• 2397-2402

    Laparoscopic robotic-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy: a case-matched comparison with open resection

    S. Chalikonda, J. R. Aguilar-Saavedra and R. M. Walsh

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  • 2403-2415

    Development and evaluation of a laparoscopic common bile duct exploration simulator and procedural rating scale

    Byron F. Santos, Taylor J. Reif, Nathaniel J. Soper, Alexander P. Nagle and Deborah M. Rooney, et al.

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  • 2416-2422

    Effectiveness and safety of minilaparoscopy-guided spleen biopsy: a retrospective series of 57 cases

    Tobias Werner, Johannes Koch, Christian Frenzel, Ansgar W. Lohse and Ulrike W. Denzer

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  • 2423-2429

    Conscious monitoring and control (reinvestment) in surgical performance under pressure

    Neha Malhotra, Jamie M. Poolton, Mark R. Wilson, Karen Ngo and Rich S. W. Masters

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  • 2430-2435

    Robotically assisted laparoscopy for paraaortic lymphadenectomy: technical description and results of an initial experience

    Eric Lambaudie, Fabrice Narducci, Eric Leblanc, Marie Bannier and Camille Jauffret, et al.

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  • 2436-2445

    Surgical management of acute cholecystitis: results of a 2-year prospective multicenter survey in Belgium

    Benoit Navez, Felicia Ungureanu, Martens Michiels, Donald Claeys and Filip Muysoms, et al.

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  • 2446-2450

    Combined transurethral approach with Versapoint® and laparoscopic treatment in the management of bladder endometriosis: technique and 12 months follow-up

    Pietro Litta, Carlo Saccardi, Giulia D’Agostino, Pasquale Florio and Luca De Zorzi, et al.

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  • 2451-2455

    Outcome of laparoscopic major liver resection for colorectal metastases

    Halit Topal, Joyce Tiek, Raymond Aerts and Baki Topal

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  • 2456-2464

    Risk factors for perforations associated with endoscopic submucosal dissection in gastric lesions: emphasis on perforation type

    Jun Hwan Yoo, Sung Jae Shin, Kee Myung Lee, Jae Myoung Choi and Jeong Ook Wi, et al.

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  • 2465-2470

    Patient-perspective quality of life after laparoscopic and open hernia repair: a controlled randomized trial

    Ashraf E. Abbas, Mohamed E. Abd Ellatif, Nashat Noaman, Ahmad Negm and Gamal El-Morsy, et al.

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  • 2471-2476

    Robot-assisted total mesorectal excision: is there a learning curve?

    Yasir Akmal, Jeong-Heum Baek, Shaun McKenzie, Julio Garcia-Aguilar and Alessio Pigazzi

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  • 2477-2483

    The hepatorenal reflex contributes to the induction of oliguria during pneumoperitoneum in the rat

    Gideon Karplus, Amir Szold, Francis Serour and Avi A. Weinbroum

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  • 2484-2488

    Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of continuous infusion of local anesthetic to the diaphragm closure following laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair

    Reginald C. W. Bell, Rachel J. Hufford and Katherine D. Freeman

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  • 2489-2503

    A prospective study demonstrating the reliability and validity of two procedure-specific evaluation tools to assess operative competence in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

    Vanessa N. Palter and Teodor P. Grantcharov

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  • 2504-2512

    The relationship between percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children: a systematic review

    Louise J. Noble, A. Mark Dalzell and Wael El-Matary

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  • 2513-2520

    Tensile strength testing for resorbable mesh fixation systems in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

    Emmelie Reynvoet, Frederik Berrevoet, Filip De Somer, Griet Vercauteren and Ingrid Vanoverbeke, et al.

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  • 2521-2526

    SLEEVEPASS: A randomized prospective multicenter study comparing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass in the treatment of morbid obesity: preliminary results

    Mika Helmiö, Mikael Victorzon, Jari Ovaska, Marja Leivonen and Anne Juuti, et al.

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  • 2527-2531

    Totally stapled gastrojejunal anastomosis using hybrid NOTES: single 12-mm trocar approach in a porcine model

    Lino Polese, Stefano Merigliano, Benedetto Mungo, Roberto Rizzato and Roberto Luisetto, et al.

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  • 2532-2540

    Robot-assisted transvaginal peritoneoscopy using confocal endomicroscopy: a feasibility study in a porcine model

    Richard C. Newton, David P. Noonan, Valentina Vitiello, James Clark and Christopher J. Payne, et al.

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  • 2541-2549

    Safety and efficacy of new integrated bipolar and ultrasonic scissors compared to conventional laparoscopic 5-mm sealing and cutting instruments

    Daniel Seehofer, Martina Mogl, Sabine Boas-Knoop, Juliane Unger and Anja Schirmeier, et al.

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  • 2550-2558

    A head-to-head comparison between virtual reality and physical reality simulation training for basic skills acquisition

    Constantinos Loukas, Nikolaos Nikiteas, Dimitrios Schizas, Vasileios Lahanas and Evangelos Georgiou

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  • 2559-2565

    Urogenital function following laparoscopic and open rectal cancer resection: a comparative study

    Emma Rose McGlone, Omar Khan, Karen Flashman, Jim Khan and Amjad Parvaiz

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  • 2566-2570

    Evidence to support the use of laparoscopic over open appendicectomy for obese individuals: a meta-analysis

    Benjamin L. Woodham, Michael R. Cox and Guy D. Eslick

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  • 2571-2578

    Totally laparoscopic strategies for the management of colorectal cancer with synchronous liver metastasis

    Francesco M. Polignano, Aaron J. Quyn, Pandanaboyana Sanjay, Nikola A. Henderson and Iain S. Tait

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  • 2579-2586

    The cost of surgical training: analysis of operative time for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    M. von Strauss und Torney, S. Dell-Kuster, R. Mechera, R. Rosenthal and I. Langer

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  • 2587-2593

    The virtual reality simulator dV-Trainer® is a valid assessment tool for robotic surgical skills

    Cyril Perrenot, Manuela Perez, Nguyen Tran, Jean-Philippe Jehl and Jacques Felblinger, et al.

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  • 2594-2600

    Recurrence after transanal endoscopic microsurgery for large rectal adenomas

    Marco Ettore Allaix, Alberto Arezzo, Paola Cassoni, Federico Famiglietti and Mario Morino

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  • 2601-2608

    Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in video-assisted thyroidectomy: lessons learned from neuromonitoring

    G. Dionigi, P. F. Alesina, M. Barczynski, L. Boni and F. Y. Chiang, et al.

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  • 2609-2616

    Laparoscopic versus open colorectal resections in patients with symptomatic stage IV colorectal cancer

    Marco Ettore Allaix, Maurizio Degiuli, Giuseppe Giraudo, Alessandra Marano and Mario Morino

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  • 2617-2622

    A novel extra-glissonian approach for totally laparoscopic left hepatectomy

    Fernando Rotellar, Fernando Pardo, Alberto Benito, Pablo Martí-Cruchaga and Gabriel Zozaya, et al.

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  • 2623-2629

    Staple-line reinforcement during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy using three different techniques: a randomized trial

    Paolo Gentileschi, Ida Camperchioli, Stefano D’Ugo, Domenico Benavoli and Achille L. Gaspari

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  • 2630-2638

    The feasibility of short-stay laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a prospective cohort study

    Charles Sabbagh, Olivier Brehant, Hervé Dupont, François Browet and Aurélien Pequignot, et al.

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  • 2639-2643

    Endoscopic surgeons’ preferences for inguinal hernia repair: TEP, TAPP, or OPEN

    Salvador Morales-Conde, María Socas and Abe Fingerhut

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  • 2644-2650

    A sheep model for endoscopic treatment of mandible subcondylar fractures

    José Luis López-Cedrún, Zachary Ewart, Ramón Luaces-Rey, Jorge Arenaz-Búa and Beatriz Patiño-Seijas, et al.

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  • 2651-2657

    Flexible versus rigid single-port peritoneoscopy: a randomized controlled trial in a live porcine model followed by initial experience in human cadavers

    Y. Ladjici, X. Dray, P. Marteau, P. Valleur and M. Pocard

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  • 2658-2666

    DYNAMIC MANUSCRIPT

    No-incision (NOTES) versus single-incision (single-port) surgery for access to sites of peritoneal carcinomatosis: a back-to-back animal study

    Yamina Ladjici, Marc Pocard, Philippe Marteau, Patrice Valleur and Xavier Dray

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  • 2667-2670

    DYNAMIC MANUSCRIPT

    A novel approach for the treatment of pelvic abscess: transrectal endoscopic drainage facilitated by transanal endoscopic microsurgery access

    B. C. Martins, Carlos Frederico Sparapan Marques, Caio Sérgio Rizkallah Nahas, Fábio Yuji Hondo and Wilson Pollara, et al.

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  • 2671-2677

    DYNAMIC MANUSCRIPT

    Ergonomic and geometric tricks of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) by using conventional laparoscopic instruments

    Yao-Chou Tsai, Victor Chia-Hsiang Lin, Shiu-Dong Chung, Chen-Hsun Ho and Fu-Shan Jaw, et al.

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  • 2678-2680

    VIDEO

    Argon plasma coagulator in a 2-month-old child with tracheoesophageal fistula

    Giovanni Di Nardo, Salvatore Oliva, Maria Barbato, Marina Aloi and Fabio Midulla, et al.

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  • 2681-2686

    NEW TECHNOLOGY

    Technical notes: a self-designed, simple, secure, and safe six-loop intracorporeal Pringle’s maneuver for laparoscopic liver resection

    Ying-Jui Chao, Chih-Jung Wang and Yan-Shen Shan

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  • 2687-2694

    NEW TECHNOLOGY

    Cholecystectomy using a novel Single-Site® robotic platform: early experience from 45 consecutive cases

    Konstantinos M. Konstantinidis, Petros Hirides, Savas Hirides, Pericles Chrysocheris and Michael Georgiou

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  • 2695-2696

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR

    Re: Bilateral total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP) has outcomes similar to those for unilateral TEP: population-based analysis of prospective data of 6,505 patients

    Ferdinand Köckerling and Dietmar A. Jacob

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  • 2697

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR--REPLY

    Reply to: a letter to the editors: Re: minimally invasive oesophagectomy: current status and future direction

    Muhammed Ashraf Memon, Nick Butler, Stuart Collins and Breda Memon

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  • 2698-2699

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR

    Reply to: doi:10.1007/s00464-010-1485-0: Evaluation of factors affecting the difficulty of laparoscopic anterior resection for rectal cancer: “narrow pelvis” is not a contradiction

    Sonia Fernández-Ananín, Eduard M. Targarona, Carmen Balagué, Carmen Martínez and Pilar Hernández, et al.

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  • 2700

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR--REPLY

    Reply to doi:10.1007/s00464-012-2245-0: Re: Bilateral total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP) has outcomes similar to those for unilateral TEP: population-based analysis of prospective data of 6,505 patients. (Surg Endosc. Online First)

    Markus Gass and Ulrich Guller

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