1. Thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position

   • Omar A. Jarral
   • Sanjay Purkayastha
   • Emmanouil Zacharakis

   Review 07 March 2012 Pages: 2095 - 2103

2. Open Versus Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy for Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Focusing on Major Complications

   • M. W. N. Oomen
   • L. T. Hoekstra
   • H. A. Heij

   Review Open access 21 February 2012 Pages: 2104 - 2110

   

3. A comprehensive review of telementoring applications in laparoscopic general surgery

   • Stavros A. Antoniou
   • George A. Antoniou
   • Frank A. Granderath

   Review 15 February 2012 Pages: 2111 - 2116

   

4. Review of surgical robotics user interface: what is the best way to control robotic surgery?

   • Anton Simorov
   • R. Stephen Otte
   • Dmitry Oleynikov

   Review 21 February 2012 Pages: 2117 - 2125

   

5. Lightweight versus heavyweight mesh in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a meta-analysis

   • Andrew Currie
   • Helen Andrew
   • Sanjay Taribagil

   Review 07 February 2012 Pages: 2126 - 2133

   

6. Laparoscopic approach to acute abdomen from the Consensus Development Conference of the Società Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica e nuove tecnologie (SICE), Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani (ACOI), Società Italiana di Chirurgia (SIC), Società Italiana di Chirurgia d’Urgenza e del Trauma (SICUT), Società Italiana di Chirurgia nell’Ospedalità Privata (SICOP), and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)

   • Ferdinando Agresta
   • Luca Ansaloni
   • Silvio Garattini

   Consensus Statement 27 June 2012 Pages: 2134 - 2164

7. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration versus open surgery: comparative prospective randomized trial

   • V. V. Grubnik
   • A. I. Tkachenko
   • K. O. Vorotyntseva

   OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 2165 - 2171

   

8. Single versus multimodality training basic laparoscopic skills

   • Willem M. Brinkman
   • Sanne Y. Havermans
   • Benedictus C. Schoot

   OriginalPaper Open access 21 February 2012 Pages: 2172 - 2178

   

9. Consumer-based technology for distribution of surgical videos for objective evaluation

   • Ray Gonzalez
   • Jose M. Martinez
   • Atul K. Madan

   OriginalPaper 23 June 2012 Pages: 2179 - 2182

   

10. Bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy for pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis impairs adrenomedullary but not noradrenergic sympathetic function

    • H. C. J. L. Buscher
    • J. W. M. Lenders
    • H. van Goor

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 March 2012 Pages: 2183 - 2188

    

11. Training in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a new educational model using specially embalmed human anatomical specimen

    • Juliette C. Slieker
    • Hilco P. Theeuwes
    • Gert-Jan Kleinrensink

    OriginalPaper Open access 28 January 2012 Pages: 2189 - 2194

    

12. Laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection with intraoperative splenic blood salvage

    • Yuedong Wang
    • Yun Ji
    • Xiaoli Zhan

    OriginalPaper 26 January 2012 Pages: 2195 - 2201

13. Impact of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on regulation of diabetes type 2 in morbidly obese patients

    • Monika Proczko-Markuszewska
    • Tomasz Stefaniak
    • Zbigniew Śledziński

    OriginalPaper Open access 21 February 2012 Pages: 2202 - 2207

    

14. The optimal strategy for proximal mesh fixation during laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for rectal prolapse: an ex vivo study

    • Hendrik A. Formijne Jonkers
    • Harm J. van de Haar
    • Ivo A. M. J. Broeders

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2012 Pages: 2208 - 2212

    

15. The burden of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) performed with the patient under conscious sedation

    • S. M. Jeurnink
    • E. W. Steyerberg
    • P. D. Siersema

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2012 Pages: 2213 - 2219

    

16. Endoscopic treatment of large colorectal tumors: comparison of endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic mucosal resection–precutting, and endoscopic submucosal dissection

    • Eun-Jung Lee
    • Jae Bum Lee
    • Eui Gon Youk

    OriginalPaper 26 January 2012 Pages: 2220 - 2230

    

17. Comparable early changes in gastrointestinal hormones after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-En-Y gastric bypass surgery for morbidly obese type 2 diabetic subjects

    • Fabiola Romero
    • Joana Nicolau
    • Josep Vidal

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2012 Pages: 2231 - 2239

    

18. Comparison of long-term prognosis of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy and conventional open gastrectomy with special reference to D2 lymph node dissection

    • Hirohiko Sato
    • Mitsuo Shimada
    • Chie Takasu

    OriginalPaper 04 February 2012 Pages: 2240 - 2246

    

19. Robotic liver resection: technique and results of 30 consecutive procedures

    • Gi Hong Choi
    • Sung Hoon Choi
    • Woo Jung Lee

    OriginalPaper 04 February 2012 Pages: 2247 - 2258

    

20. Robotic transaxillary endocrine surgery: a comparison with conventional open technique

    • Christina S. Foley
    • Orhan Agcaoglu
    • Eren Berber

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2012 Pages: 2259 - 2266

    

21. Nanoscale iodized oil emulsion: a useful tracer for pretreatment sentinel node detection using CT lymphography in a normal canine gastric model

    • Joon Seok Lim
    • Junjeong Choi
    • Woo Jin Hyung

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 2267 - 2274

    

22. Is expert peer review obsolete? A model suggests that post-publication reader review may exceed the accuracy of traditional peer review

    • Daniel M. Herron

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 2275 - 2280

    

23. Transgastric small bowel resection with the new multitasking platform EndoSAMURAI™ for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery

    • Karl-Hermann Fuchs
    • Wolfram Breithaupt

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2012 Pages: 2281 - 2287

    

24. Minimally invasive liver surgery for metastases from colorectal cancer: oncologic outcome and prognostic factors

    • Baki Topal
    • Joyce Tiek
    • Hans Prenen

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2012 Pages: 2288 - 2298

    

25. Magnifying endoscopy for diagnosis of residual/local recurrent gastric neoplasms after previous endoscopic treatment

    • Ryo Kosaka
    • Kyosuke Tanaka
    • Yoshiyuki Takei

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 2299 - 2305

    

26. Ramosetron, dexamethasone, and their combination for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in women undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Youn Yi Jo
    • Jong Wha Lee
    • Yong Seon Choi

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2012 Pages: 2306 - 2311

    

27. Local treatment of pulmonary metastases: from open resection to minimally invasive approach? Less morbidity, comparable local control

    • Erik M. von Meyenfeldt
    • Michel W. Wouters
    • Houke M. Klomp

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 2312 - 2321

    

28. Intramural acellular porcine dermal matrix (APDM)-assisted gastrotomy closure for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)

    • Jegan Gopal
    • Eric M. Pauli
    • Abraham Mathew

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2012 Pages: 2322 - 2330

    

29. Transvaginal cholecystectomy without laparoscopic support using prototype flexible endoscopic instruments in a porcine model

    • Shean Satgunam
    • Brent Miedema
    • Klaus Thaler

    OriginalPaper 24 February 2012 Pages: 2331 - 2338

    

30. Laparoscopic resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) is safe and effective, irrespective of tumor size

    • K. De Vogelaere
    • I. Van Loo
    • G. Delvaux

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 2339 - 2345

    

31. Validation of a new box trainer-related tracking device: the TrEndo

    • Pieter J. van Empel
    • Lennart B. van Rijssen
    • W. Jeroen Meijerink

    OriginalPaper Open access 21 February 2012 Pages: 2346 - 2352

    

32. Trend, variability, and outcome of open vs. laparoscopic appendectomy based on a large administrative database

    • Mario Saia
    • Alessandra Buja
    • Vincenzo Baldo

    OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 2353 - 2359

    

33. Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy conversion: is the surgeon’s selection needed?

    • Sandra C. Donkervoort
    • Lea M. Dijksman
    • Michael F. Gerhards

    OriginalPaper 08 March 2012 Pages: 2360 - 2366

    

34. The use of biodegradable (SX-ELLA) oesophageal stents to treat dysphagia due to benign and malignant oesophageal disease

    • Ewen A. Griffiths
    • Catherine J. Gregory
    • Robert C. Stockwell

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2012 Pages: 2367 - 2375

    

35. Educational and training aspects of new surgical techniques: experience with the endoscopic–laparoscopic interdisciplinary training entity (ELITE) model in training for a natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) approach to appendectomy

    • Sonja Gillen
    • Jörn Gröne
    • Kai S. Lehmann

    Endoluminal Surgery 28 January 2012 Pages: 2376 - 2382

    

36. Surgical techniques of laparoscopic peritonectomy plus paraaortic lymph node dissection for the treatment of patients with positive lymph node metastasis and peritoneal seeding from rectosigmoid cancer

    • Jin-Tung Liang

    Dynamic Manuscript 20 January 2012 Pages: 2383 - 2387

    

37. Postoperative efficacy and safety of vessel sealing: an experimental study on carotid arteries of the pig

    • Stéphane V. Berdah
    • Christiaan Hoff
    • Yves Van Nieuwenhove

    New Technology 21 February 2012 Pages: 2388 - 2393

    

38. Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia

    • Ferdinand Köckerling
    • Dietmar Aldrich Jacob
    • Pradeep Chowbey

    Letter to the Editor--Reply 21 February 2012 Pages: 2394 - 2395