1. Bioabsorbable membrane prevents adhesions to polypropylene mesh in rats

   • Z. Malazgirt
   • A. N. Ulusoy
   • K. Tac

   Original Articles Pages: 129 - 133

2. Announcements

   Announcement Pages: 134 - 134

3. General vs regional anaesthesia in outpatient treatment for inguinal hernias using extraperitoneal laparoscopy

   • A. Moreno-Egea
   • J. L. Aguayo
   • J. Sanz

   Original Articles Pages: 135 - 139

4. Special announcement

   Announcement Pages: 140 - 140

5. Tension-free hernioplasty in primary inguinal hernia. A series of 2054 cases

   • P. Hernández-Granados
   • M. Ontañón
   • I. Medina

   Papers Pages: 141 - 143

6. Incarcerated direct inguinal hernias: a three-year series at a large volume teaching hospital

   • H. Kulacoglu
   • B. Kulah
   • F. Coskun

   Papers Pages: 145 - 147

7. Lipoma of the spermatic cord, fatty herniation, liposarcoma

   • R. C. Read
   • R. F. Schaefer

   Case Report Pages: 149 - 154

8. Obturator hernia: a new device in mesh repair

   • S. De Leo
   • N. Gullà
   • B. Tristaino

   Case Report Pages: 155 - 158

9. Grynfeltt's hernia

   • E. Prieto-Díaz-Chávez
   • J. L. Medina-Chavez
   • S. Prieto-Díaz

   Case Report Pages: 159 - 161

10. Review of the literature

    • E. P. P.

    ReviewPaper Pages: 162 - 162

11. Intraparietal (interstitial) hernia. A rare variety of a common condition

    • A. R. Sulaiman
    • A. A. Al-Hamdani
    • N. Al-Attar

    Case Report Pages: 163 - 165

12. Laparoscopic repair of inguinoscrotal hernia with complete herniation of the urinary bladder

    • I. Charuzi
    • B. Mogutin
    • S. Kyzer

    Case Report Pages: 167 - 169

13. Review of the literature

    • E. P. P.

    ReviewPaper Pages: 170 - 170

14. Ancient herniotomy surgical instruments: from Celsus to the eighteenth century

    • G. Rispoli
    • C. Serarcangeli
    • M. F. Armellino

    OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 174

15. Review of the literature

    • E. P. P.

    ReviewPaper Pages: 175 - 175

16. Announcement

    Announcement Pages: 178 - 179