1. Robot-assisted endoscopic surgery for thyroid cancer: experience with the first 100 patients

   • Sang-Wook Kang
   • Jong Ju Jeong
   • Cheong Soo Park

   OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 2399 - 2406

   

2. Primary access-related complications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy via the closed technique: experience of a single surgical team over more than 15 years

   • Prakash Kumar Sasmal
   • Om Tantia
   • Bimalendu Sen

   OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 2407 - 2415

   

3. Laparoscopy-assisted pancreas- and spleen-preserving total gastrectomy for gastric cancer as compared with open total gastrectomy

   • Shinichi Sakuramoto
   • Shiro Kikuchi
   • Masahiko Watanabe

   OriginalPaper 06 March 2009 Pages: 2416 - 2423

4. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: safe implementation of successful strategies to reduce conversion rates

   • Shiong-Wen Low
   • Shridhar Ganpathi Iyer
   • Krishnakumar Madhavan

   OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 2424 - 2429

   

5. Endoscopic augmentation of the esophagogastric junction with polymethylmethacrylate: durability, safety, and efficacy after 6 months in mini-pigs

   • Fernando Fornari
   • Carmen P. F. Freitag
   • Sérgio G. S. Barros

   OriginalPaper 28 February 2009 Pages: 2430 - 2437

   

6. Management of recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax after thoracoscopic surgery: should observation, drainage, redo thoracoscopy, or thoracotomy be used?

   • Jin-Shing Chen
   • Hsao-Hsun Hsu
   • Yung-Chie Lee

   OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 2438 - 2444

   

7. Embryonic natural orifice transumbilical endoscopic surgery (E-NOTES) for adnexal tumors

   • Myong Cheol Lim
   • Tae-Joong Kim
   • Sang-Soo Seo

   OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2445 - 2449

   

8. A high-resolution, three-dimensional thin endoscope for fetal surgery

   • E. Kobayashi
   • T. Ando
   • T. Chiba

   OriginalPaper 14 March 2009 Pages: 2450 - 2453

   

9. Conversion in laparoscopic surgery: does intraoperative complication influence outcome?

   • Chunkang Yang
   • Steven D. Wexner
   • Dana R. Sands

   OriginalPaper 25 March 2009 Pages: 2454 - 2458

10. Use of routine intraoperative endoscopy in elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery: can it further avoid anastomotic failure?

    • Vicky Ka Ming Li
    • Steven D. Wexner
    • Dana R. Sands

    OriginalPaper 20 March 2009 Pages: 2459 - 2465

11. Video-assisted mediastinoscopy as a therapeutic tool

    • Nicolas Venissac
    • Daniel Pop
    • Jérôme Mouroux

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2466 - 2472

    

12. The impact of a high body mass index on laparoscopy assisted gastrectomy for gastric cancer

    • Hyuk-Joon Lee
    • Hyung-Ho Kim
    • Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study (KLASS) Group

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2473 - 2479

13. Thermal spread and heat absorbance differences between open and laparoscopic surgeries during energized dissections by electrosurgical instruments

    • C. Song
    • B. Tang
    • A. Cuschieri

    OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 2480 - 2487

    

14. Symptomatic gallstones after sleeve gastrectomy

    • Vicky Ka Ming Li
    • Nestor Pulido
    • Raul J. Rosenthal

    OriginalPaper 04 April 2009 Pages: 2488 - 2492

15. Surgical simulation in Africa: the feasibility and impact of a 3-day fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery course

    • Allan Okrainec
    • Lloyd Smith
    • Georges Azzie

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2493 - 2498

    

16. Long-term results of hiatal hernia mesh repair and antireflux laparoscopic surgery

    • E. Soricelli
    • N. Basso
    • M. Cipriano

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2499 - 2504

    

17. Omission of the calibration bougie in laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia

    • Ada Ng
    • David Yong
    • Garett S. Smith

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2505 - 2508

18. Time-dependent morphologic change in depressed-type early gastric cancer

    • Jong Pil Im
    • Sang Gyun Kim
    • In Sung Song

    OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 2509 - 2514

    

19. 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

    

20. Anatomical measurements of the gastric cardia in obese patients

    • A. Katherine Hindle
    • Florencia Gonzalez
    • Fred Brody

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2522 - 2524

21. Patient factors predictive of 24-h pH normalization following endoluminal gastroplication for GERD

    • Yashodhan S. Khajanchee
    • Michael Ujiki
    • Lee L. Swanstrom

    OriginalPaper 09 May 2009 Pages: 2525 - 2530

    

22. Preoperative bariatric screening and treatment of Helicobacter pylori

    • Charles W. Hartin Jr.
    • Daniel S. ReMine
    • Tananchai A. Lucktong

    OriginalPaper 15 May 2009 Pages: 2531 - 2534

23. Framing family conversation after early diagnosis of iatrogenic injury and incidental findings

    • Limaris Barrios
    • Shawn Tsuda
    • Daniel B. Jones

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2535 - 2542

    

24. Effect of different intra-abdominal pressure levels on QT dispersion in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Yahya Ekici
    • Huseyin Bozbas
    • Mehmet Haberal

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 2543 - 2549

    

25. Totally NOTES (T-NOTES) transvaginal cholecystectomy using two endoscopes: preliminary report

    • Luiz Henrique de Sousa
    • José Américo Gomides de Sousa
    • Ricardo Zorron

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 2550 - 2555

    

26. Laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy: a safety and feasibility study of 19 cases

    • Xiu-Jun Cai
    • Yi-Fan Wang
    • Xiao Liang

    OriginalPaper 04 April 2009 Pages: 2556 - 2562

    

27. Severe complication of laparoscopic mesh hiatoplasty for paraesophageal hernia

    • Nico Zügel
    • Reinhold A. Lang
    • Thomas P. Hüttl

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2009 Pages: 2563 - 2567

    

28. Endoscopic resection of ampullary neoplasms: a single-center experience

    • Min Kyu Jung
    • Chang Min Cho
    • Yong Hwan Choi

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2009 Pages: 2568 - 2574

    

29. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal tumors: experience at Korea’s National Cancer Center

    • Woon Kyung Jeong
    • Ji Won Park
    • Seung-Yong Jeong

    OriginalPaper 04 April 2009 Pages: 2575 - 2579

30. Peritonitis from peg tube insertion in surgical intensive care unit patients: identification of risk factors and clinical outcomes

    • Rachit D. Shah
    • Nabil Tariq
    • Randy Janczyk

    OriginalPaper 09 May 2009 Pages: 2580 - 2586

    

31. Endoscopic identification of the jejunum facilitates minimally invasive jejunostomy tube insertion in selected cases

    • Niazy M. Selim

    OriginalPaper 09 April 2009 Pages: 2587 - 2590

    

32. Laparoscopic remnant gastrectomy as a novel approach for treatment of gastrogastric fistula

    • Jayaraj Salimath
    • Raul J. Rosenthal
    • Samuel Szomstein

    Dynamic Manuscript 22 May 2009 Pages: 2591 - 2595

    

33. Development of a compact laparoscope manipulator (P-arm)

    • Mitsugu Sekimoto
    • Atsushi Nishikawa
    • Masaki Mori

    New Technology 09 April 2009 Pages: 2596 - 2604

    

34. Totally laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy: a simple and safe technique for intracorporeal anastomosis

    • Hiroki Akamatsu
    • Takeshi Omori
    • Toshirou Nishida

    Technique 06 March 2009 Pages: 2605 - 2609

    

35. Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using flexible endoscopy: saline infiltration gallbladder fossa dissection technique

    • John N. Afthinos
    • Glenn J. Forrester
    • Julio A. Teixeira

    Technique 19 March 2009 Pages: 2610 - 2614

    

36. Laparoscopic resection of left liver segments using the intrahepatic Glissonian approach

    • M. A. C. Machado
    • F. F. Makdissi
    • M. C. C Machado

    Technique 19 March 2009 Pages: 2615 - 2619

    

37. Laparoscopic antireflux procedures with hepatic shoulder technique for the surgical management of large paraesophageal hernias and gastroesophageal reflux disease

    • Philippe J. Quilici
    • Carie McVay
    • Alexander Tovar

    Technique 10 April 2009 Pages: 2620 - 2623

    

38. Intracorporeal circular stapling esophagojejunostomy using the transorally inserted anvil (OrVil™) after laparoscopic total gastrectomy

    • Oh Jeong
    • Young Kyu Park

    Technique 03 April 2009 Pages: 2624 - 2630

    

39. Single-incision multiport laparoendoscopic (SIMPLE) surgery: early evaluation of SIMPLE cholecystectomy in a community setting

    • Athanassios C. Petrotos
    • Bruce M. Molinelli

    Technique 06 March 2009 Pages: 2631 - 2634

    

40. News and Notices

    News and notices 09 October 2009 Pages: 2635 - 2636