Surgery needs better support from EU Nicola Di LorenzoValeria TognoniAchille Lucio Gaspari Editorial 14 January 2011 Pages: 339 - 342
The LapSim virtual reality simulator: promising but not yet proven Katherine FairhurstAndrew StricklandGuy Maddern Review 08 July 2010 Pages: 343 - 355
Review of methods for objective surgical skill evaluation Carol E. ReileyHenry C. LinGregory D. Hager Review 07 July 2010 Pages: 356 - 366
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review Stavros A. AntoniouRudolph PointnerFrank A. Granderath Review 07 July 2010 Pages: 367 - 377
The role of single-incision laparoscopic surgery in abdominal and pelvic surgery: a systematic review Kamran AhmedTim T. WangParaskevas Paraskeva Review 10 July 2010 Pages: 378 - 396
The effectiveness of adjustable gastric banding: a retrospective 6-year U.S. follow-up study Katie WeichmanChristine RenGeorge Fielding OriginalPaper 24 June 2010 Pages: 397 - 403
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: lessons learned for success Noam ShussmanAvraham SchlagerYoav Mintz OriginalPaper Open access 07 July 2010 Pages: 404 - 407
Population perception of surgical safety and body image trauma: a plea for scarless surgery? Pascal BucherFrançois PuginPhilippe Morel OriginalPaper 03 July 2010 Pages: 408 - 415
Laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision, hepaticojejunostomy, and extracorporeal Roux-en-Y anastomosis: a technical skill and intermediate-term report in 62 cases Shao-Tao TangYing YangZhi-Xiang Zhao OriginalPaper 03 July 2010 Pages: 416 - 422
Construct validity of the LapVR virtual-reality surgical simulator Naoki IwataMichitaka FujiwaraAkimasa Nakao OriginalPaper 29 June 2010 Pages: 423 - 428
Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the presence of common bile duct stent Manojkumar S. NairMohammed Mohsin UzzamanAnna Athow OriginalPaper 20 July 2010 Pages: 429 - 436
The effect of distractions in the operating room during endourological procedures Marjolein C. PersoonHans J. H. P. BroosAlbert J. J. M. Scherpbier OriginalPaper Open access 24 August 2010 Pages: 437 - 443
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as first stage or definitive intent in 300 consecutive cases N. BassoG. CasellaA. Fantini OriginalPaper 07 July 2010 Pages: 444 - 449
Fifteen years experience in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in pediatric patients. Results and considerations on a debated procedure Philippe MontupetCiro Esposito OriginalPaper 29 June 2010 Pages: 450 - 453
Laparoscopic versus open techniques in rectal cancer surgery: a retrospective analysis of 121 sphincter-saving procedures in a single institution Hwai-Ding LamMauro StefanoBenoit Navez OriginalPaper 07 July 2010 Pages: 454 - 462
Newly designed large cell Niti-S stent for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: a pilot study Hirofumi KogureHiroyuki IsayamaKazuhiko Koike OriginalPaper 03 July 2010 Pages: 463 - 467
Endoscopic enucleation for gastric subepithelial tumors originating in the muscularis propria layer In Du JeongSeok Won JungDo Ha Kim OriginalPaper 30 June 2010 Pages: 468 - 474
Comparison of outcomes among secondary covered metallic, uncovered metallic, and plastic biliary stents in treating occluded primary metallic stents in malignant distal biliary obstruction Jae Hee ChoTae Joo JeonSeungmin Bang OriginalPaper 03 July 2010 Pages: 475 - 482
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS™) versus standard laparoscopic surgery: a comparison of performance using a surgical simulator Byron F. SantosDaniel EnterEric S. Hungness OriginalPaper 29 June 2010 Pages: 483 - 490
A feasibility and dosimetric evaluation of endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for human colonic and rectal epithelium in a treat and resect trial Joseph A. TrunzoMichael F. McGeeJeffrey M. Marks OriginalPaper 22 July 2010 Pages: 491 - 496
Surgical treatment of complicated hepatolithiasis using the ultrasound-guided fiberoptic choledochoscope Weidong PanErjiao XuRuiyun Xu OriginalPaper 08 July 2010 Pages: 497 - 502
Maximum tensile force of different suture techniques in reconstruction of the renal remnant after nephron-sparing surgery J. SimonF. FinterL. Dürselen OriginalPaper 07 July 2010 Pages: 503 - 507
Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: experience of a single center with a series of 174 patients C. A. SartoriA. Dal PozzoG. L. Baiocchi OriginalPaper 07 July 2010 Pages: 508 - 514
Long-term outcome after endoscopic stent therapy for complications after bariatric surgery Atif IqbalBrent MiedemaKlaus Thaler OriginalPaper 13 July 2010 Pages: 515 - 520
Robotic and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a case-matched study Jeong-Heum BaekCarlos PastorAlessio Pigazzi OriginalPaper 07 July 2010 Pages: 521 - 525
Long-term follow-up of laparoscopic repair of parastomal hernia using a bilayer mesh with a slit Paul WaraLars Maagaard Andersen OriginalPaper 15 July 2010 Pages: 526 - 530
Laparoscopy for acute small bowel obstruction: indication or contraindication? Ioannis TierrisConstantinos MavrantonisNicolaos Kalochristianakis OriginalPaper 07 July 2010 Pages: 531 - 535
Assessing the complications of laparoscopic robot-assisted surgery: the case of radical prostatectomy Thierry LebeauMorgan RouprêtChristophe Vaessen OriginalPaper 08 July 2010 Pages: 536 - 542
Endoscopic mucosal resection for gastroesophageal cancer in a U.K. population. Long-term follow-up of a consecutive series Andrew B. C. CrumleyJames J. GoingRobert C. Stuart OriginalPaper 10 July 2010 Pages: 543 - 548
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transduodenal placement of a fully covered metal stent for palliative biliary drainage in patients with malignant biliary obstruction Ali A. SiddiquiJayaprakash SreenarasimhaiahMohamad A. Eloubeidi OriginalPaper 15 July 2010 Pages: 549 - 555
Outcomes after repair of the intrathoracic stomach: objective follow-up of up to 5 years S. K. MittalJ. BikhchandaniT. Lee OriginalPaper 10 July 2010 Pages: 556 - 566
A validated subjective rating of display quality: the Maryland Visual Comfort Scale F. Jacob SeagullErica SuttonAdrian Park OriginalPaper 30 July 2010 Pages: 567 - 571
Laparoscopic enucleation of pancreatic neoplasm A. DedieuA. RaultA. Sa Cunha OriginalPaper 10 July 2010 Pages: 572 - 576
Efficacy and safety of 5-mm-diameter bipolar and ultrasonic shears for cutting carotid arteries of the hybrid pig René MantkeW. HalangkH. Lippert OriginalPaper 08 July 2010 Pages: 577 - 585
Clinical experience with a multifunctional, flexible surgery system for endolumenal, single-port, and NOTES procedures Santiago HorganKari ThompsonLee Swanstrom OriginalPaper Open access 24 August 2010 Pages: 586 - 592
Thoracoscopy in the management of congenital lung diseases in infancy Julia BoubnovaMatthieu PeycelonPascal De Lagausie OriginalPaper 10 July 2010 Pages: 593 - 596
Robot-assisted gastrojejunal anastomosis does not improve the results of the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Gitana ScozzariFabrizio RebecchiMario Morino OriginalPaper 13 July 2010 Pages: 597 - 603
Evaluation of intraperitoneal placement of absorbable and nonabsorbable barrier coated mesh secured with fibrin sealant in a New Zealand white rabbit model Eric D. JenkinsLora MelmanBrent D. Matthews OriginalPaper 22 July 2010 Pages: 604 - 612
Bridge to surgery using partially covered self-expandable metal stents (PCMS) in malignant biliary stricture: an acceptable paradigm? George H. PopJames A. RichterMichel Kahaleh OriginalPaper 15 July 2010 Pages: 613 - 618
Application of stereology to study the effects of pneumoperitoneum on peritoneum Jiang DuPei-wu YuBo Tang OriginalPaper 13 July 2010 Pages: 619 - 627
Malignant esophageal dysphagia palliation using insertion of a covered Ultraflex stent without fluoroscopy: a prospective observational study Georgia LazarakiPanagiotis KatsinelosIoannis Katsos OriginalPaper 20 July 2010 Pages: 628 - 635
Determining scope position during colonoscopy without use of ionizing radiation or magnetic imaging: the enhanced mapping ability of the NeoGuide Endoscopy System Johannes StriegelRalf JakobsAxel Eickhoff OriginalPaper 21 August 2010 Pages: 636 - 640
Full-thickness endoscopic resection of nonintracavitary gastric stromal tumors: a novel approach Lei WangWei RenXiao-yan Zhao Dynamic Manuscript 30 June 2010 Pages: 641 - 647
The fear of transgastric cholecystectomy: misinterpretation of the biliary anatomy Silvana PerrettaBernard DallemagneJacques Marescaux Multimedia Manuscript 20 July 2010 Pages: 648 - 648
Single-incision laparoscopic left lateral segmentectomy of colorectal liver metastasis Ameet G. PatelAjay P. BelgaumkarBeth Murgatroyd Video 22 July 2010 Pages: 649 - 650
Initial experience with Barrett’s strip endoscopic mucosal excision: a new Barrett’s excision device András LégnerRudolf J. StadlhuberCharles J. Filipi New Technology 08 July 2010 Pages: 651 - 654
Surgical treatment of nonseverely obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: sleeve gastrectomy with ileal transposition (SGIT) is the same as the neuroendocrine brake (NEB) procedure or ileal interposition associated with sleeve gastrectomy (II-SG), but ileal interposition with diverted sleeve gastrectomy (II-DSG) is the same as duodenal switch Michel Gagner Letter 08 July 2010 Pages: 655 - 656
Does pneumoperitoneum increase or decrease the serum levels of interleukin-6? György Weber Letter 15 July 2010 Pages: 657 - 657
Extraperitoneal rectal cancer: why laparoscopic may be more effective than open surgery John SpiliotisOdysseas Zoras Letter 15 July 2010 Pages: 658 - 660
Benefits of endoscopic submucosal dissection in rectal polyps are unclear Aninda ChandraBiju AravindAbdulzahra Hussain Letter 24 June 2010 Pages: 661 - 661