Surgical Endoscopy

NOTES: Where have we been and where are we going?

David W. Rattner

Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: safe and effective? – A systematic review

Tania Lourenco, Alison Murray, Adrian Grant, Aileen McKinley, Zygmunt Krukowski, Luke Vale

Laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: experience with more than 600 cases

S. Tanimura, M. Higashino, Y. Fukunaga, M. Takemura, Y. Tanaka, Y. Fujiwara, H. Osugi

Prospective validation study of an algorithm for triage to MRCP or ERCP for investigation of suspected pancreatico-biliary disease

C. N. Parnaby, J. T. Jenkins, J. C. Ferguson, B. W. A. Williamson

Laparoscopic repair of incisional hernia: Outcomes of 100 consecutive cases comprising 25 wall defects larger than 15 cm

Giovanni Carlo Ferrari, Angelo Miranda, Stefano Di Lernia, Fabio Sansonna, Carmelo Magistro, Dario Maggioni, Ildo Scandroglio, Andrea Costanzi, Maurizio Franzetti, Raffaele Pugliese

Laparoscopic repair of incisional hernia: Outcomes of 100 consecutive cases comprising 25 wall defects larger than 15 cm

Giovanni Carlo Ferrari, Angelo Miranda, Stefano Di Lernia, Fabio Sansonna, Carmelo Magistro, Dario Maggioni, Ildo Scandroglio, Andrea Costanzi, Maurizio Franzetti, Raffaele Pugliese

Nationwide trends in laparoscopic colectomy from 2000 to 2004

Jason A. Kemp, Samuel R. G. Finlayson

Perioperative outcome of laparoscopic left lateral liver resection is improved by using a bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement material in a porcine model

Esther C. J. Consten, Gregory F. Dakin, Jan-Lukas Robertus, Sergio Bardaro, Luca Milone, Michel Gagner

Stone clearance and risk factors for failure in laparoscopic transcystic exploration of the common bile duct

Cecilia Strömberg, Magnus Nilsson, Carl-Eric Leijonmarck

Treatment of the intraabdominal abscesses through percutaneous ultrasound-guided drainage in oncological patients: Clinical and microbiological data

Guido Cerullo, Daniele Marrelli, Franco Roviello, Bernardino Rampone, Francesco Saverio Ferrari, Francesco Vigni, Marianna Di Martino, Enrico Pinto

Pain after laparascopic bilateral hernioplasty

E. Boldo

Pain after laparascopic bilateral hernioplasty

E. Boldo, Andres Armelles, Guillermo Perez de Lucia, Felix Martin, Juan Pablo Aracil, Juan Manuel Miralles, David Martinez, Javier Escrig

The “invisible cholecystectomy”: A transumbilical laparoscopic operation without a scar

Miguel A. Cuesta, Frits Berends, Alexander A. F. A. Veenhof

The importance of haptic feedback in laparoscopic suturing training and the additive value of virtual reality simulation

Sanne M. B. I. Botden, Fawaz Torab, Sonja N. Buzink, Jack J. Jakimowicz

Diagnostic yield, therapeutic impact, and complications of double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with small-bowel pathology

R. Barreto-Zuñiga, F. I. Tellez-Avila, N. C. Chavez-Tapia, M. A. Ramirez-Luna, E. Sanchez-Cortes, F. Valdovinos-Andraca, S. Zepeda-Gomez

Video-assisted thoracoscopy in the early diagnosis and management of post-traumatic pneumothorax and hemothorax

Paolo Fabbrucci, Luciano Nocentini, Stefano Secci, Daniela Manzoli, Alessandro Bruscino, Massimo Fedi, Gian Matteo Paroli, Simona Santoni

Heating of carbon dioxide during insufflation alters the peritoneal fibrinolytic response to laparoscopic surgery

W. J. A. Brokelman, L. Holmdahl, M. Bergström, P. Falk, J. H. G. Klinkenbijl, M. M. P. J. Reijnen

Day case laparoscopic rectopexy is feasible, safe, and cost effective for selected patients

V. Vijay, J. Halbert, A. Zissimopoulos, S. Siddiqi, S. Warren

Prospective Study Examining the Impact of Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance on Antireflux Surgery

C. Gruebel, G. Linke, R. Tutuian, G. Hebbard, A. Zerz, C. Meyenberger, J. Borovicka

Minilaparoscopic colorectal resection: a preliminary experience and an outcomes comparison with classical laparoscopic colon procedures

Em. Santoro, F. Agresta, S. Veltri, G. Mulieri, N. Bedin, M. Mulieri

The laparoscopic approach in abdominal emergencies: has the attitude changed?

F. Agresta, G. Mazzarolo, L. F. Ciardo, N. Bedin

Three different types of surgeon-specific stress reactions identified by laparoscopic simulation in a virtual scenario

M. Schuetz, I. Gockel, J. Beardi, P. Hakman, F. Dunschede, S. Moenk, W. Heinrichs, Th. Junginger

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting with a small dose of propofol alone and combined with dexamethasone in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study

Y. Fujii, M. Nakayama

Alternative choices of total and partial thymectomy in video-assisted resection of noninvasive thymomas

Yasushi Sakamaki, Tetsuo Kido, Motoaki Yasukawa

Totally intracorporeal laparoscopic colorectal anastomosis using circular stapler

Pascal Bucher, Philippe Wutrich, Francois Pugin, Michel Gonzales, Pascal Gervaz, Philippe Morel

Factors associated with prolonged stay after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly patients

Shih-Ping Cheng, Yuan-Ching Chang, Chien-Liang Liu, Tsen-Long Yang, Kuo-Shyang Jeng, Jie-Jen Lee, Tsang-Pai Liu

Patient-centered measures for achalasia

Julie L. Harnish, Gail E. Darling, Nicholas E. Diamant, Paul P. Kortan, George A. Tomlinson, Wayne Deitel, Audrey Laporte, David R. Urbach

Should surgical novices trade their retractors for joysticks? Videogame experience decreases the time needed to acquire surgical skills

Matthew D. Shane, Barbara J. Pettitt, Craig B. Morgenthal, C. Daniel Smith

Postoperative esophageal physiology studies may help to predict long-term symptoms following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

A. P. Boddy, S. Mehta, J. Bennett, R. Lowndes, D. Mahon, M. Rhodes

Laparoscopic-assisted proctocolectomy using complete intracorporeal dissection

Nicolás A. Rotholtz, María L. Aued, Sandra M. Lencinas, Gerardo Zanoni, Mariano Laporte, Maximiliano Bun, Luis Boerr, Norberto A. Mezzadri

Radiofrequency-assisted partial splenectomy: Histopathological and immunological assessment of the splenic remnant in a porcine model

Dimitris Zacharoulis, Antigoni Poultsidis, Emmanuel Katsogridakis, Fani Kalala, Marianna Nakou, Constantine Chatzitheofilou

Short-term effects of gallbladder perforations during laparoscopic cholecystectomy on respiratory mechanics and depth of pain

Mustafa Uygar Kalayci, Baris Veli Akin, Halil Alis, Selin Kapan, Ahmet Nuray Turhan, Ersan Aygun

Laparoscopic kidney donation: The impact of adhesions

Niels F. M. Kok, J. B. C. van der Wal, Ian P. J. Alwayn, Khe T. C. Tran, Jan N. M. IJzermans

Polyflex self-expanding, removable plastic stents: assessment of treatment efficacy and safety in a variety of benign and malignant conditions of the esophagus

M. Karbowski, D. Schembre, R. Kozarek, K. Ayub, D. Low

Clinical outcomes compared between laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomy

B. W. Eom, J.-Y. Jang, S. E. Lee, H.-S. Han, Y.-S. Yoon, S.-W. Kim

Noninvasive management of obstructing ureteral stones using electromagnetic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

S. M. Chiara, M. Salvatore, D. S. Stefano, M. Grande, B. Giampaolo, G. Saredi

Noninvasive management of obstructing ureteral stones using electromagnetic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

M. C. Sighinolfi, S. Micali, S. De Stefani, G. Saredi, A. Mofferdin, M. Grande, G. Bianchi

Transvaginal endoscopic appendectomy in humans: a unique approach to NOTES—world’s first report

Chinnusamy Palanivelu, Pidigu Seshiyer Rajan, Muthukumaran Rangarajan, Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi, Palanisamy Senthilnathan, Mohan Prasad

Laparoscopic Resection of a Pheochromocytoma at the Organ of Zuckerkandl in a 13-year old child

Evan P. Nadler, David J. Hackam

Granting of privilege for gastrointestinal endoscopy

Yumi Hori

Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines

Yumi Hori

Laparoscopic blood-saving liver resection using a new radiofrequency-assisted device: preliminary report of an in vivo study with pig liver

Ana Navarro, Fernando Burdio, Enrique J. Berjano, Antonio Güemes, Ramón Sousa, Maria Rufas, Jorge Subirá, Ana Gonzalez, Jose M. Burdío, Tomás Castiella, Eloy Tejero, Miguel A. De Gregorio, Luis Grande, Ricardo Lozano

Paediatric cholecystectomy: Shifting goalposts in the laparoscopic era

S. Chan, J. Currie, A. I. Malik, A. A. Mahomed

Effect of types of resection and manipulation on trocar site contamination after laparoscopic colectomy: An experimental study in rats with intraluminal radiotracer application

Ayfer Kamali Polat, Oktay Yapici, Zafer Malazgirt, Tarik Basoglu

Is there any long-term benefit in quality of life after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer?

Theodore Liakakos, Dimitrios H. Roukos

Robotic surgery for rectal cancer: may it improve also survival?

Dimosthenis Ziogas, Dimitrios Roukos

Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic fundoplication: short-term outcome of a pilot randomized controlled study

H. Wykypiel, J. Bodner, G. Wetscher, T. Schmid

Transoral diverticulostomy with a modified Endo-Gia stapler: results after 4 years of experience

R. A. Lang, F. W. Spelsberg, H. Winter, K.-W. Jauch, T. P. Hüttl

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