Robot-assisted endoscopic surgery for thyroid cancer: experience with the first 100 patients Sang-Wook KangJong Ju JeongCheong Soo Park OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 2399 - 2406
Primary access-related complications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy via the closed technique: experience of a single surgical team over more than 15 years Prakash Kumar SasmalOm TantiaBimalendu Sen OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 2407 - 2415
Laparoscopy-assisted pancreas- and spleen-preserving total gastrectomy for gastric cancer as compared with open total gastrectomy Shinichi SakuramotoShiro KikuchiMasahiko Watanabe OriginalPaper 06 March 2009 Pages: 2416 - 2423
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: safe implementation of successful strategies to reduce conversion rates Shiong-Wen LowShridhar Ganpathi IyerKrishnakumar Madhavan OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 2424 - 2429
Endoscopic augmentation of the esophagogastric junction with polymethylmethacrylate: durability, safety, and efficacy after 6 months in mini-pigs Fernando FornariCarmen P. F. FreitagSérgio G. S. Barros OriginalPaper 28 February 2009 Pages: 2430 - 2437
Management of recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax after thoracoscopic surgery: should observation, drainage, redo thoracoscopy, or thoracotomy be used? Jin-Shing ChenHsao-Hsun HsuYung-Chie Lee OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 2438 - 2444
Embryonic natural orifice transumbilical endoscopic surgery (E-NOTES) for adnexal tumors Myong Cheol LimTae-Joong KimSang-Soo Seo OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2445 - 2449
A high-resolution, three-dimensional thin endoscope for fetal surgery E. KobayashiT. AndoT. Chiba OriginalPaper 14 March 2009 Pages: 2450 - 2453
Conversion in laparoscopic surgery: does intraoperative complication influence outcome? Chunkang YangSteven D. WexnerDana R. Sands OriginalPaper 25 March 2009 Pages: 2454 - 2458
Use of routine intraoperative endoscopy in elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery: can it further avoid anastomotic failure? Vicky Ka Ming LiSteven D. WexnerDana R. Sands OriginalPaper 20 March 2009 Pages: 2459 - 2465
Video-assisted mediastinoscopy as a therapeutic tool Nicolas VenissacDaniel PopJérôme Mouroux OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2466 - 2472
The impact of a high body mass index on laparoscopy assisted gastrectomy for gastric cancer Hyuk-Joon LeeHyung-Ho KimKorean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study (KLASS) Group OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2473 - 2479
Thermal spread and heat absorbance differences between open and laparoscopic surgeries during energized dissections by electrosurgical instruments C. SongB. TangA. Cuschieri OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 2480 - 2487
Symptomatic gallstones after sleeve gastrectomy Vicky Ka Ming LiNestor PulidoRaul J. Rosenthal OriginalPaper 04 April 2009 Pages: 2488 - 2492
Surgical simulation in Africa: the feasibility and impact of a 3-day fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery course Allan OkrainecLloyd SmithGeorges Azzie OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2493 - 2498
Long-term results of hiatal hernia mesh repair and antireflux laparoscopic surgery E. SoricelliN. BassoM. Cipriano OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2499 - 2504
Omission of the calibration bougie in laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia Ada NgDavid YongGarett S. Smith OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2505 - 2508
Time-dependent morphologic change in depressed-type early gastric cancer Jong Pil ImSang Gyun KimIn Sung Song OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 2509 - 2514
An apical symphysial technique using a wide absorbable mesh placed on the apex for primary spontaneous pneumothorax Kozo Nakanishi OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 2515 - 2521
Anatomical measurements of the gastric cardia in obese patients A. Katherine HindleFlorencia GonzalezFred Brody OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2522 - 2524
Patient factors predictive of 24-h pH normalization following endoluminal gastroplication for GERD Yashodhan S. KhajancheeMichael UjikiLee L. Swanstrom OriginalPaper 09 May 2009 Pages: 2525 - 2530
Preoperative bariatric screening and treatment of Helicobacter pylori Charles W. Hartin Jr.Daniel S. ReMineTananchai A. Lucktong OriginalPaper 15 May 2009 Pages: 2531 - 2534
Framing family conversation after early diagnosis of iatrogenic injury and incidental findings Limaris BarriosShawn TsudaDaniel B. Jones OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2535 - 2542
Effect of different intra-abdominal pressure levels on QT dispersion in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy Yahya EkiciHuseyin BozbasMehmet Haberal OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 2543 - 2549
Totally NOTES (T-NOTES) transvaginal cholecystectomy using two endoscopes: preliminary report Luiz Henrique de SousaJosé Américo Gomides de SousaRicardo Zorron OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2550 - 2555
Laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy: a safety and feasibility study of 19 cases Xiu-Jun CaiYi-Fan WangXiao Liang OriginalPaper 04 April 2009 Pages: 2556 - 2562
Severe complication of laparoscopic mesh hiatoplasty for paraesophageal hernia Nico ZügelReinhold A. LangThomas P. Hüttl OriginalPaper 14 May 2009 Pages: 2563 - 2567
Endoscopic resection of ampullary neoplasms: a single-center experience Min Kyu JungChang Min ChoYong Hwan Choi OriginalPaper 10 April 2009 Pages: 2568 - 2574
Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal tumors: experience at Korea’s National Cancer Center Woon Kyung JeongJi Won ParkSeung-Yong Jeong OriginalPaper 04 April 2009 Pages: 2575 - 2579
Peritonitis from peg tube insertion in surgical intensive care unit patients: identification of risk factors and clinical outcomes Rachit D. ShahNabil TariqRandy Janczyk OriginalPaper 09 May 2009 Pages: 2580 - 2586
Endoscopic identification of the jejunum facilitates minimally invasive jejunostomy tube insertion in selected cases Niazy M. Selim OriginalPaper 09 April 2009 Pages: 2587 - 2590
Laparoscopic remnant gastrectomy as a novel approach for treatment of gastrogastric fistula Jayaraj SalimathRaul J. RosenthalSamuel Szomstein Dynamic Manuscript 22 May 2009 Pages: 2591 - 2595
Development of a compact laparoscope manipulator (P-arm) Mitsugu SekimotoAtsushi NishikawaMasaki Mori New Technology 09 April 2009 Pages: 2596 - 2604
Totally laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy: a simple and safe technique for intracorporeal anastomosis Hiroki AkamatsuTakeshi OmoriToshirou Nishida Technique 06 March 2009 Pages: 2605 - 2609
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using flexible endoscopy: saline infiltration gallbladder fossa dissection technique John N. AfthinosGlenn J. ForresterJulio A. Teixeira Technique 19 March 2009 Pages: 2610 - 2614
Laparoscopic resection of left liver segments using the intrahepatic Glissonian approach M. A. C. MachadoF. F. MakdissiM. C. C Machado Technique 19 March 2009 Pages: 2615 - 2619
Laparoscopic antireflux procedures with hepatic shoulder technique for the surgical management of large paraesophageal hernias and gastroesophageal reflux disease Philippe J. QuiliciCarie McVayAlexander Tovar Technique 10 April 2009 Pages: 2620 - 2623
Intracorporeal circular stapling esophagojejunostomy using the transorally inserted anvil (OrVil™) after laparoscopic total gastrectomy Oh JeongYoung Kyu Park Technique 03 April 2009 Pages: 2624 - 2630
Single-incision multiport laparoendoscopic (SIMPLE) surgery: early evaluation of SIMPLE cholecystectomy in a community setting Athanassios C. PetrotosBruce M. Molinelli Technique 06 March 2009 Pages: 2631 - 2634