1. The 2002 EHS meeting in Amsterdam

   • R. Simmermacher

   Editorial 01 December 2002 Pages: 151 - 152

2. XXIII International Congress of the European Hernia Society

   • Francesco P. Corcione

   Congress Report 01 December 2002 Pages: 153 - 154

3. Temporary closure of the abdominal wall (laparostomy)

   • A. Schachtrupp
   • V. Fackeldey
   • V. Schumpelick

   Review 01 December 2002 Pages: 155 - 162

4. The effect of diaphragmatic stressors on recurrent hiatal hernia

   • G. Kakarlapudi
   • Z. Awad
   • C. Filipi

   Original Article 01 December 2002 Pages: 163 - 166

5. Spigelian hernia: bibliographical study and presentation of a series of 28 patients

   • A. Moreno-Egea
   • B. Flores
   • M. Canteras

   Original Article 01 December 2002 Pages: 167 - 170

6. Preliminary experience with new bioactive prosthetic material for repair of hernias in infected fields

   • M. Franklin
   • J. Gonzalez
   • D. Chock

   Original Article 01 December 2002 Pages: 171 - 174

7. Is prosthetic umbilical hernia repair bound to replace primary herniorrhaphy in the adult patient?

   • A. Arroyo Sebastián
   • F. Pérez
   • R. Calpena

   Original Article 01 December 2002 Pages: 175 - 177

8. Chronic postherniorrhaphy pain – a call for uniform assessment

   • H. Kehlet
   • M. Bay-Nielsen
   • A. Kingsnorth

   Original Article 01 December 2002 Pages: 178 - 181

9. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair during the learning curve

   • J. Salameh
   • J. Sweeney
   • W. Fisher

   Original Article 01 December 2002 Pages: 182 - 187

10. Postoperative perineal hernia

    • Alaa S. Abdul Jabbar

    Case Report 01 December 2002 Pages: 188 - 190

11. Spigelian hernia in a child: case report and review of the literature

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

    Case Report 01 December 2002 Pages: 191 - 193

12. Management of chronic postoperative pain following incisional hernia repair with Composix mesh: a report of two cases

    • K. LeBlanc
    • J. Whitaker

    Case Report 01 December 2002 Pages: 194 - 197

13. William James Lytle: a historical review

    • N. Sivarajasingham
    • A. Kingsnorth

    History 01 December 2002 Pages: 198 - 203

14. Erratum to: Open mesh versus non-mesh repair of groin hernia: meta-analysis of randomised trials based on individual patient data

    • A. Grant

    Erratum 01 December 2002 Pages: 204 - 204