Consensus statement on the adoption of the COPE guidelines Consensus Statement 13 May 2010 Pages: 1517 - 1518
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding via pars flaccida versus perigastric positioning: technique, complications, and results in 2,549 patients Nicola Di LorenzoFrancesco FurbettaMichele Lorenzo OriginalPaper 31 March 2010 Pages: 1519 - 1523
Bupivacaine use in the Insuflow® device during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: results of a prospective randomized double-blind controlled trial Peter W. ZimmerMichael J. McCannMaureen M. O’Brien OriginalPaper 28 January 2010 Pages: 1524 - 1527
Multipurpose surgical robot as a laparoscope assistant Carl A. NelsonXiaoli ZhangDmitry Oleynikov OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1528 - 1532
Ten years of experience with resection of left-sided pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: evolution and initial experience to a laparoscopic approach Chang Moo KangDong Hyun KimWoo Jung Lee OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1533 - 1541
Providing more through less: current methods of retraction in SIMIS and NOTES cholecystectomy Avraham SchlagerAbed KhalailehYoav Mintz OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1542 - 1546
Adiponectin but not leptin is involved in early hepatic disease in morbidly obese patients Anna Katharine HindleClaire EdwardsFred Brody OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 1547 - 1551
Laparoscopic transcystic bile duct exploration: the treatment of first choice for common bile duct stones Faisal HanifZubir AhmedAhmad H. M. Nassar OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1552 - 1556
Single Port Access (SPA™) laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: initial report of 30 cases Erica R. PodolskyAngela MouhlasPaul G. Curcillo II OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1557 - 1561
Differential regulation of MMP-2 in the gastrohepatic ligament of the gastroesophageal junction Lora MelmanPhillip R. ChisholmBrent D. Matthews OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1562 - 1565
Gasless balloon laparoscopy Michael VollandMark LienertOlaf Horstmann OriginalPaper Open access 29 December 2009 Pages: 1566 - 1572
Endoscopic full-thickness resection of gastric lesions using a novel grasp-and-snare technique: evaluation in a porcine survival model B. Joseph ElmunzerAkbar K. WaljeeRichard S. Kwon OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1573 - 1580
Use of flexible endoscopes for NOTES: sterilization or high-level disinfection? Georg O. SpaunTrudie A. GoersLee L. Swanstrom OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1581 - 1588
Single-incision laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: initial experience Oliver J. MuenstererObinna O. AdibeKeith E. Georgeson OriginalPaper 24 December 2009 Pages: 1589 - 1593
EAES recommendations on methodology of innovation management in endoscopic surgery Edmund A. M. NeugebauerMonika BeckerOn behalf of the EAES OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1594 - 1615
Laparoscopic subtotal colectomy for medically refractory ulcerative colitis: the time has come Dana A. TelemAnthony J. VineL. Brian Katz OriginalPaper 05 March 2010 Pages: 1616 - 1620
Is minimally invasive surgery beneficial in the management of esophageal cancer? A meta-analysis Kamal NagpalKamran AhmedThanos Athanasiou OriginalPaper 28 January 2010 Pages: 1621 - 1629
Total laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma located in all segments of the liver Yoo-Seok YoonHo-Seong HanKeun Soo Ahn OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1630 - 1637
Safety of carbon dioxide insufflation for upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopic treatment of patients under deep sedation Satoru NonakaYutaka SaitoIchiro Oda OriginalPaper 28 January 2010 Pages: 1638 - 1645
Robot-assisted laparoscopic pancreatic surgery: single-surgeon experience Pier Cristoforo GiulianottiFabio SbranaAndrea Coratti OriginalPaper 09 January 2010 Pages: 1646 - 1657
Comparison of video-assisted thyroidectomy and traditional thyroidectomy for the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma Chun-Ting WuLi-Heng YangShou-Jen Kuo OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1658 - 1662
Creation of pneumoperitoneum: noninvasive monitoring of clinical effects of elevated intraperitoneal pressure for the insertion of the first trocar Octávio Henrique Mendes HypólitoJoão Luiz Moreira Coutinho AzevedoGlícia Cansanção Azevedo OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1663 - 1669
Recommended timing for surveillance ultrasonography to diagnose portal splenic vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy Tung TranSebastian V. DemyttenaereLiane S. Feldman OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1670 - 1678
The impact of obesity on outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in Asians Ji Won ParkSang-Woo LimSeok-Byung Lim OriginalPaper 29 December 2009 Pages: 1679 - 1685
The feasibility of scarless single-port transumbilical total laparoscopic hysterectomy: initial clinical experience Yong Wook JungYoung Tae KimSang Wun Kim OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1686 - 1692
Alterations in portal vein blood pH, hepatic functions, and hepatic histology in a porcine carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum model Makoto YoshidaSatoshi IkedaHideki Ohdan OriginalPaper 07 January 2010 Pages: 1693 - 1700
Is outpatient ERCP suitable, feasible, and safe? The experience of a Spanish community hospital Luís RábagoIvan GuerraFrancisco Gea OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1701 - 1706
Long-term follow-up evaluation of chronic pain after endoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of primary and recurrent inguinal hernia A. E. M. van der PoolJ. J. HarlaarR. N. van Veen OriginalPaper Open access 07 January 2010 Pages: 1707 - 1711
A study of surgeons’ postural muscle activity during open, laparoscopic, and endovascular surgery G. P. Y. SzetoP. HoS. W. K. Cheng OriginalPaper 25 December 2009 Pages: 1712 - 1721
Evaluation of the role of preoperative Double-J ureteral stenting in retroperitoneal laparoscopic pyelolithotomy Jagdish ChanderAnuj Deep DangiV. K. Ramteke OriginalPaper 01 January 2010 Pages: 1722 - 1726
Peritoneal inflammatory response of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) versus laparoscopy with carbon dioxide and air pneumoperitoneum Joseph A. TrunzoMichael F. McGeeJeffrey M. Marks OriginalPaper 28 January 2010 Pages: 1727 - 1736
Is unilateral laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair a job half done? The case for bilateral repair Pawanindra LalPrejesh PhilipsVinod K. Ramteke OriginalPaper 05 February 2010 Pages: 1737 - 1745
Findings at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after endoscopic treatment of postcholecystectomy bile leaks Gregory A. CotéMichael AnsstasRiad R. Azar OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 1752 - 1756
Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy: first clinical experience Thomas WilhelmAndreas Metzig Video 25 December 2009 Pages: 1757 - 1758
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration and holmium laser lithotripsy: a novel approach to the management of common bile duct stones Oliver VarbanDean AssimosCarl Westcott Video 23 February 2010 Pages: 1759 - 1764
Transanal single-port low anterior resection in a cadaver model Alyssa D. FajardoSteven R. HuntMatthew G. Mutch Video 07 January 2010 Pages: 1765 - 1765
Laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy and Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy for gallbladder cancer Andrew A. GumbsJohn P. Hoffman Dynamic Manuscript 07 January 2010 Pages: 1766 - 1768
Functional and comparative evaluation of flexible monopolar endoscopic scissors E. A. MoranJ. BingenerC. J. Gostout New Technology 28 January 2010 Pages: 1769 - 1773
Intracorporeal stapled anastomosis following laparoscopic segmental gastrectomy for gastric cancer: technical report and surgical outcomes Sang-Woong LeeGeorge BourasNobuhiko Tanigawa Technique 29 December 2009 Pages: 1774 - 1780
Pancreas-hanging maneuver in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a new technique for the safe resection of the pancreas head Tamotsu KurokiYoshitsugu TajimaTakashi Kanematsu Technique 25 December 2009 Pages: 1781 - 1783
Laparoscopic resection with intracorporeal anastomosis for colon carcinoma located in the splenic flexure Graziano CeccarelliAlessia BiancafarinaLuciano Casciola Technique 01 January 2010 Pages: 1784 - 1788
Thresholds and combined quality control in the multimodal treatment of colorectal cancer Dimitrios H. RoukosGeorgios BaltogiannisChristos G. Katsios Letter 07 January 2010 Pages: 1789 - 1790
Laparoscoendoscopic single-site cholecystectomy and occult gallbladder cancer Pascal BucherFrançois PuginPhilippe Morel Letter 07 January 2010 Pages: 1791 - 1792
Endoscopic submucosal dissection: can it safely expand indications for a minimally invasive approach to patients with early gastric cancer? E. FatourouD. H. Roukos Letter 30 December 2009 Pages: 1793 - 1794
Reply to 00464-009-0844-1: Endoscopic submucosal dissection: can indications for a minimally invasive approach be expanded safely to patients with early gastric cancer? Hae Yeon KangSang Gyun KimIn Sung Song Letter-Reply 28 January 2010 Pages: 1795 - 1795
Matching groups for studying postoperative nausea and vomiting: should we care? Boris MraovicTatjana Šimurina Letter 01 January 2010 Pages: 1796 - 1797
Ramosetron versus ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy Sang-Hwan DoJunghee Ryu Letter-Reply 07 January 2010 Pages: 1798 - 1799