1. Rhomboid flap procedure for pilonidal sinus: results from 67 cases

   • G. Milito
   • F. Cortese
   • C. U. Casciani

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 113 - 115

2. The effect of hysterectomy on ano-rectal physiology

   • J. L. Kelly
   • D. S. O'Riordain
   • W. O. Kirwan

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 116 - 118

3. Selective omission of loop ileostomy in restorative proctocolectomy

   • P. J. Hainsworth
   • D. C. C. Bartolo

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 119 - 123

4. Pelvic floor dyssynergia and bimodal rehabilitation: results of combined pelviperineal kinesitherapy and biofeedback training

   • F. Pucciani
   • M. L. Rottoli
   • C. Cortesini

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 124 - 130

5. Evaluation of specific herpes DNA viruses in idiopathic megarectum and idiopathic megacolon

   • J. M. Gattuso
   • H. S. Debinski
   • M. A. Kamm

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 131 - 133

6. Elevated density and plasticity of nerve fibres in anal fissures

   • D. Hörsch
   • J. J. Kirsch
   • E. Weihe

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 134 - 140

7. Paradoxical puborectalis contraction is associated with impaired rectal evacuation

   • U. Karlbom
   • K. Edebol Eeg-Olofsson
   • L. Påhlman

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 141 - 147

8. A place for the pascal in anorectal physiology?

   • A. Mellon
   • A. Allan
   • P. E. Bearn

   LETTER TO THE EDITOR Pages: 148 - 148

9. Anal pressures after hemorrhoidectomy Int J Colorect Dis (1997) 12: 296–297

   • M. Pescatori
   • U. Favetta
   • L. Navarra

   LETTER TO THE EDITOR Pages: 149 - 149