The US Medical Liability System—A System in Crisis
pp. 1-2(2)
Author: Kavic, Michael S.

Laparoscopic Ureteroneocystostomy and Vesicopsoas Hitch for Infiltrative Endometriosis
pp. 3-7(5)
Authors: Nezhat, Ceana H.; Malik, Shazia; Nezhat, Farr; Nezhat, Camran

Octylcyanoacrylate Skin Closure in Laparoscopy
pp. 9-14(6)
Authors: Sebesta, Michael J.; Bishoff, Jay T.

Preemptive Analgesia Does Not Reduce Pain or Improve Postoperative Functioning
pp. 15-18(4)
Authors: Grube, Jennifer O.; Milad, Magdy P.; Damme-Sorenen, Jesse

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Recalcitrant Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Morbidly Obese Patients
pp. 19-23(5)
Authors: Perry, Yaron; Courcoulas, Anita P.; Fernando, Hiran C.; Buenaventura, Percival O.; McCaughan, James S.; Luketich, James D.

The Laparoscopic Approach in Abdominal Emergencies: A Single-Center 10-Year Experience
pp. 25-30(6)
Authors: Agresta, Ferdinando; De Simone, Paolo; Bedin, Natalino

Pediatric Empyema-An Algorithm for Early Thoracoscopic Intervention
pp. 31-34(4)
Authors: Knudtson, Jason; Grewal, Harsh

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Suture Closure of Blebs to Treat Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
pp. 35-38(4)
Authors: Cheng, Yu-Jen; Chou, Shah-Hwa; Kao, Eing-Long

Impalpable Testis and Laparoscopy: When the Gonad Is Not Visualized
pp. 39-42(4)
Authors: Zaccara, A.; Spagnoli, A.; Capitanucci, M.L.; Villa, M.; Lucchetti, M.C.; Ferro, F.

The Role of Laparoscopy in the Localization and Management of Adult Impalpable Testes
pp. 43-46(4)
Authors: Vijjan, Vivek Kumar; Malik, Vinod Kumar; Agarwal, Prem Narayan

The Use of Blunt-tipped 12-mm Trocars Without Fascial Closure in Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy
pp. 47-50(4)
Authors: Siqueira, Tibério M.; Paterson, Ryan F.; Kuo, Ramsay L.; Stevens, Larry H.; Lingeman, James E.; Shalhav, Arieh L.

Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Using Holmium Laser in a Porcine Model
pp. 51-55(5)
Authors: Lotan, Yair; Gettman, Matthew T.; Lindberg, Guy; Napper, Cheryl A.; Hoopman, John; Pearle, Margaret S.; Cadeddu, Jeffrey A.

Operative Laparoscopy in Pregnancy
pp. 57-60(4)
Authors: Carter, James F.; Soper, David E.

Acute Cholecystitis and Severe Ischemic Cardiac Disease: Is Laparoscopy Indicated?
pp. 61-64(4)
Authors: Salameh, Jihad R.; Franklin, Morris E.

Recurrent Asystolic Cardiac Arrest and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
pp. 65-68(4)
Authors: Valentin, Marlene D.; Tulsyan, Nirman; Dolgin, Carey

Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Splenectomy: Indications and Technique
pp. 69-71(3)
Authors: Bermas, Honnie; Fenoglio, Michael E.; Haun, William; Moore, John T.

Biliary Stent Causing Colovaginal Fistula: Case Report
pp. 73-75(3)
Authors: Blake, Anna-Maria; Monga, Narinder; Dunn, Ernest M.

Laparoscopic Wedge Resection of Gastric Leiomyoma
pp. 77-80(4)
Authors: Madan, Atul K.; Frantzides, Constantine T.; Keshavarzian, Ali; Smith, Claire

External Illiac Vein Injury and Its Repair During Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy
pp. 81-83(3)
Authors: Hemal, Ashok K.; Goel, Apul

Sporadic Gastric Carcinoid Tumor Laparoscopically Resected: A Case Report
pp. 85-87(3)
Authors: de la Fuente, Sebastian G.; McMahon, Ross L.; Pickett, Lisa Clark; Pappas, Theodore N.

Intestinal Obstruction After Totally Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
pp. 89-92(4)
Authors: Rink, Joanne; Ali, Amjad

Laparoscopic Management of Traumatic Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis
pp. 93-95(3)
Authors: Shope, Timothy R.; Bass, Thomas L.; Haluck, Randy S.

Profile of Ralph Victor Clayman, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Urology University of California Irvine
pp. 97-98(2)
Author: McDougall, Elspeth M.

Errata
pp. 99-99(1)