1. Introduction
2. Instruments and Methods
3. Laparoscopic Exploration, Diagnosis, and Staging
4. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
5. Extrahepatic Bile Ducts: Diagnosis and Treatment
6. Laparoscopic Approach to the Spleen and Liver
7. Intra-abdominal and Endoluminal Gastric Operations
8. Vagotomy and Drainage Procedures
9. Operations on the G.-E. Junction
10. Appendectomy and Small Bowel Procedures
11. Laparoscopically Assisted Large Bowel Procedures
12. Laparoscopically Guided/Assisted Colo-Rectal Procedures
13. Inguinal Hernia Repair
14. Closing Commentaries