Systemic hernial disease protects against cancer: an hypothesis R. C. Read Editorial 18 November 2009 Pages: 119 - 121
Eighty-five redo surgeries after 733 laparoscopic treatments for ventral and incisional hernia: adhesion and recurrence analysis E. ChelalaY. DebardemaekerJ.-L. Allé Review 14 February 2010 Pages: 123 - 129
Establishment and initial experiences from the Danish Ventral Hernia Database F. HelgstrandJ. RosenbergT. Bisgaard Original Article 24 November 2009 Pages: 131 - 135
Subsequent abdominal surgery after laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene mesh: a single institution experience with 72 reoperations E. B. WassenaarE. J. P. SchoenmaeckersS. Rakic Original Article Open access 06 October 2009 Pages: 137 - 142
Inguinal hernia surgery in the Netherlands: are patients treated according to the guidelines? D. H. de LangeM. KreeftM. P. Simons Original Article Open access 02 November 2009 Pages: 143 - 148
Combined transurethral prostatectomy and inguinal hernioplasty I. OthmanA.-F. Abdel-Maguid Original Article 01 November 2009 Pages: 149 - 153
Five-year results of inguinal hernia treatment with the Prolene Hernia System in a regional training hospital D. FarajJ. P. RuurdaH. J. A. A. van Geffen Original Article 07 November 2009 Pages: 155 - 158
Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia: tertiary centre experience G. S. B. KishoreV. GuptaJ. D. Wig Original Article 12 November 2009 Pages: 159 - 164
The effects of inguinal hernia repair on testicular function in young adults: a prospective randomized study I. SuculluA. I. FilizM. Ozyurt Original Article 24 November 2009 Pages: 165 - 169
Groin symptoms 5–7 years after a ‘modified’ plug and patch inguinal hernioplasty A. BhattacharjeeH. JayamanneB. M. Stephenson Original Article 28 November 2009 Pages: 171 - 174
Do drainage liquid characteristics serve as predictors for seroma formation after incisional hernia repair? C. D. KlinkM. BinneböselK. Junge Original Article 10 December 2009 Pages: 175 - 179
Litigation following groin hernia repair in England B. AlkhaffafB. Decadt Original Article 11 December 2009 Pages: 181 - 186
Smooth muscle cell differentiation in the processus vaginalis of children with hernia or hydrocele V. K. MouravasT. KoletsaI. Kostopoulos Original Article 24 November 2009 Pages: 187 - 191
Regarding extremely large inguinal hernias with a contribution of two cases L. S. KovachevA. P. PaulE. T. Filipov Case Report 03 June 2009 Pages: 193 - 197
Giant perineal hernia: laparoscopic mesh repair complemented by a perineal cutaneous approach A. Gómez PortillaI. CendoyaE. E. Romero Case Report 03 June 2009 Pages: 199 - 201
Preoperative diagnosis and successful laparoscopic treatment of incarcerated obturator hernia H. P. SunY. P. Chao Case Report 25 June 2009 Pages: 203 - 206
The linea arcuata hernia: a report of two cases E. M. von MeyenfeldtE. M. van KeulenE. R. Hendriks Case Report 14 July 2009 Pages: 207 - 209
Hiatal hernias presenting as a late complication of laparoscopic-assisted cardio-oesophagectomy C. LoweD. SubarA. Agwunobi Case Report 10 July 2009 Pages: 211 - 213
Endometriosis of the groin hernia sac: report of a case and review of the literature G. KiyakE. ErgulA. Yazgan Case Report 10 July 2009 Pages: 215 - 217
Commentary on: T. Sinnett, N. Karanjia (2009) Decompression of a pneumoperitoneum during a total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair by incision of the umbilical sac under direct vision A. Kuthe Invited commentary 05 February 2010 Pages: 219 - 219
Decompression of a pneumoperitoneum during an extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP) by incision of the umbilical sac under direct vision T. SinnettN. Karanjia Letter to the Editor 10 December 2009 Pages: 221 - 221
Mesh plug repair and surgeon’s satisfaction P. NegroL. D’AmoreF. Gossetti Letter to the Editor 05 December 2009 Pages: 223 - 224
Appendix strangulated in a femoral hernia O. Armstrong Letter to the Editor 29 January 2010 Pages: 225 - 226
Mesh plug and Lichtenstein patch repairs at 12 months follow-up: no differences in outcome F. GossettiL. D’AmoreP. Negro Letter to the Editor 04 February 2010 Pages: 227 - 227
A method for the reduction of chronic pain after tension-free repair of inguinal hernia: iliohypogastric neurectomy and subcutaneous transposition of the spermatic cord R. H. FortelnyA. H. Petter Puchner Letter to the Editor 04 February 2010 Pages: 229 - 230