Dinnewitzer
    • S. D. Wexner

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1404 - 1408

14. Comparison of adhesion formation associated with Pro-Tack (US Surgical) versus a new mesh fixation device, Salute (ONUX Medical)

    • K. A. LeBlanc
    • R. W. Stout
    • D. B. Paulson

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1409 - 1417

15. Laparoscopic gastric banding

    • M. Suter
    • V. Giusti
    • J. -M. Calmes

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1418 - 1425

16. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anesthesia with nitrous oxide pneumoperitoneum: A feasibility study

    • M. A. Hamad
    • O. A. Ibrahim El-Khattary

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1426 - 1428

17. Multimodality treatments with endoscopic mucosal resection of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with submucosal invasion

    • M. Ota
    • H. Ide
    • K. Takasaki

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1429 - 1433

18. Three-port vs standard four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • S. Trichak

    Original article 13 June 2003 Pages: 1434 - 1436

19. Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy for severe cholecystitis

    • G. Beldi
    • A. Glättli

    Original article 13 June 2003 Pages: 1437 - 1439

20. T lymphocyte subsets and Th1/Th2 balance after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy

    • K. Fujii
    • K. Sonoda
    • S. Kitano

    Original article 25 June 2003 Pages: 1440 - 1444

21. Comparison of three-field esophagectomy for esophageal cancer incorporating open or thoracoscopic thoracotomy

    • S. Taguchi
    • H. Osugi
    • H. Kinoshita

    Original article 19 June 2003 Pages: 1445 - 1450

22. Needlescopic appendectomy

    • A. Chock
    • S. Seslar
    • M. E. Franklin Jr

    Original article 19 June 2003 Pages: 1451 - 1453

23. Percutaneous fetoscopic tracheal balloon occlusion in sheep

    • T. Kohl
    • M. G. Hartlage
    • U. Gembruch

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1454 - 1460

24. Transanal endoscopic excision of rectal adenomas

    • C. Cocilovo
    • L. E. Smith
    • J. Douglas

    Original article 13 May 2003 Pages: 1461 - 1463

25. Increased transperitoneal bacterial translocation in laparoscopic surgery

    • M. C. Horattas
    • N. Haller
    • D. Ricchiutti

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1464 - 1467

26. PicSOr: An objective test of perceptual skill that predicts laparoscopic technical skill in three initial studies of laparoscopopic performance

    • A. G. Gallagher
    • R. Cowie
    • R. M. Satava

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1468 - 1471

27. Depth cue reliance in surgeons and medical students

    • J. Shah
    • D. Buckley
    • A. Darzi

    Original article 17 June 2003 Pages: 1472 - 1474

28. Reaction times and the decision-making process in endoscopic surgery

    • B. Zheng
    • Z. Janmohamed
    • C. L. MacKenzie

    Original article 19 June 2003 Pages: 1475 - 1480

    

29. The effect of stress-inducing conditions on the performance of a laparoscopic task

    • K. Moorthy
    • Y. Munz
    • A. Darzi

    Original article 25 June 2003 Pages: 1481 - 1484

    

30. Laparoscopic pancreatic cystgastrostomy via the lesser sac approach

    • A. E. Park
    • G. L. Adrales

    Multimedia article 04 September 2003 Pages: 1485 - 1485

31. Video-assisted bullectomy using needlescopic instruments for spontaneous pneumothorax

    • N. Tagaya
    • K. Kasama
    • K. Kubota

    Technique 19 June 2003 Pages: 1486 - 1487

    

32. Development and clinical application of semi-loop-shaped retractor for gasless laparoscopic surgery

    • Y. Izumi
    • T. Kawano
    • T. Iwai

    Technique 13 June 2003 Pages: 1488 - 1493

33. Laparoscopic repair of acquired lumbar hernia

    • A. Sakarya
    • H. Aydede
    • C. Yavuz

    Case report 10 July 2003 Pages: 1494 - 1494

    

34. Occult gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain due to entero-enteric intussusception caused by splenosis

    • D. B. Abeles
    • D. G. Begos

    Case report 25 June 2003 Pages: 1494 - 1494

    

35. Right hemihepatectomy for bile duct injury following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • S. Heinrich
    • H. Seifert
    • M. Lorenz

    Case report 25 June 2003 Pages: 1494 - 1495

    

36. Laparoscopic resection of type I choledochal cyst

    • H. L. Tan
    • K. R. Shankar
    • W. D. A. Ford

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1495 - 1495

    

37. Rupture of the lesser gastric curvature after a Heimlich maneuver

    • A. Gallardo
    • R. Rosado
    • J. Sánchez

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1495 - 1495

    

38. Hemobilia

    • O. Dogru
    • Z. Cetinkaya
    • E. Aygen

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1495 - 1496

    

39. First report on sequential totally endoscopic thymomectomy and adrenalectomy using computer-enhanced telemanipulation

    • M. F. Khan
    • J. Binder
    • G. Wimmer-Greinecker

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1496 - 1496

    

40. Mechanical small bowel obstruction precipitated by colonoscopy

    • K. Raghavendran
    • J. M. Novak
    • M. N. Kulaylat

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1496 - 1496

    

41. Laparoscopically assisted enterolithotomy for a gallstone ileus in an atypical location

    • J. B. Lichten
    • K. Tehrani
    • D. Sekons

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1496 - 1497

    

42. Laparoscopic approach to the management of intraabdominal unicentric Castleman’s disease

    • M. D. Williams
    • F. A. Eissien
    • J. F. Sweeney

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1497 - 1497

    

43. Laparoscopic tension-free hernioplasty for lumbar hernia

    • K. Maeda
    • E. Kanehira
    • K. Yamamura

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1497 - 1497

    

44. Prolonged abdominal wall pain caused by transfascial sutures used in the laparoscopic repair of incisional hernia

    • J. Vermeulen
    • I. Alwayn
    • L. P. S. Stassen

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1497 - 1497

45. Laparoscopic treatment of Bochdalek hernia without the use of a mesh

    • L. Brusciano
    • G. Izzo
    • A. Del Genio

    Case report 19 June 2003 Pages: 1497 - 1498

    

46. Unusual presentations of spilled gallstones

    • M. Yamamuro
    • B. Okamoto
    • B. Owens

    Case report 17 June 2003 Pages: 1498 - 1498

    

47. A thoracoscopic view of the nerve of Kuntz

    • L. Ramsaroop
    • B. Singh
    • K. S. Satyapal

    Case report 17 June 2003 Pages: 1498 - 1498

    

48. Combined laparoscopic-assisted right hemicolectomy and low anterior resection for synchronous colorectal carcinomas

    • D. M. Lauter
    • S. T. Lau
    • K. Lanzafame

    Case report 17 June 2003 Pages: 1498 - 1498

49. Laparoscopic extraperitoneal excision of a nerve sheath tumor of the spermatic cord

    • W. V. Garett
    • A. Nisar
    • M. E. Bailey

    Case report 17 June 2003 Pages: 1498 - 1499

    

50. Laparoscopic treatment of pancreatic insulinoma

    • O. Goletti
    • G. Celona
    • E. Cavina

    Case report 17 June 2003 Pages: 1499 - 1499