Laparoscopic correction of perforated peptic ulcer: first choice? A review of literature Mariëtta J. O. E. BertleffJohan F. Lange Review Open access 24 December 2009 Pages: 1231 - 1239
Gaze disruptions experienced by the laparoscopic operating surgeon Erica SuttonYassar YoussefAdrian Park OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1240 - 1244
When does testing for GERD become cost effective in an integrated health network? Anoop RamanJoel SternbachSteven D. Schwaitzberg OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1245 - 1249
A population-based analysis of emergent vs. elective hospital admissions for an intrathoracic stomach Marek PolomskyRui HuJeffrey H. Peters OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1250 - 1255
Overcoming technical challenges with robotic surgery in gynecologic oncology Michael A. FinanRodney P. Rocconi OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1256 - 1260
Transoral thyroid and parathyroid surgery Elias KarakasThorsten SteinfeldtDetlef K. Bartsch OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1261 - 1267
Dietetic-led management of patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric banding: early results Rishi SinghalMark KitchenPaul Super OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1268 - 1273
Laparoscopic surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: does weight matter? Jorge CanedoRodrigo A. PintoSteven D. Wexner OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1274 - 1279
Laparoscopic versus open colectomy for patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classifications 3 and 4: the minimally invasive approach is associated with significantly quicker recovery and reduced costs Andre da Luz MoreiraRavi P. KiranVictor W. Fazio OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1280 - 1286
Impact of laparoscopic anterior 270° fundoplication on the quality of life and symptoms profile of neurodevelopmentally delayed versus neurologically unimpaired children and their parents Carsten EngelmannStella GritsaBenno Manfred Ure OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1287 - 1295
Mesh-fixation method and pain and quality of life after laparoscopic ventral or incisional hernia repair: a randomized trial of three fixation techniques Eelco WassenaarErnst SchoenmaeckersSrdjan Rakic OriginalPaper Open access 24 December 2009 Pages: 1296 - 1302
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication combined with posterior gastropexy in surgical treatment of GERD Konstantinos E. TsimogiannisGeorge K. Pappas-GogosEvangelos C. Tsimoyiannis OriginalPaper 04 December 2009 Pages: 1303 - 1309
Surveillance and treatment for second primary cancer in the gastric tube after radical esophagectomy Takeo BambaShin-ichi KosugiKatsuyoshi Hatakeyama OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1310 - 1317
Tensile strength and adhesion formation of mesh fixation systems used in laparoscopic incisional hernia repair Christian HollinskyThomas KolbeAlbert Tuchmann OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1318 - 1324
Laparoscopic splenectomy for severe blunt trauma: initial experience of ten consecutive cases with a fast hemostatic technique Andrea CarobbiFrancesco RomagnaniManlio Bianchini OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1325 - 1330
“Chopstick” surgery: a novel technique improves surgeon performance and eliminates arm collision in robotic single-incision laparoscopic surgery Rohan A. JosephAlvin C. GohBrian J. Dunkin OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1331 - 1335
Is the laparoscopic approach to colectomy safe for the morbidly obese? Wisam KhouryRavi P. KiranFeza H. Remzi OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1336 - 1340
Adaptation to a dynamic visual perspective in laparoscopy through training in the cutting task Arturo Minor MartínezJosé Luis Limón AguilarAlejandro García Pérez OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1341 - 1346
The effect of defined auditory conditions versus mental loading on the laparoscopic motor skill performance of experts Claudius ConradYusuf KonukDenise Gee OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1347 - 1352
Laparoscopic surgery for stage IV colorectal cancer Yosuke FukunagaMasayuki HigashinoHarushi Osugi OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1353 - 1359
Endoscopic submucosal dissection for metachronous tumor in the remnant stomach after distal gastrectomy Jong Yeul LeeIl Ju ChoiYoung-Woo Kim OriginalPaper 09 December 2009 Pages: 1360 - 1366
Reactivation of adiponectin expression in obese patients after bariatric surgery A. Katharine HindleClaire EdwardsFred Brody OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1367 - 1373
Single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy: initial experience John R. RomanelliThomas B. Roshek IIIDavid B. Earle OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1374 - 1379
Comparison of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), positron emission tomography (PET), and computed tomography (CT) in the preoperative locoregional staging of resectable esophageal cancer Jeongmin ChoiSang Gyun KimIn Sung Song OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1380 - 1386
Prospective randomized controlled trial of an injectable esophageal prosthesis versus a sham procedure for endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease Paul FockensLawrence CohenGlen A. Lehman OriginalPaper Open access 03 March 2010 Pages: 1387 - 1397
Impact of the patient’s body position on the intraabdominal workspace during laparoscopic surgery Jan Paul J. MulierBruno DillemansSebastiaan Van Cauwenberge OriginalPaper Open access 07 January 2010 Pages: 1398 - 1402
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: initial evaluation of a large series of patients Homero RivasEsteban VarelaDaniel Scott OriginalPaper Open access 25 December 2009 Pages: 1403 - 1412
Endoscopic submucosal dissection and preoperative assessment with endoscopic ultrasonography for the treatment of rectal carcinoid tumors Naoki IshiiNoriyuki HorikiYoshiyuki Fujita OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1413 - 1419
Impact of established skills in open surgery on the proficiency gain process for laparoscopic surgery Daniel C. BrownDanilo MiskovicGeorge B. Hanna OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1420 - 1426
Increased mRNA expression of epidermal growth factor receptor, human epidermal receptor, and survivin in human gastric cancer after the surgical stress of laparotomy versus carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum in a murine model Anwar Tawfik AminNorio ShiraishiSeigo Kitano OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 1427 - 1433
The RAPID protocol enhances patient recovery after both laparoscopic and open colorectal resections G. M. LloydR. KirbyP. Neary OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1434 - 1439
Diagnostic transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy: extension of the initial human trial for staging of pancreatic head masses Peter NauJoel AndersonJeffrey W. Hazey OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1440 - 1446
Single-session endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for evaluation of pancreaticobiliary disorders Gil AscunceAfonso RibeiroJoe U. Levi OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1447 - 1450
Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair is feasible and safe after liver transplantation Anita KurmannGuido BeldiDaniel Candinas OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1451 - 1455
Evaluation of a modified circular stapler for use as a viscerotomy formation and closure device in natural orifice surgery Danny A. SherwinterAmar GuptaJeremy G. Eckstein OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1456 - 1461
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large unilateral pheochromocytoma: experience in a large academic medical center Kyle A. PerryRaphael El YoussefBrett C. Sheppard OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1462 - 1467
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) grant impact on recipient academic career Aurora D. PryorBasil M. YurcisinSAGES Research and Career Development Committee OriginalPaper Open access 29 December 2009 Pages: 1468 - 1472
Single Port Access (SPA™) technique: video summary Andrew S. WuErica R. PodolskyPaul G. Curcillo II Video 08 December 2009 Pages: 1473 - 1473
Directed submucosal tunneling permits in-line endoscope positioning for transgastric natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) Eric Mark PauliRandy S. HaluckAbraham Mathew Dynamic Manuscript 24 December 2009 Pages: 1474 - 1481
Ivor Lewis esophagectomy with manual esogastric anastomosis by thoracoscopy in prone position and laparoscopy G. B. CadièreG. DapriA. Rajan Dynamic Manuscript 24 December 2009 Pages: 1482 - 1485
Left laparoscopic paraduodenal hernia repair Abed KhalailehAvraham SchlagerYoav Mintz Dynamic Manuscript 07 January 2010 Pages: 1486 - 1489
Laparoscopic conversion of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to biliopancreatic diversion G. DapriJ. HimpensG. B. Cadière Dynamic Manuscript 01 January 2010 Pages: 1490 - 1493
Application of the Hem-o-lok ligation system in laparoscopic nephrectomy Hao PingNian-Zeng XingYi-Nong Niu New Technology 24 December 2009 Pages: 1494 - 1497
Povidone-iodine surgical scrub solution prevents fogging of the scope’s lens during laparoscopic surgery Bijan Mohammadhosseini Letter 24 December 2009 Pages: 1498 - 1499
Easy cleaning of the scope’s lens in a syringe to prevent condensation during laparoscopic surgery Anne Jetteke Runia Letter-Reply 07 January 2010 Pages: 1500 - 1500
Fixation of mesh to the peritoneum using a fibrin glue: investigations with a biomechanical model and an experimental laparoscopic porcine model Jens Ravn Eriksen Letter 24 December 2009 Pages: 1501 - 1502
Fixation of mesh to the peritoneum using fibrin glue: investigations with a biomechanical model and an experimental laparoscopic porcine model Christine Schug-PaßHans LippertFerdinand Köckerling Letter-Reply 24 December 2009 Pages: 1503 - 1504
Early gastric cancer management A. HussainT. SinghalP. Sinha Letter 25 December 2009 Pages: 1505 - 1505
True single-port appendectomy: first experience with the “puppeteer technique” Euan R. MacDonaldIrfan Ahmed Letter 24 December 2009 Pages: 1506 - 1506
Outweighing the benefits and weakness of endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer in the west J. SpiliotisD. ZiogasG. Baltogiannis Letter 01 January 2010 Pages: 1507 - 1509