Surgical Endoscopy

Endoluminal and transluminal surgery: no longer if, but when

W. O. Richards, D. W. Rattner

Laparoscopic management of acute small bowel obstruction

B. Kirshtein, A. Roy-Shapira, L. Lantsberg, E. Avinoach, S. Mizrahi

Robot-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

M. R. Ali, B. BhaskerRao, B. M. Wolfe

Miniature robots can assist in Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

D. Oleynikov, M. Rentschler, A. Hadzialic, J. Dumpert, S. R. Platt, S. Farritor

Value of the SAGES Learning Center in introducing new technology

E. J. Hanly, J. Zand, S. L. Bachman, M. R. Marohn, M. A. Talamini

Laparoscopic bowel injury in an animal model: monocyte migration and apoptosis

A. El-Hakim, J. P. A. Aldana, K. Reddy, P. Singhal, B. R. Lee

Laparoscopic resection of splenic artery aneurysms

P. R. Reardon, E. Otah, E. S. Craig, B. D. Matthews, M. J. Reardon

Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in patients with nonerosive reflux disease

T. Kamolz, F. A. Granderath, U. M. Schweiger, R. Pointner

Laparoscopic-assisted jejunostomy

C. Esposito, A. Settimi, A. Centonze, G. Capano, G. Ascione

Reappraisal of percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic lithotomy for primary hepatolithiasis

C.- H. Chen, M.- H. Huang, J.- C. Yang, C.- C. Yang, Y.- H. Yeh, H.- S. Wu, D.- A. Chou, S.- K. Yueh, C.- K. Nien

Management of asymptomatic cholelithiasis for patients awaiting renal transplantation

T. Jackson, D. Treleaven, D. Arlen, A. D’Sa, K. Lambert, D. W. Birch

Laparoscopic rectopexy for full-thickness rectal prolapse: a single-institution retrospective study evaluating surgical outcome

D. Lechaux, G. Trebuchet, L. Siproudhis, J. P. Campion

Learning curve for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with totally hand-sewn anastomosis

C. Ballesta-Lopez, I. Poves, M. Cabrera, J. A. Almeida, G. Macias

Comparison of the benefits and complications between laparoscopic and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgeries

R. T. Marema, M. Perez, C. K. Buffington

Laparoscopic vs open total colectomy: a case-matched comparative study

N. Pokala, C. P. Delaney, A. J. Senagore, K. M. Brady, V. W. Fazio

Early results of a randomized multicenter trial comparing Prolene and VyproII mesh in bilateral endoscopic extraperitoneal hernioplast (TEP)

S. Bringman, S. Wollert, J. Osterberg, T. Heikkinen

Microsphere intestinal blood flow analysis during pneumoperitoneum using carbon dioxide and helium

D. Goitein, P. Papasavas, W. Yeaney, D. Gagne, F. Hayetian, P. Caushaj, R. Keenan, R. Landreneau

Radiofrequency ablation in the liver close to the bile ducts: can intraductal cooling offer protection?

U. Jersenius, D. Arvidsson, J. Lindholm, S. Anttila, A. Elvin

Two-year experience with minimally invasive herniorrhaphy in children

W. W. Spurbeck, R. Prasad, T. E. Lobe

Morphological changes in hepatic vascular endothelium after carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum in a murine model

K. Izumi, K. Ishikawa, H. Shiroshita, Y. Matsui, N. Shiraishi, S. Kitano

The endoscopic management of pancreatic fistulas

J. Halttunen, L. Weckman, E. Kemppainen, M. L. Kylänpää

Influence of different pneumoperitoneal pressures on tumor cell distribution in rats

H. Nakada, H. Ishida, D. Hashimoto, T. Mori, M. Hosono

Endoscopic adrenalectomy: an analysis of the transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches and results of a prospective follow-up study

I. Gockel, W. Kneist, A. Heintz, J. Beyer, T. Junginger

Improving the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the routine use of preoperative magnetic resonance cholangiography

C. Ausch, G. Hochwarter, M. Taher, B. Holzer, H. R. Rosen, M. Urban, C. Sebesta, W. Hruby, R. Schiessel

Experimental assessment of a new mechanical endoscopic solosurgery system: Endofreeze

A. Arezzo, M. O. Schurr, A. Braun, G. F. Buess

Does routine intraoperative cholangiography prevent bile duct transection?

E. Debru, A. Dawson, S. Leibman, M. Richardson, L. Glen, J. Hollinshead, G. L. Falk

A new device for bone anchor fixation in laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy: The Franciscan laparoscopic bone anchor inserter

R. M. F. van der Weiden, M. I. J. Withagen, A. B. M. Bergkamp, G. H. H. Mannaerts

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