1. Bioinformatics: a helpmate in the endoscopic age

   • F. L. Greene

   Editorial 27 May 2004 Pages: 1011 - 1012

2. Laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer: a meta-analysis

   • H. Lau

   Review article 12 May 2004 Pages: 1013 - 1021

   

3. Stress response to laparoscopic surgery: a review

   • M. Buunen
   • M. Gholghesaei
   • N. D. Bouvy

   Review article 12 May 2004 Pages: 1022 - 1028

   

4. Optimal management of the morbidly obese patient SAGES appropriateness conference statement

   • D. B. Jones
   • D. A. Provost
   • B. Schirmer

   Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1029 - 1037

   

5. Changes in GERD symptom scores correlate with improvement in esophageal acid exposure after the Stretta procedure

   • G. Triadafilopoulos

   Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1038 - 1044

   

6. Mid term analysis of safety and quality of life after the laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernia

   • E. M. Targarona
   • J. Novell
   • M. Trias

   Original article 10 June 2004 Pages: 1045 - 1050

   

7. Prevention of recurrence by reinforcement of hiatal closure using ligamentum teres in laparoscopic repair of large hiatal hernias

   • G. Varga
   • L. Cseke
   • Ö. P. Horváth

   Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1051 - 1053

   

8. Laparoscopic lateral pancreaticojejunostomy: our experience of 17 cases

   • O. Tantia
   • M. K. Jindal
   • B. Sen

   Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1054 - 1057

   

9. Improving laparoscopy in embalmed cadavers: a new method with a lateral abdominal wall muscle section

   • J. Nebot-Cegarra
   • E. Macarulla-Sanz

   Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1058 - 1062

   

10. Appendix tumors in the era of laparoscopic appendectomy

    • P. Bucher
    • Z. Mathe
    • Ph. Morel

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1063 - 1066

11. Minilaparoscopy in the diagnosis of peritoneal tumor spread: prospective controlled comparison with computed tomography

    • U. Denzer
    • S. Hoffmann
    • A. W. Lohse

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1067 - 1070

    

12. Laparoscopic-assited colectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis

    • J. -L. Martínez
    • H. Rivas
    • A. M. Lacy

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1071 - 1074

13. The value of endosonographic rectal carcinoma staging in routine diagnostics: a 10-year analysis

    • W. K. H. Kauer
    • L. Prantl
    • J. R. Siewert

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1075 - 1078

14. Preperitoneal bupivacaine attenuates pain following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

    • A. Bar-Dayan
    • M. Natour
    • J. Kuriansky

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1079 - 1081

    

15. Incidence of clinically evident deep venous thrombosis after Laroscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass

    • Q. H. Gonzalez
    • D. S. Tishler
    • R. H. Clements

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1082 - 1084

16. A nickel–titanium memory-shape device for colonic anastomosis in laparoscopic surgery

    • I. Nudelman
    • V. Fuko
    • S. Lelcuk

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1085 - 1089

    

17. Changes in the blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and cytokine profile during laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy

    • M. Schietroma
    • F. Carlei
    • G. Amicucci

    Original article 12 May 2004 Pages: 1090 - 1096

    

18. Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy with operative ultrasound localization of the adenoma

    • M. R. Kell
    • K. J. Sweeney
    • T. F. Gorey

    Original article 12 May 2004 Pages: 1097 - 1098

    

19. Patient anxiety and experiences associated with an outpatient “one-stop” “see and treat” hysteroscopy clinic

    • J. K. Gupta
    • T. J. Clark
    • H. Pattison

    Original article 12 May 2004 Pages: 1099 - 1104

    

20. Results after endoscopic treatment of postoperative upper gastrointestinal fistulas and leaks using combined Vicryl plug and fibrin glue

    • S. Truong
    • G. Böhm
    • V. Schumpelick

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1105 - 1108

    

21. Laparoscopic identification of pelvic nerves in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis

    • E. Volpi
    • A. Ferrero
    • P. Sismondi

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1109 - 1112

    

22. Port-site metastasis after CO₂ pneumoperitoneum

    • Y. Hirabayashi
    • K. Yamaguchi
    • S. Kitano

    Original article 12 May 2004 Pages: 1113 - 1117

    

23. Ergonomic assessment of the static stress confronted by surgeons during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • A. Vereczkei
    • H. Feussner
    • Ö. P. Horváth

    Original article 12 May 2004 Pages: 1118 - 1122

    

24. Outcome after intra- and extra-corporeal laparoscopic appendectomy techniques

    • S. A. Suttie
    • S. Seth
    • A. A. Mahomed

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1123 - 1125

25. Laparoscopic flip-flap hernioplasty: an innovative technique for pediatric hernia surgery

    • K. F. Yip
    • P. K. H. Tam
    • M. K. W. Li

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1126 - 1129

    

26. Laparoscopy as a prognostic factor in curative resection for node positive colorectal cancer: Results for a single-institution nonrandomized prospective trial

    • L. Capussotti
    • P. Massucco
    • D. Zorzi

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1130 - 1135

    

27. Robot-assisted minimally invasive Kasai portoenterostomy: a survival porcine study

    • A. Lorincz
    • C. G. Knight
    • M. D. Klein

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1136 - 1139

    

28. Thrombosis in the portal venous system after elective laparoscopic splenectomy

    • A. Pietrabissa
    • C. Moretto
    • F. Mosca

    Original article 27 May 2004 Pages: 1140 - 1143

29. Primary inguinal hernia repair: open or laparoscopic, that is the question

    • J. D. Mellinger
    • E. L. Felix

    Point/Counterpoint 27 May 2004 Pages: 1144 - 1148

30. Three-dimensional monitor in endoscopic surgery

    • N. Ishikawa
    • M. Oda
    • G. Watanabe

    New technology 12 May 2004 Pages: 1149 - 1150

    

31. Laparoscopically guided transperitoneal percutaneous nephrolithotomy for calculi in pelvic ectopic kidneys

    • P. N. Maheshwari
    • D. S. Bhandarkar
    • R. S. Shah

    Case report 02 April 2004 Pages: 1151 - 1151

    

32. Long-term quality-of-life assessment after laparoscopic and classic cholecystectomy

    • A. Lachinski
    • A. Vingerhoets
    • T. Stefaniak

    Letter to the editor 12 May 2004 Pages: 1152 - 1153

33. The authors reply

    • Ö. Topçu
    • F. Karakayali
    • N. Aras

    Letter to the editor 27 May 2004 Pages: 1154 - 1155

34. Protection of trocar sites from gallbladder cancer implantation by sodium hyaluronate carboxymethylcellulose-based bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm) in a murine model

    • T. Sasaki
    • H. Shimura
    • S. Ikeda

    Erratum Pages: 1156 - 1156

35. New and notices

    • Springer-Verlag

    Announcements Pages: 1157 - 1160