1. Evaluation of quality of life after laparoscopic surgery: evidence-based guidelines of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery

   • D. Korolija
   • S. Sauerland
   • E. Neugebauer

   Review article 01 June 2004 Pages: 879 - 897

2. Fewer adhesions induced by laparoscopic surgery?

   • C. N. Gutt
   • T. Oniu
   • M. W. Büchler

   Review article 01 June 2004 Pages: 898 - 906

3. Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: Impact of experience on the results in 182 cases

   • J. D. W. van der Bilt
   • W. L. M. Kramer
   • N. M. A. Bax

   Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 907 - 909

   

4. Laparoscopic exploration of common bile duct in difficult choledocholithiasis

   • C. K. Tai
   • C. N. Tang
   • M. K. W. Li

   Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 910 - 914

5. Cardiovascular autonomic function in patients with hemodynamic instability at induction of capnoperitoneum: a case–control study

   • A. Alijani
   • G. B. Hanna
   • A. Cuschieri

   Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 915 - 918

   

6. Effect of intraabdominal pressure elevation and positioning on hemodynamic reponses during carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a prospective controlled clinical study

   • I. R. A. M. Mertens zur Borg
   • A. Lim
   • J. Klein

   Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 919 - 923

   

7. Enucleation of submucosal tumors of the esophagus: minimally invasive versus open approach

   • B. H. A. von Rahden
   • H. J. Stein
   • J. R. Siewert

   Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 924 - 930

   

8. Bronchoscopic palliation of primary lung cancer: Single or multimodality therapy?

   • R. S. Santos
   • Y. Raftopoulos
   • R. J. Landreneau

   Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 931 - 936

   

9. Evaluation of endoscopic and traditional open approaches to pheochromocytoma

   • A. M. Kazaryan
   • N. S. Kuznetsov
   • B. Edwin

   Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 937 - 941

10. Possibilities and limitations of current stereo-endoscopy

    • U. D. A Mueller-Richter
    • A. Limberger
    • M. Schilling

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 942 - 947

    

11. Short-term sleep deficits do not adversely affect acquisition of laparoscopic skills in a laboratory setting

    • A. Jensen
    • R. Milner
    • H. Grewal

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 948 - 953

    

12. Totally extraperitoneal repair of obturator hernia

    • K. Shapiro
    • S. Patel
    • G. Ferzli

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 954 - 956

    

13. Technical refinements in laparoscopic repair of childhood inguinal hernias

    • K. L. Chan
    • P. K. H. Tam

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 957 - 960

    

14. Effect of Endo-GIA vascular staple size on laparoscopic vessel sealing in a porcine model

    • A. El-Hakim
    • Y. Cai
    • B. R. Lee

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 961 - 963

15. Gastric motility after laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy, with or without preservation of the pylorus, for early gastric cancer, as assessed by digital dynamic x-ray imaging

    • T. Urushihara
    • K. Sumimoto
    • Y. Kuroda

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 964 - 968

    

16. Laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated appendicitis: an evaluation of postoperative factors

    • C. G. Ball
    • J. B. Kortbeek
    • P. Mitchell

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 969 - 973

17. Slip and damage properties of jaws of laparoscopic graspers

    • E. A. M. Heijnsdijk
    • H. de Visser
    • D. J. Gouma

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 974 - 979

    

18. The influence of force feedback and visual feedback in grasping tissue laparoscopicaUy

    • E. A. M. Heijnsdijk
    • A. Pasdeloup
    • D. J. Gouma

    OriginalPaper 01 June 2004 Pages: 980 - 985

19. Endoscopic robot-assisted extended thymectomy by subxiphoid approach with sternal lifting: Feasibility in the pig

    • P. F. A. Bakker
    • R. P. J. Budde
    • P. F. Gründeman

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 986 - 989

    

20. Prophylactic submucosal saline–adrenaline injection in colonoscopic polypectomy: Prospective randomized study

    • S. Dobrowolski
    • M. Dobosz
    • S. Hać

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 990 - 993

    

21. Laparoscopic management of surgical complications after a recent laparotomy

    • D. Rosin
    • O. Zmora
    • M. Shabtai

    Original article 01 June 2004 Pages: 994 - 996

22. Live broadcast of laparoscopic surgery to handheld computers

    • A. Gandsas
    • K. McIntire
    • A. Park

    New technology 01 June 2004 Pages: 997 - 1000

    

23. Use of a laparoscopic hand-assist device for accessory splenectomy

    • G. K. Kaban
    • D. R. Czerniach
    • D. E. M. Litwin

    Case report 01 June 2004 Pages: 1001 - 1001

    

24. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for inflammatory pseudotumor of the pancreas

    • B. G. DeRubertis
    • J. McGinty
    • T. J. Fahey III

    Case report 01 June 2004 Pages: 1001 - 1001

    

25. The versatile laparoscopic sponge

    • W. T. Ng

    Letter to the editor 01 June 2004 Pages: 1002 - 1003

26. The author replies

    • D. Maccabee

    Letter to the editor 01 June 2004 Pages: 1004 - 1004

27. Erratum to: Quality-of-life outcomes with laparoscopic vs open cholecystectomy

    • J. M. Quintana
    • J. Cabriada
    • A. Bilbao

    Erratum 01 June 2004 Pages: 1005 - 1005

28. News and notices

    Editorial Notes 01 June 2004 Pages: 1006 - 1009