1. Single-port laparoscopic surgery: an overview

   • John R. Romanelli
   • David B. Earle

   Review 04 April 2009 Pages: 1419 - 1427

   

2. Injuries caused by Veress needle insertion for creation of pneumoperitoneum: a systematic literature review

   • João Luiz Moreira Coutinho Azevedo
   • Otavio Cansanção Azevedo
   • Dalmer Faria Freire

   Review 05 March 2009 Pages: 1428 - 1432

   

3. Complete worldwide operative experience in laparoscopic diaphragm pacing: results and differences in spinal cord injured patients and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

   • Raymond P. Onders
   • MaryJo Elmo
   • Margrét Oddsdóttir

   OriginalPaper 06 December 2008 Pages: 1433 - 1440

   

4. Open randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic versus open incisional hernia repair

   • Francisco Asencio
   • Javier Aguiló
   • Marwan Ahmad

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 1441 - 1448

   

5. Laparoscopic versus open approach for implantation of the peritoneal catheter during ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement

   • Joshua L. Argo
   • Durgamani K. Yellumahanthi
   • Ronald H. Clements

   OriginalPaper 13 December 2008 Pages: 1449 - 1455

   

6. Laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair using a keyhole technique results in a high recurrence rate

   • B. M. E. Hansson
   • R. P. Bleichrodt
   • I. H. de Hingh

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2009 Pages: 1456 - 1459

7. Impact of obesity on short-term results of laparoscopic rectal cancer resection

   • Thierry Bège
   • Bernard Lelong
   • Jean-Robert Delpero

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 1460 - 1464

   

8. Is endoscopic band ligation superior to injection therapy for Dieulafoy lesion?

   • Halil Alis
   • Osman Z. Oner
   • Ersan Aygun

   OriginalPaper 06 January 2009 Pages: 1465 - 1469

9. Why is there recurrence after transcystic laparoscopic bile duct clearance? Risk factor analysis

   • A. Bove
   • G. Bongarzoni
   • L. Corbellini

   OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1470 - 1475

   

10. Validation of laparoscopic surgical skills training outside the operating room: a long road

    • N. J. Hogle
    • L. Chang
    • D. L. Fowler

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1476 - 1482

11. Laparoscopic Hartmann’s procedure: a viable option for treatment of acutely perforated diverticultis

    • Emmanuel A. Agaba
    • Raza M. Zaidi
    • George DeNoto

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1483 - 1486

12. Outpatient percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in selected head and neck cancer patients

    • Gustavo Francisco de Souza e Mello
    • Hannah Pitanga Lukashok
    • Gilberto Reynaldo Mansur

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1487 - 1493

13. Video analysis of anticipatory movements performed by surgeons during laparoscopic procedures

    • Bin Zheng
    • Lee L. Swanström

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1494 - 1498

    

14. Is there a therapeutic role for fetoscopic surgery in the prenatal treatment of gastroschisis? A feasibility study in sheep

    • Thomas Kohl
    • Kristina Tchatcheva
    • Philip Kahl

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1499 - 1505

    

15. Randomized clinical trial of torsional versus linear mode ultrasonically activated devices for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Siok S. Ching
    • Abeezar I. Sarela
    • Michael J. McMahon

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1506 - 1511

    

16. Natural orifice surgery: initial clinical experience

    • Santiago Horgan
    • John P. Cullen
    • Pedro Ferraina

    OriginalPaper Open access 03 April 2009 Pages: 1512 - 1518

    

17. Patient attitudes and expectations regarding natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery

    • Lee L. Swanstrom
    • Eric Volckmann
    • Nathaniel J. Soper

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 1519 - 1525

    

18. Use of self-expandable metal stents for the treatment of esophageal perforations and anastomotic leaks

    • P. Salminen
    • R. Gullichsen
    • S. Laine

    OriginalPaper 20 March 2009 Pages: 1526 - 1530

19. Combination of water-jet dissection and needle-knife as a hybrid knife simplifies endoscopic submucosal dissection

    • Tobias Lingenfelder
    • Klaus Fischer
    • Georg F. B. A. Kaehler

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 1531 - 1535

    

20. Outcomes of thoracoscopic management of secondary pneumothorax in patients with COPD and interstitial pulmonary fibrosis

    • Jun Nakajima
    • Shinichi Takamoto
    • Masashi Kusakabe

    OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 1536 - 1540

21. Endoscopic treatment of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass-related gastrocutaneous fistulas using a novel biomaterial

    • Fauze Maluf-Filho
    • Fabio Hondo
    • Paulo Sakai

    OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 1541 - 1545

    

22. Endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal epithelial neoplasm

    • Ping-Hong Zhou
    • Li-Qing Yao
    • Xin-Yu Qin

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1546 - 1551

    

23. Initial experience with a new laparoscopic ultrasound probe for guided biopsy in the staging of upper gastrointestinal cancer

    • Hazem Hassan
    • Peter Vilmann
    • Jakob Holm

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1552 - 1558

    

24. Sleeve gastrectomy: radiologic patterns after surgery

    • David Goitein
    • Orly Goitein
    • Moshe Papa

    OriginalPaper 27 February 2009 Pages: 1559 - 1563

    

25. Laparoscopic versus open live donor nephrectomy: outcomes analysis of 266 consecutive patients

    • Charles J. Dolce
    • Jennifer E. Keller
    • Kent W. Kercher

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1564 - 1568

26. Early U.S. outcomes after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in patients with a body mass index less than 35 kg/m²

    • Samuel Sultan
    • Manish Parikh
    • Christine Ren

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1569 - 1573

    

27. Video-assisted breast surgery can sample the second and third sentinel nodes to omit axillary node dissection for sentinel-node-positive patients

    • K. Yamashita
    • K. Shimizu

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1574 - 1580

    

28. The modern treatment of early gastric cancer: our experience in an Italian cohort

    • Filippo Catalano
    • Antonello Trecca
    • Giovanni de Manzoni

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1581 - 1586

    

29. Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis: four-year outcome and quality of life after bilateral 5-mm dual port approach

    • Kai Bachmann
    • Nicola Standl
    • Tim Strate

    OriginalPaper 04 March 2009 Pages: 1587 - 1593

    

30. Preoperative transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for cirrhotic patients undergoing abdominal and pelvic surgeries

    • Christine Schlenker
    • Stephen Johnson
    • James F. Trotter

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2009 Pages: 1594 - 1598

31. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 427 adults with sickle cell disease: a single-center experience

    • Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim
    • Abdulmohsen A. Al-Mulhim

    OriginalPaper 15 May 2009 Pages: 1599 - 1602

32. The learning curve for laparoscopic colectomy: experience of a surgical fellow in an university colorectal unit

    • Jimmy C. M. Li
    • Sophie S. F. Hon
    • Ka Lau Leung

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2009 Pages: 1603 - 1608

    

33. Trimodal imaging-assisted endoscopic mucosal resection of early Barrett’s neoplasia

    • T. Thomas
    • R. Singh
    • K. Ragunath

    OriginalPaper 19 March 2009 Pages: 1609 - 1613

    

34. Endoscope-assisted partial–superficial parotidectomy through a concealed postauricular skin incision

    • Xiaoming Huang
    • Wei Sun
    • Yiqing Zheng

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 1614 - 1619

    

35. Computed tomographic measurements of mesh shrinkage after laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene mesh

    • Ernst J. P. Schoenmaeckers
    • Steef B. A. van der Valk
    • Srdjan Rakic

    OriginalPaper 15 May 2009 Pages: 1620 - 1623

    

36. Laparoscopic intracorporal colorectal sutured anastomosis using the Radius Surgical System in a phantom model

    • J. R. Torres Bermudez
    • G. Buess
    • N. Inaky

    OriginalPaper 14 June 2008 Pages: 1624 - 1632

    

37. Laparoscopic intracorporal colorectal sutured anastomosis using the Radius Surgical System in a phantom model

    • J. R. Torres Bermudez
    • G. Buess
    • N. Inaki

    Erratum 03 April 2009 Pages: 1633 - 1633

38. A model for longitudinal mentoring and telementoring of laparoscopic colon surgery

    • Christopher M. Schlachta
    • Sorsdahl A. Kent
    • Shiva Jayaraman

    OriginalPaper 06 December 2008 Pages: 1634 - 1638

39. A model for longitudinal mentoring and telementoring of laparoscopic colon surgery

    • Christopher M. Schlachta
    • A. Kent Sorsdahl
    • Shiva Jayaraman

    Erratum 03 April 2009 Pages: 1639 - 1639

40. Predictors of gallstone formation after bariatric surgery: a multivariate analysis of risk factors comparing gastric bypass, gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy

    • Vicky Ka Ming Li
    • Nestor Pulido
    • Raul Rosenthal

    OriginalPaper 05 December 2008 Pages: 1640 - 1644

41. Predictors of gallstone formation after bariatric surgery: a multivariate analysis of risk factors comparing gastric bypass, gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy

    • Vicky Ka Ming Li
    • Nestor Pulido
    • Pedro Martinez-Duartez

    Erratum 03 April 2009 Pages: 1645 - 1645

42. Laparoscopic transgastric access to the common bile duct after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    • G. Dapri
    • J. Himpens
    • G. B. Cadière

    Video 03 April 2009 Pages: 1646 - 1648

43. Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery with a miniature in vivo surgical robot

    • Amy C. Lehman
    • Jason Dumpert
    • Dmitry Oleynikov

    Video 03 April 2009 Pages: 1649 - 1649

44. Neonatal minimally invasive surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernias: a multicenter study using thoracoscopy or laparoscopy

    • Cindy Gomes Ferreira
    • Olivier Reinberg
    • Max Schlobach

    New Technology 05 March 2009 Pages: 1650 - 1659

    

45. Retraction and triangulation with neodymium magnetic forceps for single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Guillermo Dominguez
    • Luis Durand
    • Pedro A. Ferraina

    New Technology 05 May 2009 Pages: 1660 - 1666

    

46. Transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic intracorporeal anastomosis for gastrojejunostomy: case report

    • Pascal Bucher
    • François Pugin
    • Philippe Morel

    Technique 23 May 2009 Pages: 1667 - 1670

    

47. Electronic endoscope insertion into a thoracic drainage tube is a new technique in the treatment and diagnosis of pleural diseases

    • Zhi-Tian Wang
    • Lu-Ming Wang
    • Hu Jian

    Technique 05 March 2009 Pages: 1671 - 1673

48. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy as a first-line therapy for ureteral calculi with impaired renal function due to hydronephrosis

    • Teruo Inamoto
    • Haruhito Azuma
    • Yoji Katsuoka

    Letter 03 April 2009 Pages: 1674 - 1674

49. Endoscopic thyroidectomy in China

    • W. T. Ng

    Letter 03 April 2009 Pages: 1675 - 1677

    

50. Method of water nebulization used to prevent heat loss during laparoscopic surgery matters

    • James B. Presthus
    • Volker R. Jacobs
    • Jay A. Redan

    Letter 03 April 2009 Pages: 1678 - 1679