NOTES: of caution Jeffrey L. PonskyMichael J. RosenBenjamin K. Poulose Editorial 28 May 2008 Pages: 1561 - 1562
The malignant adenoma: when to operate and when to watch Peter J. MitchellNajib Y. Haboubi Review 25 March 2008 Pages: 1563 - 1569
The role of three-dimensional endoluminal ultrasound imaging in the evaluation of anorectal diseases: a review Gianpiero GravantePasquale Giordano Review 10 April 2008 Pages: 1570 - 1578
SAGES 2007 rural surgery panel Thomas A. Broughan SAGES 2007 Rural Surgery Panel 24 April 2008 Pages: 1579 - 1581
Challenges of rural surgery Peter S. Hedberg SAGES 2007 Rural Surgery Panel 10 April 2008 Pages: 1582 - 1583
Attempting to address the needs of rural surgeons Charles F. Rinker SAGES 2007 Rural Surgery Panel 24 April 2008 Pages: 1584 - 1585
Profile of the rural surgeon L. William Traverso SAGES 2007 Rural Surgery Panel 28 May 2008 Pages: 1586 - 1588
Experiment in frontier surgery Stephen E. Olson SAGES 2007 Rural Surgery Panel 10 May 2008 Pages: 1589 - 1591
Rural surgery and surgical education Randall S. Zuckerman SAGES 2007 Rural Surgery Panel 24 April 2008 Pages: 1592 - 1592
Rural general surgeons: manpower and demographics Dana Christian Lynge SAGES 2007 Rural Surgery Panel 24 April 2008 Pages: 1593 - 1594
A randomized comparison of primary closure and T-tube drainage of the common bile duct after laparoscopic choledochotomy Zhang LeidaBie PingHe Yu OriginalPaper 18 January 2008 Pages: 1595 - 1600
Robotic tumor-specific mesorectal excison of rectal cancer: short-term outcome of a pilot randomized trial S. H. BaikY. T. KoC. H. Cho OriginalPaper 13 February 2008 Pages: 1601 - 1608
Reliable gastric closure after natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) using a novel automated flexible stapling device O. R. MeirelesS. V. KantsevoyM. R. Marohn OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 1609 - 1613
How much feedback is necessary for learning to suture? A. O’ConnorS. D. SchwaitzbergC. G. L. Cao OriginalPaper 01 November 2007 Pages: 1614 - 1619
Biochemical predictors for absence of common bile duct stones in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy Ming-Hsun YangTien-Hua ChenYi-Ming Shyr OriginalPaper 14 November 2007 Pages: 1620 - 1624
Evaluation of DualMesh for repair of large hiatus hernia in a porcine model G. S. SmithE. J. HazebroekC. J. Martin OriginalPaper 14 November 2007 Pages: 1625 - 1631
Laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcers: The simple “one-stitch” suture with omental patch technique Kyo-Young SongTaeg-Hyun KimCho-Hyun Park OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1632 - 1635
Transfer validity of laparoscopic knot-tying training on a VR simulator to a realistic environment: A randomized controlled trial E. G. G. VerdaasdonkJ. DankelmanL. P. S. Stassen OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1636 - 1642
Thoracoscopic ligation versus coil occlusion for patent ductus arteriosus: A matched cohort study of outcomes and cost Sanjeev DuttaAlexandra MihailovicBrian H. Cameron OriginalPaper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1643 - 1648
Laparoscopic versus small-incision cholecystectomy: Health status in a blind randomised trial Frederik KeusJolanda de VriesCornelis J. H. M. van Laarhoven OriginalPaper Open access 11 December 2007 Pages: 1649 - 1659
Long-term quality of life after endoscopic dilation of strictured colorectal or colocolonic anastomoses T. Nguyen-TangO. HuberJ. M. Dumonceau OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1660 - 1666
Transumbilical laparoscopically assisted appendectomy in children S. Visnjic OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1667 - 1671
A novel method for artery detection in laparoscopic surgery Hamed AkbariYukio KosugiKazunori Kihara OriginalPaper 20 December 2007 Pages: 1672 - 1677
Identification of significant difficulty of selective deep cannulation by a simple predictive model: an endoscopic scale for teaching ERCP Jaume BoixVicente Lorenzo-ZúñigaMiquel Angel Gassull OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1678 - 1685
Nonsurgical skills do not predict baseline scores in inanimate box or virtual-reality trainers Atul K. MadanJason L. HarperDavid S. Tichansky OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1686 - 1689
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure performed with the da Vinci robot system: is it worth it? G. HubensL. BalliuW. Vaneerdeweg OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1690 - 1696
The use of laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy for complicated cholelithiasis J. A. E. PhilipsD. A. LawesR. W. Motson OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1697 - 1700
Pain sensation and neuromuscular stimulation during argon plasma coagulation in gastrointestinal endoscopy A. EickhoffD. HartmannM. D. Enderle OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1701 - 1707
Laparoscopically assisted colectomy: a study of risk factors and predictors of open conversion P. Y. TanJ. H. StephensP. J. Hewett OriginalPaper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1708 - 1714
Transvaginal laparoscopic cholecystectomy: laparoscopically assisted Marc BesslerPeter D. StevensDennis Fowler Video 06 March 2008 Pages: 1715 - 1716
MA-NOS radical sigmoidectomy: report of a transvaginal resection in the human Antonio M. LacySalvadora DelgadoJosep Llach Technique 07 May 2008 Pages: 1717 - 1723
Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency-assisted segmental arterioportal vascular occlusion in laparoscopic segmental liver resection G. NavarraM. BartolottaA. Venneri Technique 11 December 2007 Pages: 1724 - 1728
Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastrointestinal stromal tumor dissection N. HikiY. YamamotoY. Seto Technique 12 December 2007 Pages: 1729 - 1735
Letter to the editor Brent W. MiedemaKlaus ThalerJ. Andres Astudillo Letter 24 April 2008 Pages: 1738 - 1738
Reply to: ‘Re: “The invisible cholecystectomy”’ Miguel A. CuestaFrits BerendsAlexander A. F. A. Veenhof Letter-Reply Open access 29 April 2008 Pages: 1739 - 1740