1. NOTES/NOSE/NOSCAR/LATAS: What does it all mean?

   • S. D. Wexner
   • Y. Edden

   Editorial 14 March 2009 Pages: 1 - 3

2. Intraoperative ligation of residual haemorrhoids after stapled mucosectomy

   • P. Garg

   Original Article 14 March 2009 Pages: 5 - 10

3. Posterior perineal support as treatment for anal fissures — preliminary results with a new toilet seat device

   • Kok-Yang Tan
   • Francis Seow-Choen
   • Gan Kok Thye

   Original Article 14 March 2009 Pages: 11 - 15

4. Rectocele and intussusception: is there any coherence in symptoms or additional pelvic floor disorders?

   • R. Hausammann
   • T. Steffen
   • F. H. Hetzer

   Original Article 14 March 2009 Pages: 17 - 26

5. A new technique for suture rectopexy without resection for rectal prolapse

   • C. A. H. Liyanage
   • G. Rathnayake
   • K. I. Deen

   Original Article 14 March 2009 Pages: 27 - 33

6. Do we still need to restrict preoperative fluid administration in ambulatory anorectal surgery under spinal anaesthesia?

   • B. C. Orbey
   • Z. Alanoglu
   • M. Ayhan Kuzu

   Original Article 14 March 2009 Pages: 35 - 40

7. Early predictors of anastomotic leaks after colectomy

   • C. F. Bellows
   • L. S. Webber
   • D. H. Berger

   Original Article 14 March 2009 Pages: 41 - 47

8. Management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding after colorectal resection and stapled anastomosis

   • Maria-Angeles Martínez-Serrano
   • David Parés
   • Luis Grande

   Original Article 14 March 2009 Pages: 49 - 53

9. Anorectal transplantation

   • F. H. Ferreira Galvão
   • V. E. Seid
   • R. Miyashiro Nunes dos Santos

   Original Article 14 March 2009 Pages: 55 - 59

10. Laparoscopic high anterior resection with natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) for early rectal cancer

    • B.S. Ooi
    • H.M. Quah
    • K.W. Eu

    Technical Note 14 March 2009 Pages: 61 - 64

11. Laparoscopic-assisted sigmoidectomy with transanal specimen extraction: a bridge to NOTES?

    • J. Knol
    • M. D’Hondt
    • P. Malisse

    Technical Note 14 March 2009 Pages: 65 - 68

12. Retroperitoneal sepsis with mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema complicating stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR)

    • V. M. Stolfi
    • C. Micossi
    • A. Gaspari

    Case Report 14 March 2009 Pages: 69 - 71

13. Stump appendicitis. A diagnostic dilemma

    • A. K. Al-Dabbagh
    • N. B. Thomas
    • N. Haboubi

    Case Report 11 June 2008 Pages: 73 - 74

14. Colonic perforation after short-term use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs: report of two cases

    • C. Kara
    • H. Derici
    • A. D. Bozdag

    Case Report 05 August 2008 Pages: 75 - 78

15. Pelvic malakoplakia simulating recurrence of rectal adenocarcinoma: report of a case

    • S. F. Rafailidis
    • K. D. Ballas
    • A. K. Sakadamis

    Case Report 05 August 2008 Pages: 79 - 81

16. Ethical issues and innovations in colorectal surgery

    • A. Amato
    • F. Seow-Choen

    Correspondence 02 June 2009 Pages: 83 - 85

17. Ultra-low anterior resection for low rectal cancer: five key tips to make it easy

    • F. Seow-Choen

    How I Do It 14 March 2009 Pages: 89 - 94

18. A simple technique to control faecal spillage during proctoscopic detorsion of sigmoid volvulus

    • S.D. Holubar
    • E.J. Dozois

    The Last Images 02 June 2009 Pages: 99 - 99

19. Locally advanced anourological verrucous carcinoma: a multidisciplinary approach

    • P.-S. Koh
    • A.C. Roslani
    • G.E. Lee

    The Last Images 02 June 2009 Pages: 101 - 101

20. Erratum

    • M.K. Baig
    • J.A. Larach
    • E.V. Sorokin

    Erratum 02 June 2009 Pages: 103 - 103