The second congress of the Paci?c Asian Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (PASMISS) held in Phuket, Thailand, August 5 6,2002, was highly s- cessful. Dr.Akira Dezawa, the president, had worked hard in organizing the congress, which was well attended.All scienti?c papers presented were of the highest standard and were worthy of publication in book form.This scienti?c meeting brought to light the practice of this modern surgical technique as it is being performed by spine surgeons in the Asia Paci?c region.Dr.Dezawa has made a great effort to collect the papers from the congress, and...