Laparoscopic versus open enucleation for pancreatic neoplasms: clinical outcomes and pancreatic function analysis Ren-Chao ZhangYu-Cheng ZhouYi Liao OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2657 - 2665
Electrical stimulation therapy of the lower esophageal sphincter is successful in treating GERD: long-term 3-year results Leonardo RodríguezPatricia A. RodriguezEdy Soffer OriginalPaper Open access 20 October 2015 Pages: 2666 - 2672
Safety and efficacy of 1020 consecutive laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies performed as a primary treatment modality for morbid obesity. A single-center experience from the metabolic and bariatric surgical accreditation quality and improvement program Emanuela Silva AlvarengaEmanuele Lo MenzoRaul J. Rosenthal OriginalPaper 05 November 2015 Pages: 2673 - 2678
Examining variation in cost based on surgeon choices for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy Heather H. AdkinsThomas J. HardackerEugene P. Ceppa OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2679 - 2684
Acetazolamide reduces postoperative pain following laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy Irene PourladianAlex W. LoisMatthew I. Goldblatt OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2685 - 2689
Laparoscopy, computerised tomography and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of gastric and gastro-oesophageal junction cancers A. MirzaS. Galloway OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2690 - 2696
Remote FLS testing in the real world: ready for “prime time” Allan OkrainecMelina VassiliouE. Matt Ritter OriginalPaper 18 November 2015 Pages: 2697 - 2702
Backflow prevention mechanism of laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication using high-resolution manometry Masato HoshinoNobuo OmuraKatsuhiko Yanaga OriginalPaper 30 September 2015 Pages: 2703 - 2710
Intraperitoneal onlay mesh reinforcement of the abdominal wall: a new surgical option for treatment of anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome—a retrospective cohort analysis of 30 consecutive patients Vincent M. A. StirlerJohan T. F. J. RaymakersSrdjan Rakic OriginalPaper 30 September 2015 Pages: 2711 - 2715
Risk factors for under-diagnosis of gastric intraepithelial neoplasia and early gastric carcinoma in endoscopic forceps biopsy in comparison with endoscopic submucosal dissection in Chinese patients Guifang XuWeijie ZhangXiaoping Zou OriginalPaper 30 September 2015 Pages: 2716 - 2722
Trends in utilization of bariatric surgery, 2009–2012 Ninh T. NguyenStephen VuMichael J. Phelan OriginalPaper 10 December 2015 Pages: 2723 - 2727
Where are my instruments? Hazards in delivery of surgical instruments Annetje C. P. GuédonLinda S. G. L. WaubenJohn J. van den Dobbelsteen OriginalPaper Open access 20 October 2015 Pages: 2728 - 2735
Indocyanine green-enhanced fluorescence to assess bowel perfusion during laparoscopic colorectal resection Luigi BoniGiulia DavidAbe Fingerhut OriginalPaper Open access 20 October 2015 Pages: 2736 - 2742
Discordant findings between preoperative endoscopy and postoperative pathology as an independent prognostic factor in gastric cancer patients Ju-Hee LeeKang Nyeong LeeSung Joon Kwon OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2743 - 2750
A scoring system for patients with a tumor-positive lateral resection margin after endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer Jae Jin HwangKwung Jun ParkDong Ho Lee OriginalPaper 12 November 2015 Pages: 2751 - 2758
Comparison of laparoscopic subtotal colectomy with posterior vaginal suspension and laparoscopic subtotal colectomy with transvaginal repair for patients with slow-transit constipation complicated with rectocele: a non-randomized comparative study in a single center Si YuJian-zhong DengTe-dong Luo OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2759 - 2765
Impact of artificial capnothorax on coagulation in patients during video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for squamous cell carcinoma Qing-Xiang MaoWei GuoHong Yan OriginalPaper 12 November 2015 Pages: 2766 - 2772
Intraluminal lavage to remove exfoliated tumor cells after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection Takashi InoueHisao FujiiYoshiyuki Nakajima OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2773 - 2778
Prevention of esophageal stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis J. F. OliveiraE. G. H. MouraP. Sakai OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2779 - 2791
Comparison of open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches for total abdominal colectomy Zhobin MoghadamyeghanehMark H. HannaSteven Mills OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2792 - 2798
The role of tumor size in surgical decision making after endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer Hae Won KimYoo Jin LeeSung Hoon Noh OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2799 - 2803
“Relaparoscopic” management of surgical complications: The experience of an Emergency Center Antonino AgrusaGiuseppe FrazzettaGaspare Gulotta OriginalPaper 21 October 2015 Pages: 2804 - 2810
Neonatal brain oxygenation during thoracoscopic correction of esophageal atresia Stefaan H. A. J. TytgatMaud Y. A. van HerwaardenPetra M. A. Lemmers OriginalPaper Open access 21 October 2015 Pages: 2811 - 2817
Thoracoscopic versus open repair of CDH in cardiovascular stable neonates Sophie CosterusKatrin ZahnRene Wijnen OriginalPaper Open access 21 October 2015 Pages: 2818 - 2824
Robotic-assisted outcomes are not tied to surgeon volume and experience Maria S. AltieriJie YangAurora Pryor OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2825 - 2833
Liver retraction system by C3-muco-adhesive polymer films for laparoscopic surgery Saud AldeghaitherBenjie TangAlfred Cuschieri OriginalPaper 21 October 2015 Pages: 2834 - 2839
Electrothermal bipolar vessel ligation improves operative time during laparoscopic total proctocolectomy: a large single-center experience Richard GarfinkleMarylise BoutrosSteven D. Wexner OriginalPaper 28 October 2015 Pages: 2840 - 2847
Comparison of symptomatic anastomotic leakage following laparoscopic and open low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a propensity score matching analysis of 1014 consecutive patients Hidetoshi KatsunoAkio ShiomiNorio Saito OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2848 - 2856
Gastric bypass significantly improves quality of life in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes Philip OmotoshoAlessandro MorAlfonso Torquati OriginalPaper 28 January 2016 Pages: 2857 - 2864
Long-term outcomes of cruroplasty reinforcement with composite versus biologic mesh for gastroesophageal reflux disease Bin WangWei ZhangMing Qiu OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2865 - 2872
Endoscopic band ligation versus endoscopic submucosal dissection and laparoscopic resection for small gastric stromal tumors Yan MengChunli CaoSide Liu OriginalPaper 21 October 2015 Pages: 2873 - 2878
A pilot study of confocal laser endomicroscopy for diagnosing gastrointestinal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma Werner DolakBarbara KiesewetterAndreas Püspök OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2879 - 2885
Intraoperative measurement of esophagogastric junction cross-sectional area by impedance planimetry correlates with clinical outcomes of peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia: a multicenter study Saowanee NgamruengphongBurkhard H. A. von RahdenMouen A. Khashab OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2886 - 2894
The learning curve of laparoscopic liver resection after the Louisville statement 2008: Will it be more effective and smooth? Chung-Wei LinTzu-Jung TsaiChii-Ming Chen OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2895 - 2903
Laparoscopic hepatectomy by curettage and aspiration: a report of 855 cases XiuJun CaiLian DuanLiuXin Cai OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2904 - 2913
Decision-making in the management of colonoscopic perforation: a multicentre retrospective study Sung Bak AnDong Woo ShinJong Wan Kim OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2914 - 2921
Different accuracy of endosonographic tumor staging after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy in esophageal cancer Wolfram BohleMichaela KasperWolfram G. Zoller OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2922 - 2928
Predictive factors for successful ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage in necrotizing pancreatitis Qiang GuoAng LiWeiming Hu OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2929 - 2934
Metabolic consequences of the incorporation of a Roux limb in an omega loop (mini) gastric bypass: evaluation by a glucose tolerance test at mid-term follow-up Jacques M. HimpensRamon VilallongaGuido Leman OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2935 - 2945
Endolumenal colon occlusion reduces peritoneal contamination during a transrectal NOTES procedure: a controlled porcine survival study Jonas D. SenftBenedict CarstensenGeorg R. Linke OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2946 - 2950
A multicenter study of initial experience with single-incision robotic cholecystectomies (SIRC) demonstrating a high success rate in 465 cases Anthony GonzalezChristian Hernandez MurciaDon Parris OriginalPaper 05 November 2015 Pages: 2951 - 2960
Skill acquisition and stress adaptations following laparoscopic surgery training and detraining in novice surgeons Blair T. CrewtherKunal ShettyGuang-Zhong Yang OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2961 - 2968
Evaluation of the need for routine esophagram after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) Rym El KhouryEzra N. TeitelbaumEric S. Hungness OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2969 - 2974
Expanding indications and regional diversity in laparoscopic liver resection unveiled by the International Survey on Technical Aspects of Laparoscopic Liver Resection (INSTALL) study Taizo HibiDaniel CherquiGo Wakabayashi OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2975 - 2983
Preoperative risk factors of hemodynamic instability during laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma Sébastien GaujouxStéphane BonnetBertrand Dousset OriginalPaper 18 December 2015 Pages: 2984 - 2993
Comparison of single-stapling and hemi-double-stapling methods for intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy using a circular stapler after totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy Masataka AmisakiKyoichi KiharaTetsu Shimizu OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 2994 - 3000
Laparoscopic translevator approach to abdominoperineal resection for rectal adenocarcinoma: feasibility and short-term oncologic outcomes Vanessa N. PalterSteven MacLellanShady Ashamalla OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 3001 - 3006
A multi-modal approach to training in laparoscopic colorectal surgery accelerates proficiency gain John T. JenkinsAndrew CurrieRobin H. Kennedy OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 3007 - 3013
Cholecystectomy after endoscopic papillary balloon dilation for bile duct stones reduced late biliary complications: a propensity score-based cohort analysis Yousuke NakaiHiroyuki IsayamaKazuhiko Koike OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 3014 - 3020
Mesenteric root dissection with individualized ileo-colic vessel ligation versus mesenteric pedicle stapling Ilan KentYaron RudnickiShmuel Avital OriginalPaper 20 October 2015 Pages: 3021 - 3025