2001 Presidential Address
pp. 1-4(4)
Author: Geis, W. Peter

Nitric Oxide Expression by Interleukin-10 in the Endoscopic and Open Methods of Vein Harvesting in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
pp. 5-9(5)
Authors: Alrawi, Sadir; Balaya, Farkad; Raju, Ramanathan; Shirazian, Djamshid; Acinapura, Anthony; Cunningham, Joseph

Comparison of Immune Preservation Between CO₂ Pneumoperitoneum and Gasless Abdominal Lift Laparoscopy
pp. 11-15(5)
Authors: Kim, Won Woo; Jeon, Hae Myung; Park, Seung Chul; Lee, Sang Kuon; Chun, Sung Won; Kim, Eung Kook

Comparison of Laparoscopic Burch and Tension-Free Vaginal Tape in Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence in Obese Patients
pp. 17-21(5)
Authors: Chung, Maurice K.; Chung, Rosemary P.

Hysteroscopic Endometrial Destruction, Optimum Method for Preoperative Endometrial Preparation: A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Evaluation
pp. 23-27(5)
Authors: Shawki, O.; Peters, A.; Abraham-Hebert, S.

Perioperative Management in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery
pp. 29-33(5)
Authors: Sandoval, Claudio; Stringel, Gustavo; Ozkaynak, M. Fevzi; Tugal, Oya; Jayabose, Somasundaram

Causes of Long-Term Dysphagia After Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
pp. 35-40(6)
Authors: Sato, Kazuyoshi; Awad, Ziad T.; Filipi, Charles J.; Selima, Mohamed A.; Cummings, Judd E.; Fenton, Steve J.; Hinder, Ronald A.

The "Learning Curve" in Videoscopic Heller Myotomy
pp. 41-47(7)
Authors: Bloomston, Mark; Serafini, Francesco; Boyce, H. Worth; Rosemurgy, Alexander S.

The Implications of Lighted Ureteral Stenting in Laparoscopic Colectomy
pp. 49-52(4)
Authors: Chahin, Fadi; Dwivedi, Amit J.; Paramesh, Anil; Chau, Wai; Agrawal, Sunita; Chahin, Chadi; Kumar, Anil; Tootla, A.; Tootla, Farooq; Silva, Yvan J.

Hydro-Jet Assisted Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Initial Experience in a Porcine Model
pp. 53-58(6)
Authors: Shekarriz, Hodjat; Shekarriz, Bijan; Upadhyay, Jyoti; Comman, Andreas; Markert, Uwe; Bürk, Conny G.; Kujath, Peter; Bruch, Hans-Peter

A Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy That Requires Conversion to Open Procedure Can Be Predicted by Preoperative Ultrasonography
pp. 59-63(5)
Authors: Lal, Pawan; Agarwal, P.N.; Malik, Vinod Kumar; Chakravarti, A.L.

Acute Cholecystitis and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
pp. 65-68(4)
Authors: Sinha, Rajeev; Sharma, Neeta

The Laparoscopic-Ring Simulation Trainer
pp. 69-75(7)
Author: Medina, Marelyn

Small Bowel Volvulus Resulting in Infarction due to an Anterior Gastropexy Band
pp. 77-79(3)
Authors: Ali Jehangir Khan, Zulfiqar; Drye, Elisabeth; Pardeep, Sandhu; Novell, John Richard

Microlaparoscopic Conscious Pain Mapping in the Evaluation of Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Case Report
pp. 81-83(3)
Author: Almeida, Oscar D.

Laparoscopic Management of Abdominopelvic Abscesses in Tropical Pyomyositis
pp. 85-88(4)
Authors: Singh, Niten; Nelson, Jeffery M.; Sawyer, Michael A.J.

Re: Laparoscopic-Assisted Vaginal Myomectomy: A Case Report and Literature Review
pp. 89-89(1)

Re: Current Concepts of Pelvic Congestion and Chronic Pelvic Pain
pp. 90-91(2)

Errata
pp. 92-92(1)