Surgical Endoscopy

Hand-assisted laparoscopic segmentectomy in recurrent pyogenic cholangitis

C.N. Tang, M.K.W. Li

Persistent post-laparoscopy pneumoperitoneum

D.L. Feingold, W.D. Widmann, S.K. Calhoun, E.L. Teigen, L. Crist, L.J. Willekes, N.L. Dykes, E.H. Liu, A.A. Lunga, T. Aranoff

Laparoscopic treatment of ovarian cyst in the newborn

E. Dobremez, A. Moro, J.-M. Bondonny, P. Vergnes

Comparison of surgical stress between laparoscopic and open colonic resections

U. Hildebrandt, K. Kessler, T. Plusczyk, G. Pistorius, B. Vollmar, M.D. Menger

The management of gastric outlet obstruction secondary to inoperable cancer

T.A. Alam, M. Baines, M.C. Parker

Comparison of long-term quality of life after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy

Ö. Topçu, F. Karakayali, M.A. Kuzu, S. Özdemir, N. Erverdi, A. Elhan, N. Aras

Portal biliopathy

P. Perego, G. Cozzi, A. Bertolini

Laparoscope-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer in a 76-year-old man with situs inversus totalis

S. Yamaguchi, H. Orita, T. Yamaoka, S. Mii, H. Sakata, M. Hashizume

Laparoscopic resection of the pancreas and review of the literature

N. Tagaya, K. Kasama, N. Suzuki, S. Taketsuka, K. Horie, M. Furihata, K. Kubota

Progress in gastrointestinal tract surgery: the impact of gastrointestinal endoscopy

H.G. Beger, A. Schwarz, U. Bergmann

Long-term follow-up evaluation for a canine model of gastroesophageal reflux disease

B.P. Jacob, G. Dakin, C. Divino, W. Kim, M. Gagner

Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision

C.C. Chung, M.K.W. Li

The decline of training in open biliary surgery

R.S. Chung, L. Wojtasik, Q. Pham, V. Chari, P. Chen

A canine model of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

R.L. McMahon, E.M. Clary, W.S. Eubanks

The author replies

S.D. Wexner

Commentary on "the decline of training in open biliary surgery: effect on the residents' attitude toward bile duct surgery"

F.G. Moody

Validity of current experimental evidence on laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer

A. Basu, S.D. Wexner, R. Bergamaschi

Laparoscopic lateral adrenalectomy versus open posterior adrenalectomy for the treatment of benign adrenal tumors

K.K.J. Hallfeldt, T. Mussack, A. Trupka, F. Hohenbleicher, S. Schmidbauer

Duplex ultrasound assessment of femoral venous flow during laparoscopic and open gastric bypass

N.T. Nguyen, M. Cronan, S. Braley, R. Rivers, B.M. Wolfe

Rapid flow carbon dioxide laparoscopy disperses cancer cells into the peritoneal cavity but not the port sites in a new rat model

K.S. Zayyan, J.S. Christie-Brown, S. Noorden, C.-Y. Yiu, D.P. Sellu, R.T. Mathie

Balloon-assisted endoscopic retroperitoneal gasless (BERG) technique for anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)

R.M. Vazquez, G.T. Gireesan

Laparoscopic repair of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries

B.D. Matthews, H. Bui, K.L. Harold, K.W. Kercher, G. Adrales, A. Park, R.F. Sing, B.T. Heniford

Cryoanalgesic ablation for the treatment of chronic postherniorrhaphy neuropathic pain

R.D. Fanelli, M.R. DiSiena, F.Y. Lui, K.S. Gersin

Changes in postural mechanics associated with different types of minimally invasive surgical training exercises

J.C. Gillette, N.E. Quick, G.L. Adrales, R. Shapiro, A.E. Park

Results after laparoscopic lysis of adhesions and placement of seprafilm for intractable abdominal pain

L. Khaitan, S. Scholz, H.L. Houston, W.O. Richards

A cost–utility analysis of treatment options for inguinal hernia in 1,513,008 adult patients

N. Stylopoulos, G.S. Gazelle, D.W. Rattner

The learning curve for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is 100 cases

P. Schauer, S. Ikramuddin, G. Hamad, W. Gourash

Metrics for objective Assessment

R.M. Satava, A. Cuschieri, J. Hamdorf

Laparoscopic staging of pancreatic tumors induces increased invasive capacity in vitro

P.F. Ridgway, P. Ziprin, T.L. Jones, P.A. Paraskeva, D.H. Peck, A.W. Darzl

Totally extraperitoneal endoscopic inguinal hernia repair (TEP)

C. Tamme, H. Scheidbach, C. Hampe, C. Schneider, F. Köckerling

A prospective single-blinded controlled study comparing laparoscopic ultrasound of the common bile duct with operative cholangiography

S.E. Tranter, M.H. Thompson

Robot-assisted laparoscopic intestinal anastomosis

J.P. Ruurda, I.A.M.J. Broeders

A new method for digital video documentation in surgical procedures and minimally invasive surgery

P.N. Wurnig, P.H. Hollaus, C.H. Wurnig, R.K. Wolf, T. Ohtsuka, N.S. Pridun

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Quality of care and benchmarking

B.P. Müller, F. Holzinger, H. Leepin, C. Klaiber

Polyethylene sheath device to reduce tumor cell seeding along the needle tract in percutaneous biopsy

J. Woitzik, J.K. Krauss

A new device for minor bleeding control and blunt dissection in minimally invasive surgery

L. Boni, A. Benevento, G. Dionigi, R. Dionigi

Thoracoscopic internal mammary sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer

Y. Ogawa, T. Ishikawa, T. Sawada, S.-H. Chung, H. Osaka, T. Takashima, N. Onoda, Y. Kato, H. Ochi, K. Hirakawa

Findings of pelvic musculature and efficacy of laparoscopic muscle stimulator in laparoscopy-assisted anorectal pull-through for high imperforate anus

T. Iwanaka, M. Arai, H. Kawashima, S. Kudou, J. Fujishiro, A. Matsui, S. Imaizumi

Laparoscopic surgery in the elderly patient

C. Bàllesta López, J.A. Cid, I. Poves, C. Bettónica, L. Villegas, M.A. Memon

Validation and learning in the Procedicus KSA virtual reality surgical simulator

P. Ström, A. Kjellin, L. Hedman, E. Johnson, T. Wredmark, L. Felländer-Tsai

Palliation of pancreatic cancer using electrolytic ablation

S.A. Wemyss-Holden, F.G. Court, C.P. Morrison, B.D. Teague, A. Burrell, D.R. Morales, N. Rodgers, A.A Anthony, M.S. Metcalfe, A.R. Dennison, G.J. Maddern

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