1. Trials and tribulations in the history of surgical innovation: SAGES 2007 presidential address

   • Steven D. Wexner

   Presidential Address 02 May 2009 Pages: 1171 - 1179

   

2. The value of haptic feedback in conventional and robot-assisted minimal invasive surgery and virtual reality training: a current review

   • O. A. J. van der Meijden
   • M. P. Schijven

   Review Open access 01 January 2009 Pages: 1180 - 1190

3. Meta-analysis of skin adhesives versus sutures in closure of laparoscopic port-site wounds

   • Muhammad S. Sajid
   • Mohammed R. Siddiqui
   • Mirza K. Baig

   Review 05 March 2009 Pages: 1191 - 1197

   

4. Perioperative analysis of laparoscopic versus open liver resection

   • Andrea J. Rowe
   • Adam T. Meneghetti
   • Stephen W. Chung

   OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1198 - 1203

   

5. Role of robotic gastrectomy using da Vinci system compared with laparoscopic gastrectomy: initial experience of 20 consecutive cases

   • Jyewon Song
   • Wook Ho Kang
   • Sung Hoon Noh

   OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1204 - 1211

   

6. Transgastric placement of biologic mesh to the anterior abdominal wall

   • Brent W. Miedema
   • Sharon L. Bachman
   • Klaus Thaler

   OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1212 - 1218

   

7. Mesh complications after prosthetic reinforcement of hiatal closure: a 28-case series

   • Rudolf J. Stadlhuber
   • Amr El Sherif
   • Charles J. Filipi

   OriginalPaper 06 December 2008 Pages: 1219 - 1226

   

8. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication assessment: task analysis as a model for the development of a procedural checklist

   • Sarah E. Peyre
   • Christian G. Peyre
   • Tom R. DeMeester

   OriginalPaper 05 December 2008 Pages: 1227 - 1232

9. Male sexual and urinary function after laparoscopic total mesorectal excision

   • Mario Morino
   • Umberto Parini
   • Corrado Garrone

   OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 1233 - 1240

10. Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with nonfixation of the mesh for 1,692 hernias

    • Pankaj Garg
    • Mahesh Rajagopal
    • Mohamed Ismail

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1241 - 1245

11. Socioeconomic predictors of weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-Y gastric bypass

    • Ehab Akkary
    • Abby Nerlinger
    • Robert L. Bell

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1246 - 1251

    

12. Laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy versus open distal gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer

    • Sang Il Hwang
    • Hyung Ook Kim
    • Byung Ho Son

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 1252 - 1258

    

13. Learning curve of laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer, a laparoscopic distal gastrectomy-based analysis

    • Xiaoqiao Zhang
    • Nobuhiko Tanigawa

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1259 - 1264

    

14. Minimally invasive congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: a 7-year review of one institution’s experience

    • Sohail R. Shah
    • Jessica Wishnew
    • Timothy D. Kane

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2008 Pages: 1265 - 1271

15. Endoscopic implantation of polymethylmethacrylate augments the gastroesophageal antireflux barrier: a short-term study in a porcine model

    • C. P. F. Freitag
    • C. R. P. Kruel
    • S. G. S. Barros

    OriginalPaper 25 September 2008 Pages: 1272 - 1278

    

16. Optimal ergonomics for laparoscopic surgery in minimally invasive surgery suites: a review and guidelines

    • M. J. van Det
    • W. J. H. J. Meijerink
    • J. P. E. N. Pierie

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2008 Pages: 1279 - 1285

    

17. Role of three-dimensional anorectal ultrasonography in the assessment of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy: preliminary results

    • Sthela M. Murad-Regadas
    • Francisco Sergio P. Regadas
    • Erico C. Holanda

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1286 - 1291

    

18. Dysregulation of gene expression within the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor pathway in morbidly obese patients

    • A. Katharine Hindle
    • Jadd Koury
    • Fred Brody

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 1292 - 1297

    

19. In situ measurement and modeling of biomechanical response of human cadaveric soft tissues for physics-based surgical simulation

    • Yi-Je Lim
    • Dhanannjay Deo
    • Suvranu De

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1298 - 1307

    

20. Preoperative predictability of the short esophagus: endoscopic criteria

    • Fumiaki Yano
    • Rudolf J. Stadlhuber
    • Sumeet K. Mittal

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1308 - 1312

    

21. Laparoscopic ileal interposition associated to a diverted sleeve gastrectomy is an effective operation for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with BMI 21–29

    • A. L. DePaula
    • A. L. V. Macedo
    • V. Schraibman

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2008 Pages: 1313 - 1320

    

22. Is right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy right?

    • Mark Sawatzky
    • Abdulmalik Altaf
    • Jaap Bonjer

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1321 - 1325

    

23. Comparison of laparoscopic truncal vagotomy with gastrojejunostomy and open surgery in peptic pyloric stenosis

    • Seok-Mo Kim
    • Jyewon Song
    • Sung Hoon Noh

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1326 - 1330

    

24. Transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy does not require decontamination of the stomach in humans

    • Vimal K. Narula
    • Lynn C. Happel
    • Jeffrey W. Hazey

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 1331 - 1336

25. Esophageal manometric characteristics and outcomes for laparoscopic esophageal diverticulectomy, myotomy, and partial fundoplication for epiphrenic diverticula

    • Lora Melman
    • Jessica Quinlan
    • Brent D. Matthews

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1337 - 1341

26. Periampullary diverticula and technical success of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

    • Pankaj Tyagi
    • Praveen Sharma
    • A. S. Puri

    OriginalPaper 26 September 2008 Pages: 1342 - 1345

    

27. Validation of a rodent model of Barrett’s esophagus using quantitative gene expression profiling

    • Daniel S. Oh
    • Steven R. DeMeester
    • Tom R. DeMeester

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 1346 - 1352

    

28. The usefulness of a magnetic endoscope locating device in colonoscopy in daily practice: a prospective case-controlled study

    • Per Jess
    • Orhan Bulut
    • Peter Waaddegaard

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 1353 - 1355

29. Transbronchial needle aspiration under direct endobronchial ultrasound guidance of PET-positive isolated mediastinal adenopathy in patients with previous malignancy

    • Mario Nosotti
    • Davide Tosi
    • Lorenzo Rosso

    OriginalPaper 23 October 2008 Pages: 1356 - 1359

30. Removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in adults using flexible bronchoscopy: experience 1995–2006

    • Kornelija Mise
    • Anamarija Jurcev Savicevic
    • Stipan Jankovic

    OriginalPaper 16 October 2008 Pages: 1360 - 1364

    

31. Ergonomics, user comfort, and performance in standard and robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery

    • R. H. van der Schatte Olivier
    • C. D. P. van‘t Hullenaar
    • I. A. M. J. Broeders

    OriginalPaper Open access 15 October 2008 Pages: 1365 - 1371

    

32. Is a circular polypropylene mesh appropriate for application at the esophageal hiatus? Results from an experimental study in a porcine model

    • Beat P. Müller-Stich
    • Arianeb Mehrabi
    • Carsten N. Gutt

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2008 Pages: 1372 - 1378

    

33. The Dutch multicenter experience of the Endo-Sponge treatment for anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery

    • P. J. van Koperen
    • M. I. van Berge Henegouwen
    • W. A. Bemelman

    OriginalPaper Open access 27 November 2008 Pages: 1379 - 1383

    

34. Preoperative staging of patients with rectal tumors suitable for transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM): comparison of endorectal ultrasound and histopathologic findings

    • Luigi Zorcolo
    • Giovanni Fantola
    • Giuseppe Casula

    Endoluminal 05 March 2009 Pages: 1384 - 1389

35. Adrenalectomy using natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): A transvaginal retroperitoneal approach

    • Silvana Perretta
    • Pierre Allemann
    • Jacques Marescaux

    Multimedia Manuscript 05 March 2009 Pages: 1390 - 1390

36. Laparoscopic resection of uncinate process of the pancreas

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

    Video 05 March 2009 Pages: 1391 - 1392

37. Transumbilical single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Tae Ho Hong
    • Young Kyoung You
    • Keun Ho Lee

    New Technology 01 January 2009 Pages: 1393 - 1397

    

38. Spontaneously removed endobiliary J stent drainage after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

    • Jianping Huang
    • Jianming Zhu

    Technique 05 March 2009 Pages: 1398 - 1402

    

39. Decreasing anastomotic and staple line leaks after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    • Terrence M. Fullum
    • Kanaychukwu J. Aluka
    • Patricia L. Turner

    Technique 05 March 2009 Pages: 1403 - 1408

    

40. Laparoscopic single-site surgery for placement of an adjustable gastric band: initial experience

    • J. Teixeira
    • K. McGill
    • G. Forrester

    Technique 14 March 2009 Pages: 1409 - 1414

    

41. Efficacy and effectiveness of suture bolster with Seamguard^®

    • Raffaele Pugliese
    • Dario Maggioni
    • Carmelo Magistro

    Letter 28 February 2009 Pages: 1415 - 1416

42. News and notices

    News and notices 12 May 2009 Pages: 1417 - 1418