Message from the past president of the American Hernia Society M. E. Arregui Editorial 08 October 2009 Pages: 459 - 460
Umbilical hernia repair in the presence of cirrhosis and ascites: results of a survey and review of the literature A. McKayE. DixonF. Sutherland Review 04 August 2009 Pages: 461 - 468
Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: evaluation of effectiveness and experiences A. WolterC. RudroffM. M. Heiss Original Article 06 May 2009 Pages: 469 - 474
An algorithm for managing patients who have Composix® Kugel® ventral hernia mesh W. W. HopeD. A. Iannitti Original Article 04 April 2009 Pages: 475 - 479
Rectusbanding: a method for the repair of incisional hernias M. SahmR. KubeH. Lippert Original Article 03 June 2009 Pages: 481 - 486
Parastomal hernia: complications of extra-peritoneal onlay mesh placement T. H. LüningE.-J. Spillenaar-Bilgen Original Article 26 March 2009 Pages: 487 - 490
A prospective, randomized, comparative trial of a COX-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug versus placebo in inguinal herniorrhaphy patients M. J. SchurrL. D. Faucher Original Article 20 March 2009 Pages: 491 - 497
A two-centre blinded randomised control study comparing the Lichtenstein patch, Perfix® plug and ProLoop® plug in the repair of primary inguinal hernia D. L. SandersD. H. SamarakoonA. N. Kingsnorth Original Article 31 July 2009 Pages: 499 - 503
Fibrin sealant in inguinal hernioplasty: an observational multicentre study in 1,201 patients B. DescottesM. Bagot d’Arc Original Article Open access 10 July 2009 Pages: 505 - 510
Factors determining the doses of local anesthetic agents in unilateral inguinal hernia repair H. KulacogluI. OzyaylaliD. Yazicioglu Original Article 03 June 2009 Pages: 511 - 516
Preperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia at open radical prostatectomy I. L. SavetskyF. RabbaniM. S. Brady Original Article 06 May 2009 Pages: 517 - 522
Urologic pelvic surgery following mesh hernia repair A. TsivianO. BrodskyA. A. Sidi Original Article 25 June 2009 Pages: 523 - 527
Some aspects of the epidemiology of external Hernias in Kumasi, Ghana M. Ohene-YeboahF. AbantangaR. Azorliade Original Article 20 March 2009 Pages: 529 - 532
Allometry and morphometry of the inguinal region in human fetuses J. S. Brito-LimaL. C. B. GusmãoG. O. Silva-Junior Original Article 06 May 2009 Pages: 533 - 538
Abdominal wall paresis as a complication of laparoscopic surgery G. H. van RamshorstG.-J. KleinrensinkJ. F. Lange Case Report Open access 12 February 2009 Pages: 539 - 543
A novel approach for salvaging infected prosthetic mesh after ventral hernia repair J. A. TrunzoJ. L. PonskyM. J. Rosen Case Report 12 February 2009 Pages: 545 - 549
Inflamed appendix in a femoral hernial sac: de Garengeot’s hernia S. S. RajanH. R. S. GirnW. G. Ainslie Case Report 19 February 2009 Pages: 551 - 553
Spontaneous hernia through the posterior rectus abdominis sheath: case report and review of the published literature 1937–2008 J. E. LosanoffM. D. BassonS. A. Gruber Case Report 21 February 2009 Pages: 555 - 558
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair during pregnancy P. Y. WaiJ. A. RubyK. E. Roberts Case Report 12 March 2009 Pages: 559 - 563
Isolated terminal ileum perforation after a kick blow to an inguinal hernia F. ErsozS. ArikanE. Sentatar Case Report 12 February 2009 Pages: 565 - 567
Single port laparoscopic repair of primary and incisional ventral hernia P. BucherF. PuginP. Morel Letter to the Editor 21 May 2009 Pages: 569 - 570
Single incision total extraperitoneal (one SITE) laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair using a single access port device B. P. JacobW. TongL. B. Katz Letter to the Editor 27 June 2009 Pages: 571 - 572