There was an error in abstract number 707 on page A30 of the abstract supplement to the August 1996 issue of the Journal: the name of Dr. D.C. Taylor was omitted from the list of authors. The information on the title, authors and centre for abstract 707 should appear as follows: PROGRESS IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM SURGERY: FOUR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AT A TEACHING CENTRE. J.C. Chen, H.D. Hildebrand, A.J. Salvian, D.C. Taylor, Y.N. Hsiang. Department of Surgery, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. We apologize to Dr. Taylor and his coauthors for this error.