Surgical Endoscopy

Combining minimal access procedures expands the potential of laparoscopic surgery

G. M. Larson

Standardizing laparoscopic procedure time and determining the effect of patient age/gender and presence or absence of surgical residents during operation

L. W. Traverso, K. P. Koo, K. Hargrave, S. W. Unger, T. S. Roush, L. L. Swanstrom, M. S. Woods, J. H. Donohue, D. J. Deziel, I. B. Simon, E. Froines, J. Hunter, N. J. Soper

The safety of helium for abdominal insufflation

R. Y. Declan Fleming, T. B. Dougherty, B. W. Feig

Does laparoscopy increase bacteremia and endotoxemia in a peritonitis model?

C. A. Jacobi, J. Ordemann, B. Böhm, H. U. Zieren, H. D. Volk, W. Lorenz, E. Halle, J. M. Müller

Ultrasound-guided alcoholization of celiac plexus for pain control in oncology

M. Caratozzolo, M. M. Lirici, M. Consalvo, F. Marzano, E. Fumarola, L. Angelini

The laparoscopic management of post-transplant lymphocele

W. S. Melvin, G. L. Bumgardner, E. A. Davies, E. A. Elkhammas, M. L. Henry, R. M. Ferguson

Laparoscopic salvage of malfunctioning peritoneal catheters

R. Amerling, D. Vande Maele, H. Spivak, A. Y. Lo, P. White, H. Beaton, J. Rudick

Thoracoscopic partial pericardiectomy in the diagnosis and management of pericardial effusion

R. Robles, A. Piñero, J. A. Luján, J. A. Fernández, J. A. Torralba, F. Acosta, M. Villegas, P. Parrilla

Laparoscopic lumbar sympathectomy

N. Kathouda, S. Wattanasirichaigoon, E. Tang, P. Yassini, U. Ngaorungsri

Nissen and Toupet fundoplications effectively inhibit gastroesophageal reflux irrespective of natural anatomy and function

W. S. Richardson, T. L. Trus, S. Thompson, J. G. Hunter

Laparoscopic surgery for diverticulitis

M. E. Sher, F. Agachan, M. Bortul, J. J. Nogueras, E. G. Weiss, S. D. Wexner

Conversions and complications in 185 laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding cases

E. Chelala, G. B. Cadiére, F. Favretti, J. Himpens, M. Vertruyen, J. Bruyns, L. Maroquin, M. Lise

Cost analysis of diagnostic laparoscopy vs laparotomy in the evaluation of penetrating abdominal trauma

J. M. Marks, D. F. Youngelman, T. Berk

Laparoscopic resection of posterior gastric leiomyoma

I. M. Ibrahim, F. Silvestri, B. Zingler

Thoracoscopic enucleation of a large leiomyoma located on the left side of the esophageal wall

E. Taniguchi, W. Kamiike, K. Iwase, T. Nishida, A. Akashi, S. Ohashi, H. Matsuda

Laparoscopic resection of bleeding gastric polyps

W. T. Siu, H. T. Leong, M. K. W. Li

Brief clinical report

A. T. Gurbuz, M. E. Peetz

Laparoscopic intragastric surgery for gastric leiomyoma

E. Taniguchi, W. Kamiike, H. Yamanishi, T. Ito, R. Nezu, T. Nishida, T. Momiyama, S. Ohashi, T. Okada, H. Matsuda

EndoScope: world literature reviews

J. M. Sackier

A four-point fixation method for the resection of early gastric cancer, with particular reference to the analysis of cases of incomplete resection

M. Tanaka, S. Inatsuchi

The role of the endoscopic extraperitoneal approach in large inguinal scrotal hernias

G. S. Ferzli, T. Kiel

Laparoscopic tension-free repair of large paraesophageal hernias

M. G. Paul , R. P. DeRosa , P. E. Petrucci , M. L. Palmer , S. H. Danovitch

Guidelines for conducting economic outcomes studies for endoscopic procedures