Journey of the carbon-literate and climate-conscious endosurgeon having a head, heart, hands, and holistic sense of responsibility Brij B. Agarwal Editorial 31 October 2008 Pages: 2539 - 2540
Is smaller necessarily better? A systematic review comparing the effects of minilaparoscopic and conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy on patient outcomes Rory McCloyDelia RandallEdmund A. M. Neugebauer Review 20 September 2008 Pages: 2541 - 2553
Bands and bypasses: 30-day morbidity and mortality of bariatric surgical procedures as assessed by prospective, multi-center, risk-adjusted ACS-NSQIP data Robert T. LancasterMatthew M. Hutter OriginalPaper 20 September 2008 Pages: 2554 - 2563
Laparoscopic versus open liver segmentectomy: prospective, case-matched, intention-to-treat analysis of clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness Francesco M. PolignanoAaron J. QuynIain S. Tait OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 2564 - 2570
A study of intragastric and intravesicular pressure changes during rest, coughing, weight lifting, retching, and vomiting Atif IqbalMumnoon HaiderCharles J. Filipi OriginalPaper 23 September 2008 Pages: 2571 - 2575
Laparoscopic resection for endoscopically unresectable colorectal polyps: analysis of 525 patients Frank BenedixFerdinand KöckerlingHubert Scheidbach OriginalPaper 15 July 2008 Pages: 2576 - 2582
Laparoscopic gastric resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumors Jennifer A. SextonRichard A. PierceBrent D. Matthews OriginalPaper 06 March 2008 Pages: 2583 - 2587
Feasibility of laparoscopic techniques as the surgical approach of choice for primary colorectal cancer Seok-Byung LimHyo Seong ChoiJae-Gahb Park OriginalPaper 06 March 2008 Pages: 2588 - 2595
Does the extraction-site location in laparoscopic colorectal surgery have an impact on incisional hernia rates? Ravinder SinghAlex OmiccioliCraig McKinley OriginalPaper 18 March 2008 Pages: 2596 - 2600
Obesity should not influence the management of appendicitis S. TowfighF. ChenR. J. Mason OriginalPaper 18 March 2008 Pages: 2601 - 2605
Routine ileal intubation during screening colonoscopy: a useful maneuver? Gregory KennedyDavid LarsonMark Larson OriginalPaper 18 March 2008 Pages: 2606 - 2608
Incorporation of proficiency criteria for basic laparoscopic skills training: how does it work? E. G. G. VerdaasdonkJ. DankelmanL. P. S. Stassen OriginalPaper Open access 04 April 2008 Pages: 2609 - 2615
Cold nebulization used to prevent heat loss during laparoscopic surgery: an experimental study in pigs Herve SchlotterbeckRoland SchaefferPierre Diemunsch OriginalPaper 18 March 2008 Pages: 2616 - 2620
Time-efficient laparoscopic skills assessment using an augmented-reality simulator J. Adam OostemaMatthew P. AbdelJon C. Gould OriginalPaper 18 March 2008 Pages: 2621 - 2624
Impact of conversion on the long-term outcome in laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer Albert C. Y. ChanJensen T. C. PoonWai Lun Law OriginalPaper 23 February 2008 Pages: 2625 - 2630
Conversion of laparoscopic colon resection does not affect survival in colon cancer Jan FrankoSteven A. FasslerD. Mark Zebley OriginalPaper 23 February 2008 Pages: 2631 - 2634
Thrombosis of the Lap-Band system Danny A. SherwinterColin J. PowersJune Warman OriginalPaper 23 February 2008 Pages: 2635 - 2637
Limb performance and patient satisfaction after radial artery harvesting: endoscopic versus open techniques Benjamin MedalionAvraham FuksEyal Porat OriginalPaper 21 February 2008 Pages: 2638 - 2642
A defunctioning stoma significantly prolongs the length of stay in laparoscopic colorectal resection Mark T. CartmellOliver M. JonesT. D. Cecil OriginalPaper 23 February 2008 Pages: 2643 - 2647
CO2 pneumoperitoneum increases systemic but not local tumor spread after intraperitoneal murine neuroblastoma spillage in mice Martin MetzelderJoachim KueblerBenno Manfred Ure OriginalPaper 13 February 2008 Pages: 2648 - 2653
Transparent hood attached to the colonoscope: does it really work for all types of colonoscopes? Takashi ShidaYosuke KatsuuraMasaru Miyazaki OriginalPaper 23 February 2008 Pages: 2654 - 2658
Evaluation of real-time infrared intraoperative cholangiography in a porcine model Jack J. LiuMehrdad AlemozaffarEric Elster OriginalPaper 18 March 2008 Pages: 2659 - 2664
Long-term outcome after laparoscopic wedge resection for early gastric cancer Isao NozakiYoshirou KuboShigemitsu Takashima Original Paper 25 March 2008 Pages: 2665 - 2669
Laparoscopic treatment of metabolic syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus A. L. DePaulaA. L. V. MacedoV. Schraibman OriginalPaper 18 March 2008 Pages: 2670 - 2678
Biomechanical properties of lightweight versus heavyweight meshes for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair and their impact on recurrence rates Christian HollinskySimone SandbergSabine Seidler OriginalPaper 29 April 2008 Pages: 2679 - 2685
Laparoscopic entry techniques: clinical guideline, national survey, and medicolegal ramifications Rajesh VarmaJanesh K. Gupta OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 2686 - 2697
What a signature adds to the consent process Peter NearyRonan A. CahillH. P. Redmond OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 2698 - 2704
Endoscopic characteristics of gastric adenomas suggesting carcinomatous transformation Min Kyu JungSeong Woo JeonHan Ik Bae OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 2705 - 2711
Assessing patient-reported outcomes of cholecystectomy in short-stay surgery Eva Maria BitzerChristoph LorenzAlf Trojan OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 2712 - 2719
Delayed laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis with severe fibrotic adhesions Atsushi HoriuchiYuji WatanabeKanji Kawachi OriginalPaper 04 April 2008 Pages: 2720 - 2723
Trocar-site hernia as a typical postoperative complication of minimally invasive surgery among preschool children K. PayaJ. WurmS. Puig OriginalPaper 13 February 2008 Pages: 2724 - 2727
Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for obstructed defecation syndrome J. W. van den EsschertA. A. W. van GelovenM. F. Gerhards OriginalPaper Open access 05 March 2008 Pages: 2728 - 2732
Transvaginal endoscopic partial gastrectomy in porcine models: the role of an extra endoscope for gastric control Kiyokazu NakajimaTsuyoshi TakahashiToshirou Nishida Technique 24 September 2008 Pages: 2733 - 2736
Laparoscopic revision of Nissen fundoplication to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese patients Kambiz ZainabadiAnita P. CourcoulasIoannis Raftopoulos Dynamic Manuscript 25 March 2008 Pages: 2737 - 2740
Upper mediastinal lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer through a thoracoscopic approach Atsushi ItamiGo WatanabeYoshiharu Sakai Video 24 September 2008 Pages: 2741 - 2741
Prone thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation for postsurgical chylothorax Peter M. DenkPrakash GattaLee L. Swanström Video 24 September 2008 Pages: 2742 - 2742
Robot-assisted laparoscopy in gynecologic oncology Eric LambaudieG. HouvenaeghelJ. L. Blache New Technology 24 September 2008 Pages: 2743 - 2747
Modified hemi-double-stapling technique combined with the temporal abdominal wall-lift method for performing Billroth I anastomosis after laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy Hidenori FujiiToshiharu AotakeToshio Matsushita Technique 07 March 2008 Pages: 2748 - 2752
Robot-assisted laparoscopic total and partial gastric resection with D2 lymph node dissection for adenocarcinoma Alberto PatritiGraziano CeccarelliLuciano Casciola Technique 24 September 2008 Pages: 2753 - 2760
Female gender may give rise to difficulties in endoscopic and laparoscopic biliary surgery J. M. GrönroosS. LaineR. Gullichsen Letter 21 September 2008 Pages: 2761 - 2762
Transvaginal laparoscopic cholecystectomy: endoscopically assisted Mario AlessianiCostanza AlvisiPaolo Dionigi Letter 24 September 2008 Pages: 2763 - 2764
Letter in response to Ihedioha U, Mackay G, Leung E, Molloy RG, O’Dwyer PJ (2007) Laparoscopic colorectal resection does not reduce incisional hernia rates when compared with open colorectal resection. Surg Endosc 22:689–692 Alec EngledowDavid Oreilly Letter 27 September 2008 Pages: 2765 - 2766
