1. New horizons in colorectal cancer surgery

   • W. J. H. J. Meijerink
   • M. H. G. M. van der Pas
   • S. Meijer

   Editorial Open access 13 December 2008 Pages: 1 - 3

2. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a systematic review

   • Clarabelle T. Pham
   • Caryn L. Perera
   • Guy J. Maddern

   Review 15 October 2008 Pages: 4 - 15

3. The role of diagnostic laparoscopy for acute abdominal conditions: an evidence-based review

   • Dimitrios Stefanidis
   • William S. Richardson
   • Robert D. Fanelli

   Review 24 September 2008 Pages: 16 - 23

4. Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) applied totally to sigmoidectomy: an original technique with survival in a porcine model

   • Joel Leroy
   • Ronan A. Cahill
   • Jacques Marescaux

   OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 24 - 30

   

5. Epidural analgesia diminished pain but did not otherwise improve enhanced recovery after laparoscopic sigmoidectomy: a prospective randomized study

   • Pertti Turunen
   • Monika Carpelan-Holmström
   • Tom Scheinin

   OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 31 - 37

   

6. Clinical models are inaccurate in predicting bile duct stones in situ for patients with gallbladder

   • B. Topal
   • S. Fieuws
   • F. Penninckx

   OriginalPaper 04 April 2008 Pages: 38 - 44

   

7. Endoscopic resection of ampullary tumors: 12-year review of 21 cases

   • Jaume Boix
   • Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga
   • Miquel Angel Gassull

   OriginalPaper 09 April 2008 Pages: 45 - 49

   

8. Correlation of CO₂ pneumoperitoneal pressures between rodents and humans

   • Shmuel Avital
   • Refael Itah
   • Avi Weinbroum

   OriginalPaper 04 April 2008 Pages: 50 - 54

   

9. Evaluation of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary metastases: 11-years of experience

   • Shinsuke Saisho
   • Masao Nakata
   • Shigemitsu Takashima

   OriginalPaper 24 April 2008 Pages: 55 - 61

   

10. Laparoscopic total colectomy for colonic inertia: surgical and functional results

    • George Pinedo
    • Alejandro Jose Zarate
    • Álvaro Zúñiga

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 62 - 65

11. Validated robotic laparoscopic surgical training in a virtual-reality environment

    • Dimitrios Katsavelis
    • Ka-Chun Siu
    • Nick Stergiou

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 66 - 73

    

12. The fate of patients who undergo “preoperative” ERCP to clear known or suspected bile duct stones

    • M. F. Byrne
    • M. T. McLoughlin
    • J. Baillie

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 74 - 79

    

13. Transanal endoscopic operation for rectal lesions using two-dimensional visualization and standard endoscopic instruments: a prospective cohort study and comparison with the literature

    • D. H. Nieuwenhuis
    • W. A. Draaisma
    • E. C. J. Consten

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2008 Pages: 80 - 86

    

14. Laparoscopic colectomy is associated with decreased postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction

    • Oded Zmora
    • Eyal Hashavia
    • Danny Rosin

    OriginalPaper 25 April 2008 Pages: 87 - 89

    

15. Comparison of blood vessel sealing among new electrosurgical and ultrasonic devices

    • William L. Newcomb
    • William W. Hope
    • David A. Iannitti

    OriginalPaper 16 May 2008 Pages: 90 - 96

    

16. Previously unreported high-grade complications of adrenalectomy

    • Deron J. Tessier
    • Rafael Iglesias
    • L. Michael Brunt

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2008 Pages: 97 - 102

    

17. Transcutaneous laparoscopic hernia repair in children: a prospective review of 275 hernia repairs with minimum 2-year follow-up

    • Sanjeev Dutta
    • Craig Albanese

    OriginalPaper 05 June 2008 Pages: 103 - 107

    

18. Influence of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum environment on adhesion and metastasis of a human ovarian cancer cell line

    • X. Zhang
    • X. Guo
    • J. Zhao

    OriginalPaper 12 July 2008 Pages: 108 - 112

    

19. Results of a multicenter study of 1,057 cases of rectal cancer treated by laparoscopic surgery

    • Nobuyoshi Miyajima
    • Masaki Fukunaga
    • On Behalf of Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

    OriginalPaper 19 September 2008 Pages: 113 - 118

20. Comparison of oncological outcomes after laparoscopic transhiatal and open esophagectomy for T1 esophageal adenocarcinoma

    • Arin Kumar Saha
    • Christopher D. Sutton
    • Abeezar I. Sarela

    OriginalPaper 15 July 2008 Pages: 119 - 124

21. The role of video-assisted laparoscopy in management of patients with small bowel injuries in abdominal trauma

    • Viktor Sitnikov
    • Abdulkadir Yakubu
    • Michail Turbin

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 125 - 129

    

22. Construct validity of the ProMIS laparoscopic simulator

    • Michael G. C. Pellen
    • Liam F. Horgan
    • Stephen E. Attwood

    OriginalPaper 22 July 2008 Pages: 130 - 139

    

23. Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic drainage for pancreatic abscesses

    • Gary C. Vitale
    • Brian R. Davis
    • Robert Clemons

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 140 - 146

    

24. Laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery with and without neoadjuvant chemo-irradiation: a comparative study

    • Hester Y. S. Cheung
    • C. C. Chung
    • Michael K. W. Li

    OriginalPaper 19 September 2008 Pages: 147 - 152

    

25. Entirely laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma: lymph node yield and resection margins

    • Abeezar I. Sarela

    OriginalPaper 17 July 2008 Pages: 153 - 160

    

26. Simulation in laparoscopic surgery: a concurrent validity study for FLS

    • George Xeroulis
    • Adam Dubrowski
    • Ken Leslie

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 161 - 165

    

27. Total laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: prospective series of 82 patients

    • Jérémie H. Lefevre
    • Frédéric Bretagnol
    • Yves Panis

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 166 - 173

28. Laparoscopic ileal pouch–anal anastomosis reduces abdominal and pelvic adhesions

    • Adrian A. Indar
    • Jonathan E. Efron
    • Tonia M. Young-Fadok

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 174 - 177

29. Immunologic parameters during NOTES compared with laparoscopy in a randomized blinded porcine trial

    • Juliane Bingener
    • Naveen K. Krishnegowda
    • Joel E. Michalek

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 178 - 181

    

30. Ergonomic risk associated with assisting in minimally invasive surgery

    • Gyusung Lee
    • Tommy Lee
    • Adrian Park

    OriginalPaper 25 September 2008 Pages: 182 - 188

    

31. Pitfalls related to the use of endostaplers during video-assisted thoracic surgery

    • Dominique Gossot
    • Geoni Merlusca
    • Pierre Magdeleinat

    OriginalPaper 06 March 2008 Pages: 189 - 192

    

32. Critical evaluation of a novel DualMesh repair for large hiatal hernias

    • E. J. Hazebroek
    • Y. Koak
    • G. S. Smith

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2008 Pages: 193 - 196

    

33. A decision-making learning and assessment tool in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Sudip K. Sarker
    • Saif Rehman
    • Charles Vincent

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2008 Pages: 197 - 203

    

34. Does laparoscopic surgery decrease the risk of atrial fibrillation after foregut surgery?

    • Kiran K. Turaga
    • Kinjal U. Shah
    • Sumeet K. Mittal

    OriginalPaper 06 March 2008 Pages: 204 - 208

35. Computer-based laparoscopic and robotic surgical simulators: performance characteristics and perceptions of new users

    • David W. Lin
    • John R. Romanelli
    • Neal E. Seymour

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2008 Pages: 209 - 214

    

36. Thoracoscopic patch repair of a right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a neonate

    • Sohail R. Shah
    • George K. Gittes
    • Timothy D. Kane

    Multimedia Manuscript 15 July 2008 Pages: 215 - 215

37. Designing safety into the minimally invasive surgical revolution

    • John R. Clarke

    Commentary 25 September 2008 Pages: 216 - 220

    

38. Operative choledochoscopic laser lithotripsy for impacted intrahepatic gallstones: a novel surgical approach

    • Kenneth Bark
    • T. Clark Gamblin
    • David A. Geller

    Technique 10 May 2008 Pages: 221 - 224

    

39. Reply to Letter by Klaus and Weiss (00464-008-0163-y): Re: ‘Esophageal Dilation After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding’ (2008: 22(6)1482–1486)

    • Luca Milone
    • Marc Bessler

    Letter 15 October 2008 Pages: 225 - 226

40. Requirements for applying a case–control study model and clinical significance of changes in the visual analogue scale score in abdominal pain

    • Sandro Zonta
    • Michela De Martino
    • Paolo Dionigi

    Letter 15 October 2008 Pages: 227 - 228

41. News and notices

    News and notices 09 December 2008 Pages: 229 - 230