Patient reported outcomes: Cinderella subject, no more Alfred Cuschieri Editorial 01 March 2007 Pages: 501 - 502
Patient-reported outcomes. How important are they? D. KorolijaS. Wood-DauphineeR. Pointner Review Article 03 March 2007 Pages: 503 - 507
Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: are transfascial sutures necessary? A review of the literature K. A. LeBlanc Review Article 08 February 2007 Pages: 508 - 513
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a review David A. EdelmanChoichi Sugawa Review 09 February 2007 Pages: 514 - 520
Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy Edward H. ChinDavid HazzanMichael Edye OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 521 - 526
Italian multicentric survey on laparoscopic spleen surgery in the pediatric population G. MattioliA. Pini PratoV. Jasonni OriginalPaper 08 February 2007 Pages: 527 - 531
Transoral diverticulostomy with a modified Endo-Gia stapler: results after 4 years of experience R. A. LangF. W. SpelsbergT. P. Hüttl OriginalPaper 20 December 2006 Pages: 532 - 536
Remote telepresence surgery: the Canadian experience M. Anvari OriginalPaper 06 February 2007 Pages: 537 - 541
Laparoscopic antireflux surgery: Tailoring the hiatal closure to the size of hiatal surface area F. A. GranderathU. M. SchweigerR. Pointner EAES Meeting Oral Article 14 November 2006 Pages: 542 - 548
The effect of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication on laryngeal findings and voice quality F. OgutS. ErsinS. Bor OriginalPaper 07 February 2007 Pages: 549 - 554
Laparoscopic versus open incisional hernia repair S. OlmiA. ScainiE. Croce OriginalPaper 16 February 2007 Pages: 555 - 559
Endoscopic ablation of intestinal metaplasia containing high-grade dysplasia in esophagectomy patients using a balloon-based ablation system C. D. SmithP. A. BejaranoB. J. Dunkin OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 560 - 569
Impact of previous abdominal surgery on laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis Jiann-Ming WuHeng-Fu LinShih-Horng Huang OriginalPaper 14 November 2006 Pages: 570 - 573
Endoscopic band ligation of small gastric stromal tumors and follow-up by endoscopic ultrasonography Siyu SunNan GeQingjie Lü OriginalPaper 14 November 2006 Pages: 574 - 578
Outcomes analysis of laparoscopic resection of pancreatic neoplasms R. A. PierceJ. A. SpitlerB. D. Matthews OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 579 - 586
Transthoracic repair of Morgagni’s hernia V. AmbrogiD. ForcellaT. C. Mineo OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 587 - 591
A prospective randomized comparison of two instruments for dissection and vessel sealing in laparoscopic colorectal surgery M. HübnerD. HahnloserN. Demartines OriginalPaper 06 February 2007 Pages: 592 - 594
Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair under epidural anesthesia: a detailed evaluation Pawanindra LalP. PhilipsV. K. Ramteke OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 595 - 601
Intraperitoneal aerosolization of bupivacaine reduces postoperative pain in laparoscopic surgery: a randomized prospective controlled double-blinded clinical trial N. A. AlkhamesiD. H. PeckA. W. Darzi OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 602 - 606
Comparison of dexamethasone, metoclopramide, and their combination in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy V. Nesek-AdamE. Grizelj-StojčićA. Smiljanić OriginalPaper 07 February 2007 Pages: 607 - 612
Perioperative outcome after laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors: an analysis of 521 cases E. BerberA. E. Siperstein OriginalPaper 08 February 2007 Pages: 613 - 618
Laparoscopic liver resection: results for 70 patients I. DagherJ. M. ProskeD. Franco OriginalPaper 08 February 2007 Pages: 619 - 624
Endoscopic endoluminal radiofrequency ablation of Barrett’s esophagus in patients with fundoplications N. HubbardV. Velanovich OriginalPaper 16 February 2007 Pages: 625 - 628
Tissue ingrowth and bowel adhesion formation in an animal comparative study: polypropylene versus Proceed versus Parietex Composite B. P. JacobN. J. HogleD. L. Fowler OriginalPaper 07 February 2007 Pages: 629 - 633
Recurrent inguinal hernia: randomized multicenter trial comparing laparoscopic and Lichtenstein repair A. EklundC. RudbergA. Montgomery OriginalPaper 16 February 2007 Pages: 634 - 640
Evaluation of acellular human dermis reinforcement of the crural closure in patients with difficult hiatal hernias E. LeeM. M. FrisellaL. M. Brunt OriginalPaper 08 February 2007 Pages: 641 - 645
Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) hernia repair: surgical phases and complications F. LovisettoS. ZontaM. Longoni OriginalPaper 14 November 2006 Pages: 646 - 652
Major surgical trauma induces proteolysis of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in transgenic mice and is associated with a rapid increase in circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 A. BelizonI. KirmanR. L. Whelan OriginalPaper 13 December 2006 Pages: 653 - 658
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty: results of a 2-year follow-up study M. GoergenK. ArapisJ. S. Azagra OriginalPaper 16 December 2006 Pages: 659 - 664
A comparison of 399 open and 568 laparoscopic gastric bypasses performed during a 4-year period N. SekharA. TorquatiW. O. Richards OriginalPaper 07 February 2007 Pages: 665 - 668
Reverse-alignment surgical skills assessment Jon C. GouldJames Frydman SAGES 2006 Oral Article 07 February 2007 Pages: 669 - 671
A reliable method for monitoring intraabdominal pressure during natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery M. F. McGeeM. J. RosenJ. Ponsky OriginalPaper 07 February 2007 Pages: 672 - 676
Evaluating an optimal gastric closure method for transgastric surgery M. RyouR. PaiC. Thompson OriginalPaper 08 December 2006 Pages: 677 - 680
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) as a diagnostic tool in the intensive care unit Raymond P. OndersMichael F. McGeeJeffrey Ponsky OriginalPaper 16 February 2007 Pages: 681 - 683
Optimal port placement and enhanced guidance in robotically assisted cardiac surgery R. BauernschmittM. FeuersteinR. Lange New Technology 16 December 2006 Pages: 684 - 687
Percutaneous treatment of giant abdominal hydatid cysts Julian E. LosanoffScott A. GruberMarc D. Basson Letter to the Editor 07 February 2007 Pages: 688 - 689
Adverse effects of porcine small intestine submucosa (SIS) implants in experimental ventral hernia repair F. CatenaL. AnsaloniA. Pinna Letter to the Editor 16 December 2006 Pages: 690 - 690
Further modification of technique for laparoscopic placement of drain following cholecystectomy A. HaqB. RibeiroL. Cook Letter to the editor 06 February 2007 Pages: 691 - 692