1. About biomaterials and how they work in groin hernia repairs

   • R. Stoppa

   Editorial 03 April 2003 Pages: 57 - 60

   

2. 3rd Suvretta-Meeting St. Moritz, 2003: "Meshes: Benefits and Risks."

   • A. N. Kingsnorth

   Congress Report 03 April 2003 Pages: 61 - 62

   

3. The posterior (preperitoneal) approach and iliopubic tract repair of inguinal and femoral hernias — an update

   • Lloyd M. Nyhus

   Pioneers in Hernia Surgery 18 March 2003 Pages: 63 - 67

   

4. Groin pain in athletes

   • Kim Edward LeBlanc
   • Karl A. LeBlanc

   Review 08 February 2003 Pages: 68 - 71

5. A constricting ring structure within the wall of the inguinal hernia sac in infants and children and its role in the occurrence of incarceration

   • Kais M. S. Al-Wattar

   Original Article 25 February 2003 Pages: 72 - 75

   

6. The etiology of indirect inguinal hernias: congenital and/or acquired?

   • K. J. P. van Wessem
   • M. P. Simons
   • J. F. Lange

   Original Article 18 March 2003 Pages: 76 - 79

   

7. Sutureless Lichtenstein: First results of a prospective randomised clinical trial

   • Christian Helbling
   • Rolf Schlumpf

   Original Article 30 January 2003 Pages: 80 - 84

   

8. Ultrasound detection of visceral adhesion after intraperitoneal ventral hernia treatment: A comparative study of protected versus unprotected meshes

   • J. P. Arnaud
   • S. Hennekinne-Mucci
   • C. Aube

   Original Article 25 February 2003 Pages: 85 - 88

9. Amyand's hernia: case report and review of the literature

   • C. D'Alia
   • M. G. Lo Schiavo
   • G. Sturniolo

   Case Report 15 January 2003 Pages: 89 - 91

10. Initial presentation of coccidioidomycosis during inguinal herniorrhaphy

    • Terry L. Buchmiller-Crair

    Case Report 15 March 2003 Pages: 92 - 94

    

11. An unusual cause of back pain in an achondroplastic man

    • M. Mantle
    • A. N. Kingsnorth

    Case Report 18 December 2002 Pages: 95 - 96

    

12. A rare cause of intestinal obstruction in the adult: Morgagni's hernia

    • Suat Eren
    • Hatice Gümüş
    • Adnan Okur

    Case Report 20 December 2002 Pages: 97 - 99

    

13. Causes of recurrences after Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty

    • U. Klinge
    • K. Junge
    • M. Stumpf

    Letter to the Editor 22 March 2003 Pages: 100 - 101

    

14. A time-tested procedure

    • Parviz K. Amid

    Reply 22 March 2003 Pages: 102 - 103

15. Temporary abdominal closure

    • Max R. Edwards
    • Midhat N. Siddiqui

    Letter to the Editor 01 April 2003 Pages: 104 - 104

16. Temporary abdominal closure

    • A. Schachtrupp
    • U. Klinge
    • V. Schumpelick

    Reply 01 April 2003 Pages: 105 - 105