European Surgery

The natural orifice surgery edition

• Editorial

G. Spaun

The transvaginal hybrid cholecystectomy: an enduring alternative to the laparoscopic cholecystectomy? Experience with 165 cases so far!

• Main Topic

H. Mofid, L. Siemssen, A. Emmermann, M. Alm, H.-A. v. Waldenfels, C. Felixmüller, C. Zornig

Transvaginal cholecystectomy is associated with reduced pain and decreased analgetic requirements compared to laparoscopic cholecystectomy

• Main Topic

M. Hensel, U. Schernikau, A. Schmidt, G. Arlt

Development and technique of per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia

• Main Topic

E. Rieder, C. M. Dunst, A. S. Kastenmeier, K. I. Makris, L. L. Swanström

NOTES transanal rectal cancer resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery

• Main Topic

P. Sylla, A. M. Lacy

Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) navigation performance: a pilot study comparing surgeons and gastroenterologists

• Main Topic

M. H. Sodergren, J. Clark, V. Karimyan, D. James, J. Teare, A. Darzi, G.-Z. Yang

Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): safe implementation through technological innovation

• Main Topic

M. H. Sodergren, J. Clark, G.-Z. Yang, A. Darzi

Her-2 in gastroesophageal cancer: pathobiology, diagnostic and therapeutic implications

• Review

P. Birner, S. F. Schoppmann

Esophageal smooth muscle cells dedifferentiate with loss of α-smooth muscle actin expression after 8 weeks of explant expansion in vitro culture: Implications on esophagus tissue engineering

• Original Scientific Paper

K. Kofler, H. Ainoedhofer, J. Tausendschön, M. E. Höllwarth, A. K. Saxena

Neointimal hyperplasia in a porcine model of vein graft disease: comparison between organ culture and coronary artery bypass grafting

• Original Scientific Paper

Ch. M. Steger, J. Bonatti, J. Nagiller, D. Wiedemann, W. Sterlacci, G. Laufer, Th. Schachner

Prevalence of obesity and overweight in male 18-year-olds in Austria from 2006 to 2010: an update

• Original Scientific Paper

M. Poglitsch, R. Kefurt, M. Mittlböck, A. Bohdjalian, F. X. Langer, B. Ludvik, G. Prager

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