1. Editorial by the Editors-in-Chief

   • Volker Schumpelick
   • Charles J. Filipi

   Editorial 09 April 2002 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Laparoscopic versus open groin hernia repair: meta-analysis of randomised trials based on individual patient data

   • A. Grant

   Review 04 April 2002 Pages: 2 - 10

3. Quantitative evaluation of abdominal wall perfusion after different types of laparotomy closure using laser-fluorescence videography

   • J. Höer
   • C. Töns
   • V. Schumpelick

   Original Article 09 April 2002 Pages: 11 - 16

4. Optimal teaching environment for laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy

   • B. Heniford
   • B. Matthews
   • R. Sing

   Original Article 05 April 2002 Pages: 17 - 20

5. Day surgery for laparoscopic repair of abdominal wall hernias

   • A. Moreno-Egea
   • J. Castillo Bustos
   • J. Aguayo

   Original Article 05 April 2002 Pages: 21 - 25

6. Do absorbable mesh sutures cause less chronic pain than nonabsorbable sutures after Lichtenstein inguinal herniorraphy?

   • Hannu Paajanen

   Original Article 04 April 2002 Pages: 26 - 28

7. Comparison of local and general anesthesia in tension-free (Lichtenstein) hernioplasty: a prospective randomized trial

   • N. Gönüllü
   • A. Çubukçu
   • A. Alponat

   Original Article 09 April 2002 Pages: 29 - 32

8. Inguinal cord cysts

   • B. Welch
   • T. Barton

   Original Article 05 April 2002 Pages: 33 - 35

9. Handlebar hernia: ultrasonography-aided diagnosis

   • J. Losanoff
   • B. Richman
   • J. Jones

   Case Report 04 April 2002 Pages: 36 - 38

10. Handlebar hernia masquerading as an inguinal haematoma

    • N. Fraser
    • S. Milligan
    • D. Crabbe

    Case Report 09 April 2002 Pages: 39 - 41

11. Laparoscopic repair of postoperative perineal hernia

    • M. Franklin
    • D. Abrego
    • E. Parra

    Case Report 04 April 2002 Pages: 42 - 44

12. Obturator hernia repair – a new technique

    • D. Maharaj
    • S. Maharaj
    • V. Naraynsingh

    Case Report 03 April 2002 Pages: 45 - 47

13. Letter to the editor

    • R. Stoppa

    Letter to the Editor 07 March 2002 Pages: 48 - 49