Should technical aptitude evaluation become part of resident selection for surgical residency? Muath BishawiAurora D. Pryor Editorial 18 July 2014 Pages: 2761 - 2762
SAGES research agenda in gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery: updated results of a Delphi study Dimitrios StefanidisPaul MonteroAurora D. Pryor OriginalPaper 02 May 2014 Pages: 2763 - 2771
Impact of a hands-on component on learning in the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™ (FUSE) curriculum: a randomized-controlled trial in surgical trainees Amin MadaniYusuke WatanabeLiane S. Feldman OriginalPaper 02 May 2014 Pages: 2772 - 2782
Decision-making in Colorectal Cancer Tumor Board meetings: Results of a prospective observational assessment S. ShahS. AroraN. Sevdalis OriginalPaper 31 May 2014 Pages: 2783 - 2788
Is next-day discharge following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass safe in select patients? Analysis of short-term outcomes Ahmad ElnahasDavid UrbachTimothy D. Jackson OriginalPaper 02 May 2014 Pages: 2789 - 2794
A meta-analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer Wei-Song ShenHong-Qing XiBo Wei OriginalPaper 02 May 2014 Pages: 2795 - 2802
Predicting regression of Barrett’s esophagus: results from a retrospective cohort of 1342 patients Craig S. BrownBrittany LapinMichael B. Ujiki OriginalPaper 02 May 2014 Pages: 2803 - 2807
Preoperative re-endoscopy in colorectal cancer patients: an institutional experience and analysis of influencing factors Thamer Al AbbasiFady SalehFayez A. Quereshy OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2808 - 2814
Cardiovascular risk in obese diabetic patients is significantly reduced one year after gastric bypass compared to one year of diabetes support and education Alessandro MorPhilip OmotoshoAlfonso Torquati OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2815 - 2820
Multidimensional analyses of the learning curve of robotic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: 3-phase learning process comparison Eun Jung ParkChang Woo KimNam Kyu Kim OriginalPaper 06 June 2014 Pages: 2821 - 2831
Long-term results of hepatic hydatid disease managed using palanivelu hydatid system: Indian experience in tertiary center P. SenthilnathanSwati InamdarC. Palanivelu OriginalPaper 06 June 2014 Pages: 2832 - 2839
An extended proximal esophageal myotomy is necessary to normalize EGJ distensibility during Heller myotomy for achalasia, but not POEM Ezra N. TeitelbaumNathaniel J. SoperEric S. Hungness OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2840 - 2847
Minimally invasive RAMPS in well-selected left-sided pancreatic cancer within Yonsei criteria: long-term (>median 3 years) oncologic outcomes Sung Hwan LeeChang Moo KangHoon Sang Chi OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2848 - 2855
Validation of the VBLaST peg transfer task: a first step toward an alternate training standard A. ChellaliL. ZhangC. G. L. Cao OriginalPaper 26 April 2014 Pages: 2856 - 2862
Effects of CO2 pneumoperitoneum on the expression of thymidine kinase 1 and Ki67 in colorectal carcinoma cells Chun-Kang YangShen GuanMin-Gang Ying OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2863 - 2870
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: a comparison of natural orifice versus transabdominal specimen extraction Ziad T. AwadReginald Griffin OriginalPaper 02 May 2014 Pages: 2871 - 2876
Relationship between stent characteristics and treatment outcomes in endoscopic transmural drainage of uncomplicated pancreatic pseudocysts Ji Young BangC. Mel WilcoxShyam Varadarajulu OriginalPaper 02 May 2014 Pages: 2877 - 2883
Single-port laparoscopic colorectal resections in obese patients are as safe and effective as conventional laparoscopy Erman AytacMatthias TurinaMeagan M. Costedio OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2884 - 2889
High incidence of trocar site hernia after laparoscopic or robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Gitana ScozzariMarcello ZaniniMario Morino OriginalPaper 02 May 2014 Pages: 2890 - 2898
Frequent occurrence of fever in patients who have undergone endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumor, but bacteremia is not a significant cause Kentaro IzumiTaro OsadaSumio Watanabe OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2899 - 2904
Laparoscopic resection of large gastric GISTs: feasibility and long-term results Luigi MasoniIvan GentiliVito Domenico Corleto OriginalPaper 31 May 2014 Pages: 2905 - 2910
Laparoendoscopic single-site adrenalectomy versus conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a comparison of surgical outcomes and an analysis of a single surgeon’s learning curve Yosuke HirasawaAkira MiyajimaMototsugu Oya OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2911 - 2919
Successful total shift from multiport to single-port laparoscopic surgery in low anterior resection of colorectal cancer Say-June KimByung-Jo ChoiSang Chul Lee OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2920 - 2930
A tailored approach for endoscopic treatment of small rectal neuroendocrine tumor Jun HeoSeong Woo JeonYong Hwan Kwon OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2931 - 2938
Monitoring c-reactive protein after laparoscopic colorectal surgery excludes infectious complications and allows for safe and early discharge Michel AdaminaRene WarschkowThomas Steffen OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2939 - 2948
Univariate and multivariate analyses of preoperative factors influencing symptomatic outcomes of transoral fundoplication Reginald C. W. BellMark A. FoxErik Wilson OriginalPaper Open access 31 May 2014 Pages: 2949 - 2958
Factors affecting the technical difficulty and clinical outcome of endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumors Koichiro SatoSayo ItoIruru Maetani OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2959 - 2965
Outcome and complications of endoscopic balloon dilatations in various types of ileocaecal and colonic stenosis in patients with Crohn’s disease Alexander F. HagelAnna HahnMartin Raithel OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2966 - 2972
Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic and robot-assisted major hepatectomies: an Italian multi-institutional comparative study Marcello Giuseppe SpampinatoAndrea CorattiUgo Boggi OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2973 - 2979
Feasibility of transumbilical anatomic pulmonary lobectomy in a canine model Shun-Ying YinYen ChuYun-Hen Liu OriginalPaper 23 May 2014 Pages: 2980 - 2987
Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic low anterior resection with DST anastomosis Kenji KawadaSuguru HasegawaYoshiharu Sakai OriginalPaper Open access 23 May 2014 Pages: 2988 - 2995
Erratum to: Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic low anterior resection with DST anastomosis Kenji KawadaSuguru HasegawaYoshiharu Sakai Erratum 10 July 2014 Pages: 2996 - 2997
Hand-assisted laparoscopic versus laparoscopy-assisted D2 radical gastrectomy: a prospective study JiaQing GongYongKuan CaoGuoDe Luo OriginalPaper 31 May 2014 Pages: 2998 - 3006
Pure transumbilical SILS gastric bypass with mechanical circular gastrojejunal anastomosis feasibility Denis PitotMazen TakieddinePol Vaneukem Technique 23 May 2014 Pages: 3007 - 3011
