Scientific Abstracts SLS Annual Meeting 2003
pp. S1-S87(1)

Scientific Abstracts
pp. 1-84(84)

Historical Profile of Kurt Karl Stephan Semm, Born March 23, 1927 in Munich, Germany, Resident of Tucson, Arizona, USA Since 1996
pp. 185-188(4)
Author: Mettler, Liselotte

Desertification of the Peritoneum by Thin-Film Evaporation During Laparoscopy
pp. 189-195(7)
Author: Ott, Douglas E.

Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy: A Step Forward in Kidney Transplantation?
pp. 197-206(10)
Authors: Skrekas, George; Papalois, Vassilios E.; Mitsis, Michail; Hakim, Nadey S.

New Adhesion Prevention Concept in Gynecological Surgery
pp. 207-209(3)
Authors: Mettler, L.; Audebert, A.; Lehmann-Willenbrock, E.; Jacobs, V.R.; Schive, K.

Symptoms and Antireflux Medication Use Following Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication: Outcome at 1 and 4 Years
pp. 211-218(8)
Authors: Bloomston, Mark; Nields, William; Rosemurgy, Alexander S.

Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia
pp. 219-225(7)
Authors: Ramacciato, Giovanni; Mercantini, Paolo; Amodio, Pietro M.; Stipa, Francesco; Corigliano, Nicola; Ziparo, Vincenzo

Comparison of Open and Laparoscopic Prosthetic Repair of Large Ventral Hernias
pp. 227-232(6)
Authors: Raftopoulos, Ioannis; Vanuno, Daniel; Khorsand, Jubin; Kouraklis, Gregory; Lasky, Philip

Methotrexate for the Treatment of Unruptured Tubal Pregnancy: A Prospective Nonrandomized Study
pp. 233-238(6)
Authors: Gervaise, Amélie; Capella-Allouc, Sylvie; Audibert, François; Rongières-Bertrand, Catherine; Vincent, Yves; Fernandez, Hervé

Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment in Gynecologic Emergencies
pp. 239-242(4)
Authors: Aulestia, Salvador Navarrete; Cantele, Héctor; Leyba, José Luis; Navarrete, Manuel; Llopla, Salvador Navarrete

Surgeon-led Initiatives Cut Costs and Enhance the Quality of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Procedurs
pp. 243-247(5)
Authors: Allen, Jeff W.; Hahm, Thomas X.; Polk, Hiram C.

Liver Cyst With Biliary Communication Successfully Treated with Laparoscopic Deroofing: A case Report
pp. 249-252(4)
Authors: Masatsugu, Toshihiro; Shimizu, Shuji; Noshiro, Hirokazu; Mizumoto, Kazuhiro; Yamaguchi, Koji; Chijiiwa, Kazuo; Tanaka, Masao

Laparoscopy for Treating a Small Bowel Obstruction Due to a Meckel's Diverticulum
pp. 253-255(3)
Authors: Tashjian, David B.; Moriarty, Kevin P.

Laparoscopic Treatment of Ovarian Vein Syndrome
pp. 257-260(4)
Authors: Gettman, Matthew T.; Lotan, Yair; Cadeddu, Jeffrey

Laparoscopic Removal of an Artery Forceps
pp. 261-263(3)
Authors: Reddy, Prasanna Kumar; Ramamoorthy, Radha; Venkatsubramanian, R.; Muralidharan, M.

Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in the Extremely Obese Patient: Technical Insight Into Access and Port Placement
pp. 265-267(3)
Authors: Sherwood, Jennifer B.; Gettman, Matthew T.; Cadeddu, Jeffrey A.; Koeneman, Kenneth S.

Postoperative Chylous Ascites: A Rare Complication of Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
pp. 269-271(3)
Authors: Bacelar, Tércio Souto; de Albuquerque, Antonio Cavalcanti; de Arruda, Pedro Carlos Loureiro; Ferraz, Aálvaro Antonio Bandeira; Ferraz, Edmundo Machado

Laparoscopic Bilateral Adrenalectomy With the Use of a Single Midline Hand-assist Port
pp. 273-275(3)
Authors: Perrotti, Michael; Ankem, Murali; Peterson, Steven; Geis, W. Peter

Jaundice Due to Extrabiliaray Gallstones
pp. 277-279(3)
Authors: Stevens, Scott; Rivas, Homero; Cacchione, Robert N.; O'Rourke, Nicholas A.; Allen, Jeff W.

Scissor-Knot-Pusher: An Instrument for Simplified Laparoscopic Extracorporeal knotting
pp. 281-284(4)
Authors: Olmi, Stefano; Croce, Enrico

Solitary Hepatic Gastrinoma Treated With laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation
pp. 285-289(5)
Authors: Deol, Zöe K.; Frezza, Eldo; DeJong, Steven; Pickleman, Jack

Re: JSLS 2003;7:15-18 Accuracy of Laparoscopic Diagnosis of Endometriosis
pp. 290-290(1)