Guidelines for institutions granting bariatric privileges for the use of laparoscopic techniques Bruce Schirmer Editorial 17 October 2010 Pages: 669 - 670
Guidelines for institutions granting bariatric privileges utilizing laparoscopic techniques Ronald ClementsAlan SaberWilliam Richardson Guidelines 03 November 2010 Pages: 671 - 676
From napkin to new technology: 21st-century challenges for the surgeon-inventor Prakash Gatta Review 19 August 2010 Pages: 677 - 680
Surgery in space: the future of robotic telesurgery Tamás HaideggerJózsef SándorZoltán Benyó Review 22 July 2010 Pages: 681 - 690
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Management of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy Yoshitaka Fujii Review 07 October 2010 Pages: 691 - 695
New technologies for information retrieval to achieve situational awareness and higher patient safety in the surgical operating room: the MRI institutional approach and review of the literature Michael KranzfelderArmin SchneiderHubertus Feussner Review 19 August 2010 Pages: 696 - 705
A comprehensive review of laparoscopic redo fundoplication Darren B. van BeekEdward D. AuyangNathaniel J. Soper Review 27 July 2010 Pages: 706 - 712
Long- and short-type double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted therapeutic ERCP for intact papilla in patients with a Roux-en-Y anastomosis Takao ItoiKentaro IshiiAkihiko Tsuchida OriginalPaper Open access 26 October 2010 Pages: 713 - 721
Retention of laparoscopic procedural skills acquired on a virtual-reality surgical trainer Mathilde MaagaardJette Led SorensenChristian Rifbjerg Larsen OriginalPaper 07 October 2010 Pages: 722 - 727
Hybrid NOTES transgastric cholecystectomy with reliable gastric closure: an animal survival study Rogier P. VoermansMark I. van Berge HenegouwenPaul Fockens OriginalPaper Open access 19 August 2010 Pages: 728 - 736
Fibrin glue for intraperitoneal laparoscopic mesh fixation: a comparative study in a swine model Tatyan ClarkeNamir KatkhoudaMaryam Balouch OriginalPaper 31 July 2010 Pages: 737 - 748
Mesh shrinkage and pain in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a randomized clinical trial comparing suture versus tack mesh fixation Guido BeldiMarkus WagnerDaniel Candinas OriginalPaper 23 July 2010 Pages: 749 - 755
Comparative study of balloon and metal olive dilators for endoscopic management of benign anastomotic rectal strictures: clinical and cost-effectiveness outcomes Dimitrios XinopoulosDimitrios KypreosEmmanouel Paraskevas OriginalPaper 07 October 2010 Pages: 756 - 763
Laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy in diabetic patients and postoperative outcome Hannu PaajanenSatu SuuronenLeo Niskanen OriginalPaper 27 July 2010 Pages: 764 - 770
Objective assessment of laparoscopic suturing skills using a motion-tracking system Shohei YamaguchiDaisuke YoshidaMakoto Hashizume OriginalPaper 12 November 2010 Pages: 771 - 775
The cost effectiveness of elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection for symptomatic diverticular disease: financial outcome of the randomized control Sigma trial Bastiaan R. KlarenbeekVeerle M. H. CoupéMiguel A. Cuesta OriginalPaper 27 July 2010 Pages: 776 - 783
Outcomes after laparoscopic adrenalectomy Prateek K. GuptaBala NatarajanRobert J. Fitzgibbons Jr. OriginalPaper 18 August 2010 Pages: 784 - 794
Gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal motility in morbidly obese patients submitted to laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding or laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty Fabrizio RebecchiStefano RocchiettoMario Morino OriginalPaper 30 July 2010 Pages: 795 - 803
Combined pretherapeutic endoscopic and laparoscopic ultrasonography may predict survival of patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer Michael Bau MortensenClaus FristrupClaus Hovendal OriginalPaper 30 July 2010 Pages: 804 - 812
Botulinum toxin-induced relaxation of the sphincter of Oddi may select patients with acalculous biliary pain who will benefit from cholecystectomy William R. Murray OriginalPaper 28 July 2010 Pages: 813 - 816
Feasibility study of sentinel lymph node biopsy in esophageal cancer with conservative lymphadenectomy Sarah K. ThompsonDylan BartholomeuszGlyn G. Jamieson OriginalPaper 20 August 2010 Pages: 817 - 825
Implementation of colonoscopic process measures: does it improve quality? Theodor AsgeirssonAnthony J. SenagoreMartin Luchtefeld OriginalPaper 19 August 2010 Pages: 826 - 829
Effects of Nissen fundoplication on endoscopic endoluminal radiofrequency ablation of Barrett’s esophagus Kathleen O’ConnellVic Velanovich OriginalPaper 30 July 2010 Pages: 830 - 834
Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery is feasible in complex colorectal resections and could enable day case colectomy K. J. GashA. C. GoedeA. R. Dixon OriginalPaper 24 August 2010 Pages: 835 - 840
Endoscopic ultrasonography is valuable for identifying early gastric cancers meeting expanded-indication criteria for endoscopic submucosal dissection Kazuhisa OkadaJunko FujisakiHiroshi Takahashi OriginalPaper 24 August 2010 Pages: 841 - 848
Bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy has a surgical extent similar to that of transsternal extended thymectomy with more favorable early surgical outcomes for myasthenia gravis patients Chang Young LeeDae Joon KimKyung Young Chung OriginalPaper 19 August 2010 Pages: 849 - 854
Learning curve for robotic-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery Malak B. BokhariChirag B. PatelEric M. Haas OriginalPaper Open access 24 August 2010 Pages: 855 - 860
Laparoscopic lymph node dissection around the inferior mesenteric artery with preservation of the left colic artery Mitsugu SekimotoIchiro TakemasaMasaki Mori OriginalPaper 20 August 2010 Pages: 861 - 866
Prolonged peri-firing compression with a linear stapler prevents pancreatic fistula in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy Masafumi NakamuraJunji UedaMasao Tanaka OriginalPaper 21 August 2010 Pages: 867 - 871
Risk of recurrence after laparoscopy-assisted radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer performed by a single surgeon Sang-Ho JeongYoung-Joon LeeWoo-Song Ha OriginalPaper 12 November 2010 Pages: 872 - 878
Feasibility of single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a homemade laparoscopic port: a clinical report of 50 cases Kuo-Chang WenKai-Yuan LinYih-Huei Uen OriginalPaper 20 August 2010 Pages: 879 - 882
NOTES® stapled cystgastrostomy: a novel approach for surgical management of pancreatic pseudocysts Ratnakishore PallapothuDavid B. EarleJohn R. Romanelli OriginalPaper 24 August 2010 Pages: 883 - 889
Endoscopic lateral neck dissection via breast approach for papillary thyroid carcinoma: a preliminary report ZhiYu LiPing WangFan Zhou OriginalPaper 24 August 2010 Pages: 890 - 896
Low-volume bowel preparation is inferior to standard 4 l polyethylene glycol Markku M. HaapamäkiMonica LindströmBirger Sandzén OriginalPaper 02 September 2010 Pages: 897 - 901
The extraperitoneal laparoscopic TRAM flap delay procedure: an alternative approach Panduranga YenumulaErick F. RivasEdward Lanigan OriginalPaper 24 August 2010 Pages: 902 - 905
Perioperative clinical outcomes after robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma: a multicenter study Jandee LeeJong Ho YunEuy-Young Soh OriginalPaper 24 August 2010 Pages: 906 - 912
Stent placement provides safe esophageal closure in thoracic NOTESTM procedures Brian G. TurnerSevdenur CizginerDenise W. Gee OriginalPaper 04 September 2010 Pages: 913 - 918
Esophageal foreign body extraction in children: flexible versus rigid endoscopy Jillian PopelHamdy El-HakimWael El-Matary OriginalPaper 24 August 2010 Pages: 919 - 922
Identification of risk factors for postoperative dysphagia after primary anti-reflux surgery Kazuto TsuboiTommy H. LeeSumeet K. Mittal OriginalPaper 25 August 2010 Pages: 923 - 929
“No scar” small bowel resection in a survival porcine model using transcolonic NOTES® and transabdominal approach Elena DubcencoTeodor GrantcharovJeffrey P. Baker Dynamic Manuscript 07 October 2010 Pages: 930 - 934
Laparoscopic dissection of Denonvilliers’ fascia and implications for total mesorectal excision for treatment of rectal cancer Jin-Tung LiangHong-Shiee LaiKuo-Wei Cheng Dynamic Manuscript 07 October 2010 Pages: 935 - 940
Transcervical videoscopic esophageal dissection in minimally invasive esophagectomy Michael ParkerJason M. PflukeSteven P. Bowers Video 17 September 2010 Pages: 941 - 942
How effective is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of ureteral stones with Dornier Lithotripter S EMSE 220F-XXP? A prospective and preliminary assessment Maria Chiara SighinolfiSalvatore MicaliGiampaolo Bianchi New Technology 16 September 2010 Pages: 943 - 946
On the road to single-site laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: lessons learned from 60 cases Cherry E. KohDavid J. MartinCraig J. Taylor Technique 17 October 2010 Pages: 947 - 953
Fundus-first transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a cholangiogram: a feasibility study Ameet G. PatelB. MurgatroydA. Belgaumkar Technique 19 August 2010 Pages: 954 - 957
Intraoperative portable abdominal radiograph for tumor localization: a simple and accurate method for laparoscopic gastrectomy Hyoung-Il KimWoo Jin HyungSung Hoon Noh Technique 20 August 2010 Pages: 958 - 963
Comparison of two actuation systems for laparoscopic surgical manipulators using motion analysis Yogesh Vinod KolwadkarStuart I. BrownWeijie Wang Technique 24 August 2010 Pages: 964 - 974
Is “laparoscopy-first” the final answer to cholecystocholedocholithiasis management? Luis RábagoElvira QuintanillaIsabel del Cura Gonzalez Letter 03 November 2010 Pages: 975 - 976
Robotic thyroidectomy using a transaxillary approach can be performed by experienced surgeons in selected surgical clinics Murat EnozHasan Mete InancliGunter Hafiz Letter 09 July 2010 Pages: 977 - 977
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it more than a challenge? Antonio IannelliAnne Sophie SchneckJean Gugenheim Letter 08 July 2010 Pages: 978 - 978