The role of staging laparoscopy for intraabdominal cancers: an evidence-based review L. ChangD. StefanidisR. D. Fanelli Review 24 September 2008 Pages: 231 - 241
Prospective double-blind randomized controlled study comparing heavy- and lightweight polypropylene mesh in totally extraperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia: early results Brij B. AgarwalKrishna Adit AgarwalKrishan C. Mahajan OriginalPaper 16 October 2008 Pages: 242 - 247
Unrecognized adrenal insufficiency in patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy Jamie MitchellGerman BarbosaEren Berber OriginalPaper 27 November 2008 Pages: 248 - 254
Management of acute paraesophageal hernia Mohammed BawahabPhilip MitchellEstifanos Debru OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 255 - 259
Natural orifice cholecystectomy using a miniature robot Amy C. LehmanJason DumpertDmitry Oleynikov OriginalPaper 05 December 2008 Pages: 260 - 266
Primary and overall success rates for clinical outcomes after laparoscopic, endoscopic, and open pancreatic cystgastrostomy for pancreatic pseudocysts Lora MelmanRiad AzarBrent D. Matthews OriginalPaper 27 November 2008 Pages: 267 - 271
Presentation and management of port disconnection after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding Boris KirshteinEliezer AvinoachLeonid Lantsberg OriginalPaper 25 March 2008 Pages: 272 - 275
Influence of thoracic epidural analgesia on postoperative pain relief and ileus after laparoscopic colorectal resection Urs ZinggDanilo MiskovicUrs Metzger OriginalPaper 25 March 2008 Pages: 276 - 282
Can community surgeons perform laparoscopic colorectal surgery with outcomes equivalent to tertiary care centers? R. SinghA. OmiccioliC. A. McKinley OriginalPaper 24 April 2008 Pages: 283 - 288
Quality control and educational value of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy in a high-volume center Masanori TokunagaNaoki HikiToshiharu Yamaguchi OriginalPaper 09 April 2008 Pages: 289 - 295
Impact of laparoscopic surgery on bladder and sexual function after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer Oktar AsogluTugba MatlimMesut Parlak OriginalPaper 09 April 2008 Pages: 296 - 303
How reliable is intraoperative cholangiography as a method for detecting common bile duct stones? Per VidehultGabriel SandblomIb Christian Rasmussen OriginalPaper 09 April 2008 Pages: 304 - 312
Lifting of the umbilicus for the installation of pneumoperitoneum with the Veress needle increases the distance to the retroperitoneal and intraperitoneal structures Andreas ShamiyehKarl GlaserJörg Zehetner OriginalPaper 29 April 2008 Pages: 313 - 317
Avoidance of tattoo disruption: a further benefit of laparoscopic surgery A. D. GilliamL. DonnellyB. Gopinath OriginalPaper 25 April 2008 Pages: 318 - 320
Quantification of eccrine sweat glands with acetylcholine sweat-spot test and anatomical redistribution of sweating after T2–T3 thoracoscopic sympathicolysis Ricard RamosCristina MasuetJuan Moya OriginalPaper 07 May 2008 Pages: 321 - 326
Adhesion formation of a polyvinylidenfluoride/polypropylene mesh for intra-abdominal placement in a rodent animal model Karsten JungeMarcel BinneböselUwe Klinge OriginalPaper 25 April 2008 Pages: 327 - 333
Reoperations after gastric banding: replacement or alternative procedures? Marco BueterAndreas ThalheimerMartin Fein OriginalPaper 29 April 2008 Pages: 334 - 340
Laparoscopy influences hiring practices within academic surgical departments G. MartelÉ. C. PoulinR. P. Boushey OriginalPaper 25 April 2008 Pages: 341 - 346
Surgical usefulness of indocyanine green as an alternative to India ink for endoscopic marking Norikatsu MiyoshiMasayuki OhueShingi Imaoka OriginalPaper 29 April 2008 Pages: 347 - 351
Laparoscopic splenectomy for blunt trauma: a safe operation following embolization Kenneth J. RansomMichael S. Kavic OriginalPaper 07 May 2008 Pages: 352 - 355
Safe implementation of laparoscopic gastrectomy in a community-based general surgery practice Peter K. StotlandShea ChiaLazar V. Klein OriginalPaper 07 May 2008 Pages: 356 - 362
Staged laparoscopic adjuvant intraperitoneal chemohyperthermia after complete resection for locally advanced colorectal or gastric cancer: a preliminary experience Elie ChouillardToufic AtaHervé Outin OriginalPaper 07 May 2008 Pages: 363 - 369
Laparoscopic surgery induced interleukin-6 levels in serum and gut mucosa: implications of peritoneum integrity and gas factors John M. LukPeter H. TungJohn Wong OriginalPaper 29 April 2008 Pages: 370 - 376
Efficacy of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer in the elderly Chikara KunisakiHirochika MakinoHiroshi Shimada OriginalPaper 29 April 2008 Pages: 377 - 383
The routine use of laparoscopic ultrasound decreases bile duct injury: a multicenter study Junji MachiJames O. JohnsonMaurice E. Arregui OriginalPaper 05 June 2008 Pages: 384 - 388
Efficacy of laparoscopic mesenteric/retroperitoneal lymph node biopsy Lewis DiulusSricharan ChalikondaSteven Rosenblatt OriginalPaper 07 May 2008 Pages: 389 - 393
Peroral transgastric endoscopic procedures in pigs: feasibility, survival, questionings, and pitfalls Constantinos SimopoulosGeorgios KouklakisMichail Pitiakoudis OriginalPaper 24 April 2008 Pages: 394 - 402
Influence of learning curve on short-term results after laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer Masaaki ItoMasanori SugitoNorio Saito OriginalPaper 10 April 2008 Pages: 403 - 408
Colorectal resection, both open and laparoscopic-assisted, in patients with benign indications is associated with proangiogenic changes in plasma angiopoietin 1 and 2 levels H. M. C. Shantha KumaraA. HoffmanR. L. Whelan OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 409 - 415
Colorectal resection, both open and laparoscopic-assisted, in patients with benign indications is associated with proangiogenic changes in plasma angiopoietin 1 and 2 levels H. M. C. Shantha KumaraA. HoffmanR. L. Whelan Erratum 27 November 2008 Pages: 416 - 416
Standard “inject and cut” endoscopic mucosal resection technique is practical and effective in the management of superficial colorectal neoplasms Sanjiv MahadevaBjorn J. Rembacken Endoluminal Surgery 20 September 2008 Pages: 417 - 422
The Plicator procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a registry study John BirkRonald PruittShahriar Sedghi Endoluminal 24 September 2008 Pages: 423 - 431
3D virtual reality and selective vascular control for laparoscopic left hepatic lobectomy D. MutterB. DallemagneJ. Marescaux Dynamic Manuscript 29 April 2008 Pages: 432 - 435
A novel laparoscopic approach for safe and simplified suprapancreatic lymph node dissection of gastric cancer Seiji SatohHiroshi OkabeYoshiharu Sakai Video 05 June 2008 Pages: 436 - 437
The current status of robotic pelvic surgery: results of a multinational interdisciplinary consensus conference Steven D. WexnerRoberto BergamaschiHubert John Consensus Statement 27 November 2008 Pages: 438 - 443
Totally endoscopic subxiphoid pericardioscopy: early steps with a new surgical tool Giuseppe MancaRiccardo CodecasaGianfranco Gensini Technique 25 April 2008 Pages: 444 - 446
Totally robotic low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision and splenic flexure mobilization Minia HellanHubert SteinAlessio Pigazzi Technique 05 December 2008 Pages: 447 - 451
Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for obstructed defecation syndrome Niels WijffelsChris CunninghamIan Lindsey Letter 19 November 2008 Pages: 452 - 452
Reply to: ‘Re: “Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for obstructed defecation syndrome” ’ J. W. van den EsschertA. A. W. van GelovenM. F. Gerhards Letter-Reply Open access 19 November 2008 Pages: 453 - 453
Commentary on transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection Gianlorenzo DionigiFrancesca RoveraLuigi Boni Letter 06 December 2008 Pages: 454 - 455
Hybrid technologies for determining optimal approach in endoscopic thyroidectomy Kai Witzel Letter-Reply 06 December 2008 Pages: 456 - 456
Routine laparoscopic single-stitch omental patch repair for perforated peptic ulcer: experience from 338 cases D. C. T. WongW. T. SiuM. K. W. Li Letter 27 November 2008 Pages: 457 - 458
Thoracoscopic robot-assisted extended thymectomy in human cadaver Norihiko IshikawaYou Su SunW. Randolph Chitwood Jr. Letter 06 December 2008 Pages: 459 - 461