1. Invited commentary

   • Maximo Deysine

   Invited Commentary 22 July 2006 Pages: 293 - 293

2. Inguinal hernia repair in a developing country

   • Kiran K. Turaga
   • Nitin Garg
   • Charles Filipi

   Personal Experience 19 July 2006 Pages: 294 - 298

   

3. Inguinal hernia repair: are ASA grades 3 and 4 patients suitable for day case hernia repair?

   • P. Sanjay
   • P. Jones
   • A. Woodward

   Original Article 01 April 2006 Pages: 299 - 302

4. Early results for new lightweight mesh in laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair

   • L. R. Khan
   • S. Kumar
   • S. J. Nixon

   Original Article 10 June 2006 Pages: 303 - 308

   

5. Risk factors related to recurrence in inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective analysis

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

   Original Article 23 May 2006 Pages: 309 - 315

   

6. Pain and functional impairment 6 years after inguinal herniorrhaphy

   • E. K. Aasvang
   • M. Bay-Nielsen
   • H. Kehlet

   Original Article 19 May 2006 Pages: 316 - 321

   

7. Factors affecting recurrence after incisional hernia repair

   • D. Vidović
   • D. Jurišić
   • M. Bekavac-Bešlin

   Original Article 17 May 2006 Pages: 322 - 325

8. Spigelian hernias: a prospective analysis of baseline parameters and surgical outcome of 34 consecutive patients

   • Z. Malazgirt
   • K. Topgul
   • M. Ertem

   Original Article 13 June 2006 Pages: 326 - 330

   

9. Postoperative pain and quality of life after laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair: results of a prospective randomized trial

   • H. Pokorny
   • A. Klingler
   • G. Bischof

   Original Article 04 July 2006 Pages: 331 - 337

   

10. Hernias are the most common cause of strangulation in patients presenting with small bowel obstruction

    • U. Ihedioha
    • A. Alani
    • P. J. O’Dwyer

    Original Article 08 June 2006 Pages: 338 - 340

    

11. Treating recurrence after a totally extraperitoneal approach

    • G. S. Ferzli
    • G. E. Khoury

    Original Article 04 July 2006 Pages: 341 - 346

    

12. Bilateral femoral hernia in a male cadaver with vascular variations: case report and review of the literature

    • K. Natsis
    • T. Totlis
    • P. Skandalakis

    Case Report 17 May 2006 Pages: 347 - 349

    

13. Intraperitoneal ePTFE mesh repair of parastomal hernias

    • K. D. Ballas
    • S. F. Rafailidis
    • A. K. Sakadamis

    Case Report 17 May 2006 Pages: 350 - 353

    

14. Surgical treatment of intercostal hernia with implantation of polypropylene mesh

    • Z. Szentkereszty
    • M. Boros
    • S. Sz. Kiss

    Case Report 31 May 2006 Pages: 354 - 356

    

15. Incarceration of umbilical hernia during pregnancy due to a sessile fibroid

    • M. Uludag
    • G. Yetkin
    • A. Isgor

    Case Report 19 May 2006 Pages: 357 - 359

    

16. Reconstruction of parasacral hernia with acellular human dermis graft

    • J. B. Brizendine
    • J. F. LeFaivre
    • S. A. Fann

    Case Report 17 May 2006 Pages: 360 - 363

    

17. Abdominal-wall postherpetic pseudohernia

    • Pedro Dantas Oliveira
    • Paulo Vicente dos Santos Filho
    • Isabel Cristina Dantas Oliveira

    Case Report 13 June 2006 Pages: 364 - 366

    

18. Incisional, epigastric and umbilical hernia repair using the Prolene Hernia System: describing a novel technique

    • Goldie Khera
    • David A. Berstock

    How I do it 22 July 2006 Pages: 367 - 369

    

19. Re: “Open Rives–Stoppa ventral hernia repair made simple and successful but not for everyone” by Drs L. Heartsill, M. L. Richards, N. Arfai, A. Lee, J. Bingener-Casey, W. H. Schwesinger, K. R. Sirinek: Hernia (2005) Volume 9, Number 3, pp. 172–177

    • Francesco Corcione

    Letter to the Editor 19 July 2006 Pages: 370 - 370

20. “Open Rives–Stoppa ventral hernia repair made simple and successful but not for everyone” by Drs. L. Heartsill, M. L. Richards, N. Arfai, A. Lee, J. Bingener-Casey, W. H. Schwesinger, K. R. Sirinek: Hernia (2005) Volume 9, Number 3, pp. 172–177

    • Melanie L. Richards

    Reply 19 July 2006 Pages: 371 - 371

21. Letter to the editor

    • Arthur M. Kahn
    • J. Andrew Hamlin

    Letter to the Editor 21 July 2006 Pages: 372 - 372