Diabetic and bariatric surgery: A review of the recent trends Raghavendra S. RaoSubhash Kini Review 13 October 2011 Pages: 893 - 903
Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy: a systematic review of comparative studies Asri C. JusohBasil J. Ammori Review 15 November 2011 Pages: 904 - 913
Radio-guided thoracoscopic surgery (RGTS) of small pulmonary nodules Marcello Carlo AmbrogiFranca MelfiAlfredo Mussi OriginalPaper 20 October 2011 Pages: 914 - 919
Can papillary carcinomas be treated by endoscopic ampullectomy? Saïda SalmiSalah EzzedineMarc Barthet OriginalPaper 20 October 2011 Pages: 920 - 925
Transvaginal NOTES-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy: a survival study in a sheep model Francisco M. Sánchez-MargalloFrancisco J. PérezAntonio Alcaraz OriginalPaper 20 October 2011 Pages: 926 - 932
Determinants for postoperative complications after laparoscopic intestinal resection for Crohn’s disease Stefan RissClemens BittermannAnton Stift OriginalPaper 15 October 2011 Pages: 933 - 938
Trans-areola single-site endoscopic thyroidectomy: pilot study of 35 cases Fan YoubenWu BoZheng Qi OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 939 - 947
Endoscopic thyroidectomy via bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA): review of 512 cases in a single institute June Young ChoiKyu Eun LeeYeo-Kyu Youn OriginalPaper 04 November 2011 Pages: 948 - 955
Robotic vs. laparoscopic colorectal surgery: an institutional experience Gary B. DeutschSandeep Anantha SathyanarayanaGeorge DeNoto III OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 956 - 963
The impact of body mass index on outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy Daniel T. FarkasDovid MoradiJohn Morgan Cosgrove OriginalPaper 20 October 2011 Pages: 964 - 969
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication with or without short gastric vessel division: a meta-analysis Kamran KhatriMuhammad S. SajidKrishna K. Singh OriginalPaper 01 November 2011 Pages: 970 - 978
Dysejaculation after laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy: a nationwide questionnaire study Joakim M. BischoffGitte LinderothHenrik Kehlet OriginalPaper 20 October 2011 Pages: 979 - 983
CO2 pneumoperitoneum impact on early liver and lung cytokine expression in a rat model of abdominal sepsis Angela Simona MontaltoAlessandra BittoCarmelo Romeo OriginalPaper 25 October 2011 Pages: 984 - 989
Resection and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center experience Koray KarabulutFederico AucejoEren Berber OriginalPaper 25 October 2011 Pages: 990 - 997
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of women’s perceptions of transvaginal surgery Juliane BingenerJeff A. SloanAndrea Mariani OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 998 - 1004
Suturing intraabdominal organs: when do we cause tissue damage? Sharon P. RodriguesTim HoremanFrank-Willem Jansen OriginalPaper Open access 25 October 2011 Pages: 1005 - 1009
New methods for innovation: the development of a toolbox for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedures C. Paul SwainKurt BallyRichard I. Rothstein OriginalPaper 04 November 2011 Pages: 1010 - 1020
Comprehensive evaluation of endoscopic fundoplication using the EsophyXTM device Rebecca P. PetersenLaura FilippaBrant K. Oelschlager OriginalPaper 01 November 2011 Pages: 1021 - 1027
Single-stage treatment with intraoperative ERCP: management of patients with possible choledocholithiasis and gallbladder in situ in a non-tertiary Spanish hospital L. R. RábagoI. ChicoJ. Vazquez Echarri OriginalPaper 16 November 2011 Pages: 1028 - 1034
Laparoscopic rectal resection for severe endometriosis of the mid and low rectum: technique and operative results Giacomo RuffoAlberto SartoriMassimo Falconi OriginalPaper 25 October 2011 Pages: 1035 - 1040
Benefit of “transparent soft-short-hood on the scope” for colonoscopy among experienced gastroenterologists and gastroenterologist trainee: a randomized, controlled trial Varayu PrachayakulPitulak AswakulUdom Kachintorn OriginalPaper Open access 01 November 2011 Pages: 1041 - 1046
How does the robot affect outcomes? A retrospective review of open, laparoscopic, and robotic Heller myotomy for achalasia Abhijit ShaligramJayaraj UnnireviDmitry Oleynikov OriginalPaper 25 October 2011 Pages: 1047 - 1050
Adult esophagogastric junction distensibility during general anesthesia assessed with an endoscopic functional luminal imaging probe (EndoFLIP®) Leslie K. NathansonNathan BrunottDavid Cavallucci OriginalPaper 25 October 2011 Pages: 1051 - 1055
Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery versus conventional laparoscopic varicocele ligation in men with palpable varicocele: A randomized, clinical study Seung Wook LeeJoo Yong LeeU-Syn Ha OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 1056 - 1062
Endoscopic full-thickness plication versus laparoscopic fundoplication: a prospective study on quality of life and symptom control Stavros A. AntoniouOliver O. KochRudolph Pointner OriginalPaper 01 November 2011 Pages: 1063 - 1068
Management of non-midline incisional hernia by the laparoscopic approach: results of a long-term follow-up prospective study Alfredo Moreno-EgeaAndres Carrillo-Alcaraz OriginalPaper 01 November 2011 Pages: 1069 - 1078
Objective hypoesthesia and pain after transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty: a prospective, randomized study comparing tissue adhesive versus spiral tacks Lukas BrüggerMartina BloeschGuido Beldi OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1079 - 1085
Gastric bypass surgery restores meal stimulation of the anorexigenic gut hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 and peptide YY independently of caloric restriction Sarah EvansZehra PamuklarAlfonso Torquati OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1086 - 1094
Criterion-based laparoscopic training reduces total training time Willem M. BrinkmanSonja N. BuzinkJack J. Jakimowicz OriginalPaper Open access 01 November 2011 Pages: 1095 - 1101
Minimally invasive esophagectomy: thoracoscopic esophageal mobilization for esophageal cancer with the patient in prone position Roberto PetriMarco ZuccoloMario Sorrentino OriginalPaper 01 November 2011 Pages: 1102 - 1107
Recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma successfully treated with laparoscopic thermal ablation Roberto SantambrogioMara CostaEnrico Opocher OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1108 - 1115
Learning curve for robot-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Nicolas C. BuchsFrançois PuginPhilippe Morel OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1116 - 1121
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy with routine intraoperative cholangiography and common bile duct exploration via the umbilical port David YeoSean MackayDavid Martin OriginalPaper 15 December 2011 Pages: 1122 - 1127
Effect of haptic feedback in laparoscopic surgery skill acquisition M. ZhouS. TseC. G. L. Cao OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1128 - 1134
A comparative study of multiport versus laparoendoscopic single-site adrenalectomy for benign adrenal tumors Victor Chia-Hsiang LinYao-Chou TsaiHong-Jeng Yu OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 1135 - 1139
Endoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy in patients with ectopic Cushing’s syndrome Wijnand J. AlberdaCasper H. J. van EijckJacobus W. A. Burger OriginalPaper Open access 02 November 2011 Pages: 1140 - 1145
Impact of T3 thoracoscopic sympathectomy on pupillary function: a cause of partial Horner’s syndrome? Ricard RamosAnna UreñaJuan Moya OriginalPaper 02 November 2011 Pages: 1146 - 1152
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a modified dome-down approach with conventional laparoscopic instruments Hongyi CuiJohn J. KellyDemetrius E. M. Litwin Dynamic Manuscript 15 November 2011 Pages: 1153 - 1159
Thoracoscopic management of chylothorax after esophagectomy C. CallariS. PerrettaJ. Marescaux Multimedia Manuscript 15 November 2011 Pages: 1160 - 1160
Transanal specimen retrieval using the transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) system in minimally invasive colon resection Konstantinos I. MakrisErwin RiederLee L. Swanström Video 04 November 2011 Pages: 1161 - 1162
Radiofrequency fulguration of␣the␣spleen under␣laparoscopy to␣stop iatrogenic hemorrhage Julien JarryRodolphe BodinSerge Evrard Video 02 November 2011 Pages: 1163 - 1164
One-trocar-assisted nephrectomy (OTAN): initial experience and codification of a technique Mario LimaGiovanni RuggeriBeatrice Randi New Technology 04 November 2011 Pages: 1165 - 1169
A randomized comparison of laparoscopic, magnetically anchored, and flexible endoscopic cameras in performance and workload between laparoscopic and single-incision surgery Nabeel A. ArainJeffrey A. CadedduDaniel J. Scott New Technology 02 November 2011 Pages: 1170 - 1180
Laser application enables awake thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary nodules with minimal access Thomas G. Lesser New Technology 01 November 2011 Pages: 1181 - 1186
The enhanced view–totally extraperitoneal technique for repair of inguinal hernia Jorge Daes Technique 25 October 2011 Pages: 1187 - 1189
Perioperative results of robotic lung lobectomy: summary of literature Florian AugustinJohannes BodnerThomas Schmid Letter To The Editor--Reply 13 October 2011 Pages: 1190 - 1191