1. Pioneers in hernia surgery

   • V. Schumpelick
   • C. J. Filipi

   Editorial 24 January 2003 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Wrapping the visceral sac into a bilateral mesh prosthesis in groin hernia repair

   • René E. Stoppa

   Pioneers in hernia surgery 31 January 2003 Pages: 2 - 12

   

3. The Lichtenstein repair in 2002: an overview of causes of recurrence after Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty

   • P. Amid

   Review Pages: 13 - 16

4. Breaking strength and tissue elasticity after Shouldice repair

   • K. Junge
   • C. Peiper
   • V. Schumpelick

   Original Article 15 January 2003 Pages: 17 - 20

   

5. Joint mobility in adult patients with groin hernias

   • A. Pans
   • A. Albert

   Original Article 24 January 2003 Pages: 21 - 24

6. Evaluation of pain and disability in plug repair with the aid of a personal digital assistant

   • H. Goldstein
   • J. Rabaza
   • J. Verdeja

   Original Article Pages: 25 - 28

7. Structural alterations of prosthetic meshes in humans

   • A. Coda
   • R. Bendavid
   • A. Bona

   Original Article Pages: 29 - 34

8. Inguinal hernioplasty: the gold standard of hernia repair

   • A. Forte
   • A. D'Urso
   • V. Beltrami

   Original Article 17 December 2002 Pages: 35 - 38

9. Comparison of PTFE, pericardium bovine and fascia lata for repair of incisional hernia in rat model, experimental study

   • S. Kapan
   • M. Kapan
   • H. Oktar

   Original Article 11 December 2002 Pages: 39 - 43

   

10. Ventral hernia repair: a study of current practice

    • CA Courtney
    • AC Lee
    • PJ O'Dwyer

    Original Article 24 January 2003 Pages: 44 - 46

11. Intrascrotal hernia of the ureter and fatty hernia

    • J. Giuly
    • G. François
    • R. Nguyen-Cat

    Case Report Pages: 47 - 49

12. Amyand's hernia: a report of two cases

    • R. Solecki
    • A. Matyja
    • W. Milanowski

    Case Report Pages: 50 - 51

13. Laparoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia with prosthesis: a case report

    • A. Settembre
    • D. Cuccurullo
    • F. Corcione

    Case Report Pages: 52 - 54

14. Strategy for e-PTFE separation

    • Parviz K. Amid

    Letter to the Editor 31 January 2003 Pages: 55 - 55

15. Acknowledgement to Referees 2002

    Acknowledgement to Referees 25 February 2003 Pages: 56 - 56