12 years Editor-in-Chief: Hans G. Beger Thilo WelschMarkus W. Büchler Editorial 09 June 2010 Pages: 487 - 488
Diagnostic score in acute appendicitis. Validation of a diagnostic score (Lintula score) for adults with suspected appendicitis Hannu LintulaHannu KokkiMatti Eskelinen Controlled Prospective Clinical Trials 09 April 2010 Pages: 495 - 500
Gallbladder bed irrigation with bupivacaine improves pulmonary functions after laparoscopic cholecystectomy Hunsu AlptekinMustafa Sahin Controlled Prospective Clinical Trials 31 March 2010 Pages: 501 - 504
Assessing the safety, effectiveness, and quality of life after the STARR procedure for obstructed defecation: results of the German STARR registry Oliver SchwandnerAlois Fürston behalf of the German STARR Registry Study Group Original Article 13 June 2010 Pages: 505 - 513
Expression and regulation of hedgehog signaling pathway in pancreatic cancer Yinmo YangXiaodong TianWeimin Wang Original Article 25 April 2009 Pages: 515 - 525
Preoperative risk factors for mortality after relaparotomy: analysis of 254 patients Isidro Martínez-CasasJuan J. SanchoLuis Grande Original Article 18 July 2009 Pages: 527 - 534
Effects of the amniotic membrane on healing of colonic anastomoses in experimental left-sided colonic obstruction Mehmet UludagBulent CitgezAdnan Isgor Original Article 10 December 2008 Pages: 535 - 543
Improving prediction of lateral node spread in low rectal cancers—multivariate analysis of clinicopathological factors in 1,046 cases Kok-Yang TanSeiichiro YamamotoYoshihiro Moriya Original Article 02 April 2010 Pages: 545 - 549
Risk of death after emergency repair of abdominal wall hernias. Still waiting for improvement M. Ángeles Martínez-SerranoJosé A. Pereirathe Study Group of Abdominal Hernia Surgery of the Catalan Society of Surgery Original article 10 June 2009 Pages: 551 - 556
Transinguinal preperitoneal memory ring patch versus Lichtenstein repair for unilateral inguinal hernias Frederik BerrevoetLeander MaesBernard de Hemptinne Original article 31 July 2009 Pages: 557 - 562
Prosthetic repair of acutely incarcerated groin hernias: a prospective clinical observational cohort study Koray AtilaSanem GulerSeymen Bora Original Article 29 August 2008 Pages: 563 - 568
Mesh fixation with fibrin glue (Tissucol/Tisseel®) in hernia repair dependent on the mesh structure—is there an optimum fibrin–mesh combination?—Investigations on a biomechanical model Christine Schug-PassHans LippertFerdinand Köckerling OriginalPaper 31 January 2009 Pages: 569 - 574
Prosthetic repair of incarcerated inguinal hernias: is it a reliable method? Hayrullah DericiHaluk R. UnalpAli D. Bozdag Original Article 27 May 2008 Pages: 575 - 579
Face, content and construct validity of a new realistic trainer for conventional techniques in digestive surgery Jörn GröneJohannes C. LauscherJoerg-Peter Ritz Original Article 31 March 2010 Pages: 581 - 588
Widespread and multifocal carcinomas in situ (CISs) through almost the entire pancreas: report of a case with preoperative cytological diagnosis Makoto SekiEiji NinomiyaHiroyoshi Okamura Case Management and Clinical Consequences 16 December 2009 Pages: 589 - 592
Howard A. Reber, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine O. Joe Hines Mastery in Surgery Open access 10 April 2010 Pages: 593 - 594
FAST and undertriage Xavier de KerangalJean-Pierre TourtierMarc Borne Letter to the Editor 29 May 2010 Pages: 595 - 596