Meta-analysis of outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage versus percutaneous cholecystostomy for the management of acute cholecystitis Ola AhmedAilin C. RogersWilliam B. Robb Review 05 February 2018 Pages: 1627 - 1635
Review of emerging surgical robotic technology Brian S. PetersPriscila R. ArmijoDmitry Oleynikov Review 13 February 2018 Pages: 1636 - 1655
Skills in minimally invasive and open surgery show limited transferability to robotic surgery: results from a prospective study Karl-Friedrich KowalewskiMona W. SchmidtFelix Nickel OriginalPaper 12 February 2018 Pages: 1656 - 1667
Heller myotomy versus Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication for achalasia: long-term symptomatic follow-up of a prospective randomized controlled trial Kristy Kummerow BromanSharon E. PhillipsMichael D. Holzman OriginalPaper 18 October 2017 Pages: 1668 - 1674
How bariatric surgery affects liver volume and fat density in NAFLD patients Ran B. LuoToshiaki SuzukiGarth R. Jacobsen OriginalPaper 07 December 2017 Pages: 1675 - 1682
Bile duct injury and morbidity following cholecystectomy: a need for improvement Meredith BarrettHoracio J. AsbunDana A. Telem OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1683 - 1688
Ventral hernia repair with poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh Margaret A. PlymaleDaniel L. DavenportJohn Scott Roth OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1689 - 1694
Predictors of outpatient resource utilization following ventral and incisional hernia repair Alex WadeMargaret A. PlymaleJohn Scott Roth OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1695 - 1700
The trend toward minimally invasive complex abdominal wall reconstruction: is it worth it? Igor BelyanskyAdam S. WeltzAdrian Park OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1701 - 1707
A prospective randomized study of loop-tip versus straight-tip guidewire in wire-guided biliary cannulation Jae Chul HwangByung Moo YooJin Hong Kim OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1708 - 1713
Peritoneal dialysis catheter function and survival are not adversely affected by obesity regardless of the operative technique used Monika A. KrezalekNicolas BonamiciStephen P. Haggerty OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1714 - 1723
Viewer discretion advised: is YouTube a friend or foe in surgical education? H. Alejandro RodriguezMonica T. YoungAndrew S. Wright OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1724 - 1728
Synoptic operative reporting: assessing the completeness, accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of synoptic reporting for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Shannon E. StogrynKrista HardyAshley Vergis OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1729 - 1739
Temporal trends in utilization and outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in acute cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis from 1998 to 2012 Malav P. ParikhNiyati M. GuptaMadhusudhan R. Sanaka OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1740 - 1748
Assessment of the blood supply using the indocyanine green fluorescence method and postoperative endoscopic evaluation of anastomosis of the gastric tube during esophagectomy Hiroyuki KitagawaTsutomu NamikawaKazuhiro Hanazaki OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1749 - 1754
Understanding intestinal glucose transporter expression in obese compared to non-obese subjects Rebecca A. DealYueming TangPhilip Omotosho OriginalPaper 21 September 2017 Pages: 1755 - 1761
Favorable results from a prospective evaluation of 200 patients with large hiatal hernias undergoing LINX magnetic sphincter augmentation F. P. Buckley IIIReginald C. W. BellRachel Heidrick OriginalPaper Open access 21 September 2017 Pages: 1762 - 1768
An endoscopic mucosal grading system is predictive of leak in stapled rectal anastomoses Sarath Sujatha-BhaskarMehraneh D. JafariAlessio Pigazzi OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1769 - 1775
Operative and short-term oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic versus open liver resection for colorectal liver metastases located in the posterosuperior liver: a propensity score matching analysis Masayuki OkunoClaire GoumardClaudius Conrad OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1776 - 1786
Endoscopic resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors originating from the muscularis propria layer in North America: methods and feasibility data Iman AndalibDaniel YeounShahzad Iqbal OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1787 - 1792
Effects of cholecystectomy on recurrent biliary complications after endoscopic treatment of common bile duct stone: a population-based cohort study Chi-Tung ChengChun-Nan YehShao-Wei Chen OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1793 - 1801
Critical appraisal of the impact of individual surgeon experience on the outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection in the modern era: collective experience of multiple surgeons at a single institution with 324 consecutive cases Brian K. P. GohJin-Yao TeoChung-Yip Chan OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1802 - 1811
Predictors of adherence to enhanced recovery pathway elements after laparoscopic colorectal surgery Juan MataJulio F. Fiore Jr.Liane S. Feldman OriginalPaper 15 September 2017 Pages: 1812 - 1819
Single-center ventral hernia repair with porcine dermis collagen implant M. BoulesA. T. StrongM. Kroh OriginalPaper 20 September 2017 Pages: 1820 - 1827
Laparoscopic choledochoduodenostomy as a reliable rescue procedure for complicated bile duct stones Palanisamy SenthilnathanDhawal SharmaChinnusamy Palanivelu OriginalPaper 18 October 2017 Pages: 1828 - 1833
Robotic ventral hernia repair is not superior to laparoscopic: a national database review Priscila ArmijoAkshay PratapDmitry Oleynikov OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 1834 - 1839
Automatically rating trainee skill at a pediatric laparoscopic suturing task Yousi A. OquendoElijah W. RiddleKatherine J. Kuchenbecker OriginalPaper Open access 25 October 2017 Pages: 1840 - 1857
Determinants of variability in management of acute calculous cholecystitis Philippe PaciNancy E. MayoLiane S. Feldman OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 1858 - 1866
How much pain relief do patients expect after cholecystectomy? Peter B. CottonAlejandro L. SuarezKatherine Morgan OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 1867 - 1870
En bloc endoscopic mucosal resection is equally effective for sessile serrated polyps and conventional adenomas Amol AgarwalSidyarth GarimallVinay Chandrasekhara OriginalPaper 22 September 2017 Pages: 1871 - 1878
Comparison of two new techniques for the management of malignant central airway obstruction: argon plasma coagulation with mechanical tumor resection versus cryorecanalization Derya KızılgözZafer AktaşFatih Seğmen OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 1879 - 1884
Minimally invasive liver resection for primary and metastatic liver tumors: influence of age on perioperative complications and mortality Iswanto SucandySusannah CheekDavid A. Geller OriginalPaper 18 October 2017 Pages: 1885 - 1891
Impact of surgical approach on perioperative and long-term outcomes following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer Negar AhmadiAgnes CrnicSebastien Gilbert OriginalPaper 24 October 2017 Pages: 1892 - 1900
Multicenter review of robotic versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: is there a role for robotics? Peter A. WalkerAudriene C. MayShawn Tsuda OriginalPaper 06 February 2018 Pages: 1901 - 1905
Results of endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure device for treatment of upper GI leaks Marc BludauHans F. FuchsSeung-Hun Chon OriginalPaper 07 December 2017 Pages: 1906 - 1914
Concomitant open ventral hernia repair: what is the financial impact of performing open ventral hernia with other abdominal procedures concomitantly? Vashisht MadabhushiMargaret A. PlymaleDaniel L. Davenport OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 1915 - 1922
The advantages of transumbilical single-site laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for inguinal hernia in 1583 children Zhilin YangHongwu ZengWanhua Xu OriginalPaper 25 October 2017 Pages: 1923 - 1928
Prospective evaluation of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh in CDC class I/high-risk ventral and incisional hernia repair: 18-month follow-up John Scott RothGary J. AnthoneGuy R. Voeller OriginalPaper 23 October 2017 Pages: 1929 - 1936
Feasibility and safety of a novel magnetic-assisted capsule endoscope system in a preliminary examination for upper gastrointestinal tract Gi-Shih LienMing-Shun WuFat-Moon Suk OriginalPaper 25 October 2017 Pages: 1937 - 1944
Low invasiveness of thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position for esophageal cancer: a propensity score-matched comparison of operative approaches between thoracoscopic and open esophagectomy Shinsuke KanekiyoShigeru TakedaHiroaki Nagano OriginalPaper 26 October 2017 Pages: 1945 - 1953
Long-term clinical outcomes after intrathoracic stomach surgery: a decade of longitudinal follow-up Allison M. BlakeSumeet K. Mittal OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 1954 - 1962
Endoscopic submucosal dissection for undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer: short- and long-term outcomes Hye Kyung JeonSeong Jun LeeGeun Am Song OriginalPaper 18 October 2017 Pages: 1963 - 1970
What are the influencing factors for chronic pain following TAPP inguinal hernia repair: an analysis of 20,004 patients from the Herniamed Registry H. NiebuhrF. WegnerF. Köckerling OriginalPaper Open access 26 October 2017 Pages: 1971 - 1983
Comparison of posterior retroperitoneal and transabdominal lateral approaches in robotic adrenalectomy: an analysis of 200 cases Bora KahramangilEren Berber OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 1984 - 1989
Validation of the VBLaST pattern cutting task: a learning curve study Ali M. LinskKimberley R. MondenCaroline G. L. Cao OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 1990 - 2002
Impact of hospital and surgeon case volume on morbidity in colorectal endometriosis management: a plea to define criteria for expert centers Sofiane BendifallahHorace RomanEmile Darai OriginalPaper 24 October 2017 Pages: 2003 - 2011
Laparoscopic parenchymal sparing resections in segment 8: techniques for a demanding and infrequent procedure David Martínez-CeciliaMartina FontanaMohammad Abu-Hilal OriginalPaper 26 October 2017 Pages: 2012 - 2019
The feasibility of laparoscopic rectal resection in patients undergoing reoperation after transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) M. OrtenziR. GhiselliM. Guerrieri OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 2020 - 2025
Laparoscopy for primary cytoreduction with multivisceral resections in advanced ovarian cancer: prospective validation. “The times they are a-changin”? Marcello CeccaroniGiovanni RoviglioneStefano Uccella OriginalPaper 19 October 2017 Pages: 2026 - 2037