1.  

   • Charles J. Filipi 

   Editorial 11 April 2006 Pages: 107 - 107

2. How can a surgeon be certain?

   • Dennis L. Fowler

   Invited Commentary 03 February 2006 Pages: 108 - 109

3. Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: a review of the literature

   • L. R. Rudmik
   • C. Schieman
   • E. Debru

   Review 02 February 2006 Pages: 110 - 119

4. In vitro infectability of prosthetic mesh by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

   • A. G. Harrell
   • Y. W. Novitsky
   • B. T. Heniford

   Original Article 02 February 2006 Pages: 120 - 124

   

5. Biomaterial-dependent MMP-2 expression in fibroblasts from patients with recurrent incisional hernias

   • R. Rosch
   • P. Lynen-Jansen
   • V. Schumpelick

   Original Article 11 January 2006 Pages: 125 - 130

   

6. Characterization of the structure and properties of authentic and counterfeit polypropylene surgical meshes

   • M. K. McDermott
   • I. S. Isayeva
   • J. C. Hutter

   Original Article 11 January 2006 Pages: 131 - 142

   

7. Physiological repair of inguinal hernia: a new technique (study of 860 patients)

   • M. P. Desarda

   Original Article 09 December 2005 Pages: 143 - 146

   

8. Predictive factors comparison of complications and recurrences in three tension-free herniorraphy techniques

   • J. C. Mayagoitia
   • E. Prieto-Díaz Chávez
   • C. E. Tene

   Original Article 02 February 2006 Pages: 147 - 151

9. Uncommon content in groin hernia sac

   • A. Gurer
   • M. Ozdogan
   • R. Aydin

   Original Article 20 September 2005 Pages: 152 - 155

10. Laparoscopic or open preperitoneal repair in the management of recurrent groin hernias

    • A. Alani
    • F. Duffy
    • P. J. O’Dwyer

    Original Article 09 December 2005 Pages: 156 - 158

11. Inguinal hernia recurrence: classification and approach

    • G. Campanelli
    • D. Pettinari
    • E. Contessini Avesani

    Original Article 11 January 2006 Pages: 159 - 161

12. Closer to an ideal solution for inguinal hernia repair: comparison between general surgeons and hernia specialists

    • A. I. Gilbert
    • M. F. Graham
    • K. Shaw

    Original Article 23 December 2005 Pages: 162 - 168

13. Femoral hernia repair

    • V. Ceriani
    • E. Faleschini
    • F. Somalvico

    Original Article 16 February 2006 Pages: 169 - 174

    

14. Comparison of buffered and unbuffered local anaesthesia for inguinal hernia repair: a prospective study

    • E. L. Ball
    • P. Sanjay
    • A. Woodward

    Original Article 20 January 2006 Pages: 175 - 178

    

15. Stoppa procedure in bilateral inguinal hernia

    • Rosa Fernández-Lobato
    • Aurea Tartas-Ruiz
    • Manuel Limones Esteban

    Original Article 24 January 2006 Pages: 179 - 183

    

16. Cooling for the reduction of postoperative pain: prospective randomized study

    • M. Koç
    • M. Tez
    • E. Göçmen

    Original Article 24 January 2006 Pages: 184 - 186

17. Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair versus anterior preperitoneal repair for inguinal hernia

    • R. Sinha
    • N. Sharma
    • M. Joshi

    Original Article 15 February 2006 Pages: 187 - 191

18. Giant pseudocyst of the anterior abdominal wall following mesh repair of incisional hernia: a rare complication managed laparoscopically.

    • Prateek K. Mehrotra
    • C. S. Ramachandran
    • Vijay Arora

    Case Report 01 September 2005 Pages: 192 - 194

    

19. Spermatic cord liposarcoma: a diagnostic challenge

    • L. G. Vázquez-Lavista
    • C. Pérez-Pruna
    • J. B. Ortiz-López

    Case Report 10 November 2005 Pages: 195 - 197

    

20. Aponeurosis instead of prosthetic mesh for inguinal hernia repair: neither physiological nor new

    • Julian E. Losanoff
    • J. Michael Millis

    Letter to the Editor 23 March 2006 Pages: 198 - 199

21. Letter to Editor by Losanoff et al.: reply (Physiological repair of inguinal hernia: a new technique)

    • M. P. Desarda

    Response 01 April 2006 Pages: 200 - 201

22.  

    • Julian E. Losanoff
    • J. Michael Millis

    Reply 04 April 2006 Pages: 202 - 202