1. Editorial

   • V. Schumpelick

   Main Topics: Hernia Repair: Clinical And Experimental Studies Pages: 4 - 4

2. Abdominal closure and incisional hernia

   • L. A. Israelsson

   Ventral Hernia Pages: 5 - 10

3. Hernia — A collagen disease?

   • R. Rosch
   • K. Junge
   • V. Schumpelick

   Ventral Hernia Pages: 11 - 15

4. Biological response to mesh

   • B. Klosterhalfen
   • B. Hermanns
   • K. Junge

   Ventral Hernia Pages: 16 - 20

5. Open mesh repair

   • M. Stumpf
   • J. Conze
   • V. Schumpelick

   Ventral Hernia Pages: 21 - 24

6. Laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia

   • D. Berger
   • A. Müller
   • M. Bientzle

   Ventral Hernia Pages: 25 - 27

7. Parastomal hernia

   • Y. Cengiz
   • L. A. Israelsson

   Ventral Hernia Pages: 28 - 31

8. Strategies for the treatment of indirect hernia

   • M. Kux

   Inguinal Hernia Pages: 32 - 37

9. A review of lichtenstein versus open prosthetic methods of primary inguinal hernia repair

   • M. Butler
   • A. N. Kingsnorth

   Inguinal Hernia Pages: 38 - 41

10. Mesh removal in inguinal hernia repair

    • G. D. Arlt
    • Th. Lamm
    • B. Klosterhalfen

    Inguinal Hernia Pages: 42 - 44

11. 10 Years’ controlled results of suture repair

    • Ch. Töns
    • A. Schachtrupp
    • V. Schumpelick

    Inguinal Hernia Pages: 45 - 48

12. Surgical management of medullary thyroid carcinoma

    • O. H. Clark

    Review Pages: 49 - 50

13. Clinical pathways as a tool for process costing in cardiac surgery

    • W. Wandschneider
    • P. Preiss

    Original Scientific Paper Pages: 51 - 54

14. Telemedicine: Videoconferences in the service of surgery and surgical training?

    • P. Richter
    • M. Richter
    • U. Laffer

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 55 - 57

15. A rare case of a giant renal angiomyolipoma

    • I. Galanis
    • A. Kabaroudis
    • T. Papaziogas

    The Interesting Case Report Pages: 58 - 60

16. Invited Commentary to: ‘A rare case of a giant renal angiomyolipoma’ (Eur. Surg. 2003;35:58–60)

    • G. Humber

    The Interesting Case Report Pages: 60 - 60

17. Invited commentary to: ‘Survival following oncological minimally invasive colorectal procedures’ (Eur. Surg. 2002;34:354–358)

    • H. W. Waclawiczek

    Invited Commentaries Pages: 61 - 62

18. Invited commentary to: ‘Survival following oncological minimally invasive colorectal procedures’ (Eur. Surg. 2002;34:354–358)

    • A. Tittel
    • V. Schumpelick

    Invited Commentaries Pages: 62 - 63

19. Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

    • J. Leroy
    • F. Rubino

    Society Of Surgeons In Vienna (Abstracts) Pages: 64 - 64

20. Laparoscopic colorectal surgery in Austria - training, learning process

    • G. Szinicz
    • S. Beller
    • F. M. Riegler

    Society Of Surgeons In Vienna (Abstracts) Pages: 64 - 65

21. Laparoscopic colorectal surgery

    • G. Bischof

    Society Of Surgeons In Vienna (Abstracts) Pages: 65 - 66

22. Laparoscopically assisted resection in Crohn#x2019;s disease complicated by bulky inflammation, fistulation and abscess formation

    • J. Zacherl
    • P. Dubsky
    • F. Herbst

    Society Of Surgeons In Vienna (Abstracts) Pages: 66 - 67

23. Impressum: Verleger

    Announcement Pages: 67 - 67