1. The semiotics of disease

   • F. M. Riegler

   Editorial 01 December 2010 Pages: 157 - 158

2. Rectal cancer: the impact of lymph node dissection and preoperative radiation in the era of total mesorectal excision

   • M. Maak
   • U. Nitsche
   • R. Rosenberg

   Review 01 December 2010 Pages: 159 - 163

3. Tissue Engineering Generation of adipose tissue: an overview of current standards and possibilities

   • M. Keck
   • L.-P. Kamolz
   • M. Frey

   Review 01 December 2010 Pages: 164 - 170

4. Spray application of fibrin sealant with an angled spray tip device in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

   • R. H. Fortelny
   • A. H. Petter-Puchner
   • H. Redl

   Original Scientific Paper 01 December 2010 Pages: 171 - 176

5. Adenoviral transfer in the liver: a novel in vivo simulation model in the rat

   • E. Matevossian
   • V. Assfalg
   • N. Hüser

   Original Scientific Paper 01 December 2010 Pages: 177 - 179

6. Emergency surgery for enteric and colonic intussusception in adults

   • B. Franz
   • C. Rabl
   • K. Emmanuel

   Original Scientific Paper 01 December 2010 Pages: 180 - 183

7. Laparoscopic management of associated abdominal complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: case report

   • G. Ghidirim
   • I. Mishin
   • M. Brinza

   Case Report 01 December 2010 Pages: 184 - 186

8. Osteomyelitis of the body of the iliac bone as a late complication of perforated appendicitis with abscess formation

   • T. P. Saltzherr
   • A. A. W. Van Geloven

   Case Report 01 December 2010 Pages: 187 - 189

9. Jejunogastric intussusceptions

   • N. Panda
   • M. Gumta
   • M. M. Nandi

   Case Report 01 December 2010 Pages: 190 - 193

10. Ectopic thymoma mimicking a pleuropericardial cyst: a case report

    • L. Ionescu
    • Cr. Dragomir
    • D. Butcovan

    Case Report 01 December 2010 Pages: 194 - 196

11. Book Reviews

    • Hubert Hauser

    Book Reviews 01 December 2010 Pages: 197 - 198

12. Announcements

    Announcements 01 December 2010 Pages: 199 - 199