Prospective evaluation of peritoneal fluid contamination following transabdominal vs. transanal specimen extraction in laparoscopic left-sided colorectal resections Federico A. CostantinoMichele DianaJacques Marescaux OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1495 - 1500
Outcomes of surgical management of symptomatic large recurrent hiatus hernia Arpad JuhaszAbhishek SundaramSumeet K. Mittal OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1501 - 1508
Sleeve gastrectomy and the risk of leak: a systematic analysis of 4,888 patients Alexander R. AuroraLeena KhaitanAlan A. Saber OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1509 - 1515
Proficiency-based training for robotic surgery: construct validity, workload, and expert levels for nine inanimate exercises Genevieve DulanRobert V. RegeDaniel J. Scott OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 1516 - 1521
Advanced stereoscopic projection technology significantly improves novice performance of minimally invasive surgical skills R. SmithA. DayI. Jourdan OriginalPaper 11 January 2012 Pages: 1522 - 1527
Laparoscopic subtotal colectomy with antiperistaltic cecorectal anastomosis: a new step in the treatment of slow-transit constipation Federico MarchesiLuigi PercalliLuigi Roncoroni OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1528 - 1533
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery for patients with perforated peptic ulcer Eduardo A. BoninErica MoranJuliane Bingener OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1534 - 1538
What is the best reconstruction method after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer? Moon-Soo LeeSang-Hoon AhnWon Woo Lee OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1539 - 1547
Long-term outcomes after laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer: a large-scale multicenter retrospective study Do Joong ParkSang-Uk HanKorean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study (KLASS) Group OriginalPaper 15 December 2011 Pages: 1548 - 1553
Impact of previous gastric or colonic resection on polyethylene glycol bowel preparation for colonoscopy Seong Woo LimYong Woo SeoYoung-Ho Kim OriginalPaper 15 December 2011 Pages: 1554 - 1559
Serous cyst adenoma of the pancreas: appraisal of active surgical strategy before it causes problems Ho Kyoung HwangHyunki KimWoo Jung Lee OriginalPaper Open access 17 December 2011 Pages: 1560 - 1565
Clinical outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for advanced transverse and descending colon cancer: a single-center experience Masashi YamamotoJunji OkudaKazuhisa Uchiyama OriginalPaper Open access 17 December 2011 Pages: 1566 - 1572
Minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a case–control study of thoracoscope versus mediastinoscope assistance Ming-Xiang FengHao WangWang Qun OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1573 - 1578
Ex vivo pig training model for esophageal endosopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for endoscopists with experience in gastric ESD Shinwa TanakaYoshinori MoritaTakeshi Azuma OriginalPaper 06 January 2012 Pages: 1579 - 1586
Clinical risk factors for perforation during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for large-sized, nonpedunculated colorectal tumors Eun-Jung LeeJae Bum LeeEui Gon Youk OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1587 - 1594
Single-incision laparoscopic right colectomy in an unselected patient population Brian A. BoonePatrick WagnerMatthew P. Holtzman OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1595 - 1601
Extending the limitations of liver surgery: outcomes of initial human experience in a high-volume center performing single-port laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma Guruprasad S. ShettyYoung Kyoung YouDong-Goo Kim OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1602 - 1608
Retroperitoneoscopic pancreatectomy: a new surgical option for pancreatic disease Guodong ZhaoRuihua XueRong Liu OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1609 - 1616
Effect of local anesthetics on postoperative pain and opioid consumption in laparoscopic colorectal surgery Jacquelenn Marie StuhldreherMichel AdaminaConor P. Delaney OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1617 - 1623
Reliable and valid assessment of performance in thoracoscopy Lars KongePer LehnertCharlotte Ringsted OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1624 - 1628
Transgastric pure-NOTES peritoneoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography for staging of gastrointestinal cancers: a survival and feasibility study Anders Meller DonatskyPeter VilmannJacob Rosenberg OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1629 - 1636
Minimally invasive esophagectomy with and without gastric ischemic conditioning Ninh T. NguyenXuan-Mai T. NguyenMichael J. Stamos OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1637 - 1641
The influence of the CO2 pneumoperitoneum on a rat model of intestinal anastomosis healing Stefaan H. A. J. TytgatGer T. RijkersDavid C. van der Zee OriginalPaper Open access 17 December 2011 Pages: 1642 - 1647
Single-site robotic cholecystectomy (SSRC) versus single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC): comparison of learning curves. First European experience Giuseppe SpinoglioLuca Matteo LentiRaul Quarati OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1648 - 1655
Evaluation of 2,590 urological laparoscopic surgeries undertaken by urological surgeons accredited by an endoscopic surgical skill qualification system in urological laparoscopy in Japan Tomonori HabuchiToshiro TerachiTadashi Matsuda OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1656 - 1663
Fully covered removable nitinol self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) in malignant strictures of the esophagus: a multicenter analysis Jayant P. TalrejaMohamad A. EloubeidiVanessa M. Shami OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1664 - 1669
Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy: a clinical and cost-effectiveness study Mohammad Abu HilalMohammed HamdanColin D. Johnson OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1670 - 1674
Conventional versus robot-assisted laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: a comparison of postoperative acid reflux parameters Marzio FrazzoniRita ConigliaroGianluigi Melotti OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1675 - 1681
Bare dorsal thoracic fascial flap for esophageal defects: an experimental study with dogs Kemal UgurluTamer KarsidagArzu Akcal OriginalPaper 17 December 2011 Pages: 1682 - 1689
Factors associated with adherence to the recommended postpolypectomy surveillance interval Eun Ran KimDong Hyun SinnYoung-Ho Kim OriginalPaper 22 March 2012 Pages: 1690 - 1695
Single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy: technique, safety, and feasibility in a clinical case series Masayasu AikawaMitsuo MiyazawaIsamu Koyama OriginalPaper 18 December 2011 Pages: 1696 - 1701
Comparison of long-term results between laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy and open gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer Atsushi HamabeTakeshi OmoriToshirou Nishida OriginalPaper 30 December 2011 Pages: 1702 - 1709
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage for pancreatic fistula or pancreatic duct dilation after pancreatic surgery Manabu OnoderaHiroshi KawakamiMasahiro Asaka OriginalPaper 18 December 2011 Pages: 1710 - 1717
Revisionary bariatric surgery: indications and outcome of 100 consecutive operations at a single center Simon KuestersJodok M. GruenebergerWojciech K. Karcz OriginalPaper 22 December 2011 Pages: 1718 - 1723
Body temperature evaluation during induced pneumoperitoneum with CO2: an experimental study in pigs Marcelo RezendeOrlando PradoEdna Montero OriginalPaper 05 January 2012 Pages: 1724 - 1729
The effect of perioperative psychological intervention on fatigue after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial Arman KahokehrElizabeth BroadbentAndrew G. Hill OriginalPaper 19 January 2012 Pages: 1730 - 1736
The revised ACGME laparoscopic operative requirements: how have they impacted resident education? Nicholas M. BrownStephen D. HelmerJacqueline S. Osland OriginalPaper 11 January 2012 Pages: 1737 - 1743
Predictive factors of excess body weight loss 1 year after laparoscopic bariatric surgery Emilio OrtegaRosa MorĂnigoJosep Vidal OriginalPaper 11 January 2012 Pages: 1744 - 1750
A comparative study of endoscopic full-thickness and partial-thickness myotomy using submucosal endoscopy with mucosal safety flap (SEMF) technique Eduardo A. BoninErica MoranChristopher J. Gostout OriginalPaper 19 January 2012 Pages: 1751 - 1758
Plasma soluble vascular adhesion molecule-1 levels are persistently elevated during the first month after colorectal cancer resection H. M. C. Shantha KumaraSamer T. TohmeRichard L. Whelan OriginalPaper 05 January 2012 Pages: 1759 - 1764
Revisiting vascular patency after spleen-preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with conservation of splenic vessels Ho Kyoung HwangYoung Eun ChungWoo Jung Lee OriginalPaper Open access 06 January 2012 Pages: 1765 - 1771
Video-assisted thoracoscopic transdiaphragmatic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma Jordan M. CloydBrendan C. Visser Dynamic Manuscript 17 December 2011 Pages: 1772 - 1776
Diagnostic laparoscopy and preoperative planning in ischiopagus tripus conjoined twins: a surgical first, with detailed demonstration of the complex anatomical relationships Felix C. BlancoKatherine P. DavenportFrancis X. Schneck Video 17 December 2011 Pages: 1777 - 1777
Novel technique for intraoperative tumor localization during totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy: endoscopic autologous blood tattooing Oh JeongSung Bum ChoYoung Kyu Park Technique 17 December 2011 Pages: 1778 - 1783
Single-incision laparoscopic Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy using conventional instruments for children with choledochal cysts Mei DiaoLong LiWei Cheng Technique 30 December 2011 Pages: 1784 - 1790
Endoscopic laser fragmentation and removal of a nonremovable metal esophageal stent for persistent dysphagia: a technical note Ross S. CoomberPranav H. PatelJeremy I. Livingstone Technique 01 February 2012 Pages: 1791 - 1793
Minimally invasive esophagectomy: current status and future direction Kirsten MaasSurya BiereMiguel Cuesta Letter to the Editor Open access 11 January 2012 Pages: 1794 - 1794