Surgical Endoscopy

Laparoscopic management of Spigelian hernia

F. Novell, G. Sanchez, J. Sentis, J. Visa, J. Novell, F. Novell Costa

Laparoscopic repair of a Spigelian hernia using an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) mesh

B.M.G. Appeltans, C.J.A.M. Zeebregts, H.O. Cate Hoedemaker

Surgical clips as a nidus for stone formation in the common bile duct

A. Mansoa, A. Martins, M. Brito e Melo, P. Coito

Laparoscopy in infants and children

G. W. Holcomb III

Clinical research

J. H. Peters

Laparoscopic refundoplication in children

D. C. van der Zee, N. M. A. Bax, B. M. Ure

Laparoscopic secondary antireflux procedure after PEG placement in children

D. C. van der Zee, N. M. A. Bax, B. M. Ure

Laparoscopic ligation of testicular veins for varicocele in children

I. V. Poddoubnyi, A. F. Dronov, S. L. Kovarskyi, I. N. Korznikova, I. A. Darenkov, D. V. Zalikhin

Laparoscopic diagnosis and repair of pediatric femoral hernia

S. L. Lee, J. J. DuBois

Predicting conversion to open surgery in laparoscopic colorectal resections

C. M. Schlachta, J. Mamazza, P. A. Seshadri, M. O. Cadeddu, E. C. Poulin

Intraoperative cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

A. Vezakis, D. Davides, B. J. Ammori, I. G. Martin, M. Larvin, M. J. McMahon

Routine vs ``on demand'' postoperative ERCP for small bile duct calculi detected at intraoperative cholangiography

B. J. Ammori, K. Birbas, D. Davides, A. Vezakis, M. Larvin, M. J. McMahon

Argon beam plasma coagulation in the management of cancers of the esophagus and stomach

K. Akhtar, J. P. Byrne, J. Bancewicz, S. E. A. Attwood

Role of laparoscopic ultrasonography in intraoperative localization of pancreatic insulinoma

C. Y. Lo, C. M. Lo, S. T. Fan

Comparison of the stress response after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy

M. Mendoza-Sagaon, E. J. Hanly, M. A. Talamini, M. F. Kutka, C. A. Gitzelmann, K. Herreman-Suquet, B. F. Poulose, C. N. Paidas, A. De Maio

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for typical bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors

L. Solaini, P. Bagioni, F. Prusciano, F. Di Francesco, D. B. Poddie

Thoracoscopic enucleation of benign tumors of the esophagus under simultaneous flexible esophagoscopy

M. Pross, T. Manger, S. Wolff, S. Kahl, H. Lippert

The thoracoscopic approach for internal mammary nodes in breast cancer

Y. Ogawa, T. Ishikawa, K. Ikeda, S. Takemura, B. Nakata, Y. Nishiguchi, Y. Kato, K. Hirakawa

Gastric malt lymphomas: the value of an endoscopic follow-up evaluation

F. Agresta, G. Trentin, P. Mainente, D. Della Libera, A. Bianco, L. Salvagno

Laparoscopic treatment of ventral hernia

M. Farrakha

Telementoring as an adjunct to training and competence-based assessment in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

J. P. Byrne, M. M. Mughal

Men tend to be neoplasia prone and women neoplasia resistant

J. M. Church

Influence of nitrous oxide anesthesia on venous gas embolism with carbon dioxide and helium during pneumoperitoneum

T. Junghans, B. Böhm, E. Meyer

Laparoscopic surgery and Kupffer cell activation

F. J. Vittimberga, B. Nolan, R. A. Perugini, L. Spector, M. P. Callery

Handport-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy in massive splenomegaly

P. Hellman, D. Arvidsson, J. Rastad

Oxidative stress in lung tissue induced by CO2 pneumoperitoneum in the rat

M. Pross, H. U. Schulz, A. Flechsig, T. Manger, W. Halangk, W. Augustin, H. Lippert, T. Reinheckel

Combined endoscopic and surgical treatment for the polyposis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

B.-C. Lin, J.-M. Lien, R.-J. Chen, J.-F. Fang, Y.-C. Wong

Case reports: Online First

How safe is the Hasson cannula?

G. Polymeneas, A. Polidorou, T. Theodossopoulos

The author replies

R. M. Hanney

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