1. Laparoscopic management of adhesive small bowel obstruction

   • R. Essani
   • R. Bergamaschi

   Review 18 November 2008 Pages: 283 - 287

2. Staple line haemorrhage following laparoscopic left-sided colorectal resections may be more common when the inferior mesenteric artery is preserved

   • T. Y. Linn
   • B. J. Moran
   • T. D. Cecil

   Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 289 - 293

3. Colorectal surgeons and biomedical scientists improve lymph node harvest in colorectal cancer

   • A. Shaw
   • E. E. Collins
   • J. N. Lund

   Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 295 - 298

4. Laparoscopic abdominosacral composite resection for locally advanced primary rectal cancer

   • G. L. Williams
   • S. Gonsalves
   • P. M. Sagar

   Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 299 - 302

5. Local gentamicin reduces perineal wound infection after radiotherapy and abdominoperineal resection

   • A. F. J. de Bruin
   • M. P. Gosselink
   • E. van der Harst

   Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 303 - 307

6. Parastomal hernia: is prevention better than cure? Use of preperitoneal polypropylene mesh at the time of stoma formation

   • C. Vijayasekar
   • K. Marimuthu
   • G. Mathew

   Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 309 - 313

7. Our experience with endoscopic repair of large colonoscopic perforations and review of the literature

   • A. Trecca
   • F. Gaj
   • T. Fujii

   Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 315 - 322

8. Effects of age and gender on three-dimensional endoanal ultrasonography measurements: development of normal ranges

   • A. M. Knowles
   • C. H. Knowles
   • P. J. Lunniss

   Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 323 - 329

9. A pilot comparative study of fissurectomy/diltiazem and fissurectomy/botulinum toxin in the treatment of chronic anal fissure

   • J. D. Arthur
   • C. A. Makin
   • D. Hahnloser

   Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 331 - 336

10. Incisionless Hartmann’s procedure: an innovative minimal access technique for surgical treatment of sigmoid volvulus in debilitated patients with faecal incontinence

    • R. Alhindawi
    • N. Kelly
    • S. Holubar

    Technical Note 18 November 2008 Pages: 337 - 339

11. Ileo-anal j-pouch cancer: an unusual case in an unusual location

    • P. K. Koh
    • J. Doumit
    • J. D. Vogel

    Case Report 10 June 2008 Pages: 341 - 345

12. Perianal abscess caused by Actinomyces: report of a case

    • R. Magdeburg
    • R. Grobholz
    • D. Bussen

    Case Report 18 November 2008 Pages: 347 - 349

13. Correspondence

    • M. H. Chew
    • A. Chiow
    • F. Boffi

    Correspondence 18 November 2008 Pages: 351 - 353

14. Abstracts

    Abstract 18 November 2008 Pages: 355 - 364

15. Podium presentations

    Abstract 18 November 2008 Pages: 367 - 378

16. Rectal and small-bowel endometriosis

    • H. Tapia
    • A. Palazzi
    • M. Pescatori

    The Last Images 18 November 2008 Pages: 391 - 391