1. SSAT PG/CME Committee Symposium Highlights: Perioperative Management—Best Practice in Surgical Quality and Safety

   • Kasim L. Mirza
   • Daniel I. Chu
   • On behalf of the PG/CME Committee of the Society of Surgeons of the Alimentary Tract

   SSAT Symposium 08 January 2021 Pages: 339 - 350

2. The Role of the Transdiaphragmatic Pressure Gradient (TGP) in the Pathophysiology of Proximal Reflux

   • Leonardo de Mello Del Grande
   • F. A. M. Herbella
   • M. G. Patti

   SSAT Plenary Presentation 14 January 2021 Pages: 351 - 356

   

3. Diagnosis of Clinical Complete Response by Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (pCLE) After Chemoradiation for Advanced Rectal Cancer

   • Adriana Vaz Safatle-Ribeiro
   • Carlos Frederico Sparapan Marques
   • Sérgio Carlos Nahas

   SSAT Plenary Presentation 14 January 2021 Pages: 357 - 368

   

4. Patterns of Weight Loss Medication Utilization and Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery

   • Colston Edgerton
   • Meetal Mehta
   • Ali Tavakkoli

   SSAT Quick Shot Presentation 08 January 2021 Pages: 369 - 377

5. The Impact of Bariatric Surgery Compared to Metformin Therapy on Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

   • Catherine Chang
   • Steven Chang
   • Violeta Popov

   SSAT Quick Shot Presentation 22 January 2021 Pages: 378 - 386

   

6. Dynamic Changes in Pre- and Postoperative Levels of Inflammatory Markers and Their Effects on the Prognosis of Patients with Gastric Cancer

   • Jian-Xian Lin
   • Zu-Kai Wang
   • Ping Li

   Original Article Open access 03 February 2020 Pages: 387 - 396

   

7. Functional Outcomes of Delta-Shaped Anastomosis After Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy

   • Masazumi Sakaguchi
   • Hisahiro Hosogi
   • Seiichiro Kanaya

   Original Article 05 February 2020 Pages: 397 - 404

   

8. Overall Body Composition and Sarcopenia Are Associated with Poor Liver Hypertrophy Following Portal Vein Embolization

   • Jason W. Denbo
   • Bradford J. Kim
   • Thomas A. Aloia

   Original Article 29 January 2020 Pages: 405 - 410

   

9. Comparison of Blumgart Anastomosis with Duct-to-Mucosa Anastomosis and Invagination Pancreaticojejunostomy After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Single-Center Propensity Score Matching Analysis

   • Riccardo Casadei
   • Claudio Ricci
   • Francesco Minni

   Original Article 29 January 2020 Pages: 411 - 420

   

10. Prognostic Nutritional Index and Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Predict the Prognosis of Patients with HCC

    • Dong Wang
    • Xi Hu
    • LeDu Zhou

    Original Article Open access 05 February 2020 Pages: 421 - 427

    

11. Role of Lymph Node Resection and Histopathological Evaluation in Accurate Staging of Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: How Many Are Enough?

    • Ding Ding
    • Ammar A. Javed
    • Jin He

    Original Article 05 February 2020 Pages: 428 - 435

    

12. Closed Cyst Resection for Liver Hydatid Disease: a New Standard

    • Clément Julien
    • Yves Patrice Le Treut
    • Jean Hardwigsen

    Original Article 10 February 2020 Pages: 436 - 446

    

13. Are Type and Screen Samples Routinely Necessary Before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?

    • M. L. Fong
    • D. Urriza Rodriguez
    • D. P. Berry

    Original Article 28 January 2020 Pages: 447 - 451

14. Surgical Interventions, Malignancies, and Causes of Death in a FAP Patient Registry

    • Austin R. Cannon
    • Megan Keener
    • Thomas B. Pickron

    Original Article 17 December 2019 Pages: 452 - 456

    

15. Endoscopic Papillectomy for Ampullary Adenomas: Different Outcomes in Sporadic Tumors and Those Associated with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

    • Paolo Cecinato
    • Francesca Parmeggiani
    • Romano Sassatelli

    Original Article 02 January 2020 Pages: 457 - 466

    

16. The Impact of Preoperative Anti-TNFα Therapy on Postoperative Outcomes Following Ileocolectomy in Crohn’s Disease

    • Afif N. Kulaylat
    • Audrey S. Kulaylat
    • Evangelos Messaris

    Original Article 21 January 2020 Pages: 467 - 474

    

17. Laparoscopic Colectomy vs Laparoscopic CME: a Retrospective Study of Two Hospitals with Comparable Laparoscopic Experience

    • Juha KA Rinne
    • Anu Ehrlich
    • Jyrki AO Kössi

    Original Article Open access 05 February 2020 Pages: 475 - 483

    

18. Outcomes for a Large Cohort of Patients with Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors: an Analysis of the National Cancer Database

    • Beiqun Zhao
    • Hannah M. Hollandsworth
    • Samuel Eisenstein

    Original Article 03 February 2020 Pages: 484 - 491

    

19. Prognostic Potential of Lymphocyte–C-Reactive Protein Ratio in Patients with Rectal Cancer Receiving Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy

    • Yoshinaga Okugawa
    • Yuji Toiyama
    • Masato Kusunoki

    Original Article 10 February 2020 Pages: 492 - 502

    

20. Impact of Gastrointestinal Surgical Site Wound Complications on Long-term Healthcare Utilization

    • Tanmaya D. Sambare
    • Laura A. Graham
    • Mary T. Hawn

    Original Article 28 January 2020 Pages: 503 - 511

    

21. Re-examining “Never Letting the Sun Rise or Set on a Bowel Obstruction” in the Era of Acute Care Surgery

    • Adrian Diaz
    • Kevin B. Ricci
    • Heena P. Santry

    Original Article 10 February 2020 Pages: 512 - 522

    

22. Pediatric Appendectomy: an Analysis of 22,334 Cases from the Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data

    • Alexander M. Troester
    • Alan F. Utria
    • Imran Hassan

    Research Communication 05 September 2020 Pages: 523 - 525

23. The Utility of the Colectomy Risk Score in Terms of Predicting Postoperative Complications in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

    • Akiyoshi Ikebata
    • Koji Okabayashi
    • Yuko Kitagawa

    Research Communication 11 September 2020 Pages: 526 - 529

    

24. Outcomes of Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy in Sigmoid and Advanced Sigmoid Achalasia

    • Zaheer Nabi
    • Mohan Ramchandani
    • D. Nageshwar Reddy

    Research Communication 11 September 2020 Pages: 530 - 532

    

25. The Immediate, Hospital-Level Impact of Stay-at-Home Order on Diverticulitis Burden

    • Celine Soriano
    • Jennifer A. Kaplan
    • Vlad V. Simianu

    Research Communication 15 September 2020 Pages: 533 - 535

    

26. Failure to Rescue from Surgical Complications After Trans-thoracic and Trans-hiatal Esophageal Resection: an ACS-NSQIP Study

    • Kenny J. Oh
    • Csaba Gajdos
    • Nader D. Nader

    Research Communication 18 September 2020 Pages: 536 - 538

    

27. Hartmann’s Reversal Outcomes: a VASQIP Study

    • Awni Shahait
    • Afreen Fatma Qadeer
    • Gamal Mostafa

    Research Communication 23 September 2020 Pages: 539 - 541

28. Gastroesophageal Reflux After Sleeve Gastrectomy

    • Francisco A. Guzman-Pruneda
    • Stacy A. Brethauer

    Review Article 15 September 2020 Pages: 542 - 550

    

29. The Modern Age of POEM: the Past, Present and Future of Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy

    • Kelly R. Haisley
    • Lee L. Swanström

    Review Article 02 November 2020 Pages: 551 - 557

30. Perianal Tailgut Cyst

    • Ugo Grossi
    • Giulio Aniello Santoro
    • Giacomo Zanus

    GI Image 07 May 2020 Pages: 558 - 560

    

31. A Rare Case of Gallbladder Small Cell Carcinoma

    • Norah E. Liang
    • Martin S. Taylor
    • Cristina R. Ferrone

    GI Image 11 May 2020 Pages: 561 - 564

    

32. Pyloroduodenojejunal Intussusception due to Hyperplastic Polyp of the Brunner Gland

    • Hassaan Bari
    • Salil Karkhanis
    • Bobby V. M. Dasari

    GI Image 03 June 2020 Pages: 565 - 566

    

33. Carcinosarcoma of the Stomach

    • Eyal Avivi
    • Dana Zelnik Yovel
    • Haim Shirin

    GI Image 09 June 2020 Pages: 567 - 568

    

34. Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pancreas

    • Pietro Addeo
    • Gerlinde Averous
    • Philippe Bachellier

    GI Image 24 June 2020 Pages: 569 - 570

    

35. Distal Pancreatectomy with Celiac Axis Resection—with Posterior Ramps Approach—for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Celiac Trunk Infiltration (Modified Appleby Procedure) (with Video)

    • Jade Fawaz
    • Maxime Barat
    • Sébastien Gaujoux

    Multimedia Article 01 September 2020 Pages: 571 - 573

    

36. Robotic Resection of Postero-Superior Liver Segments (7,8) (with Video)

    • Marcel Autran C. Machado
    • Bruno H. Mattos
    • Fabio F. Makdissi

    Multimedia Article 18 September 2020 Pages: 574 - 575

37. Laparoscopic Central Splenectomy for Littoral Cell Angioma

    • Yongbin Li
    • Xin Wang
    • Bing Peng

    Multimedia Article 19 October 2020 Pages: 576 - 577

38. The Benefits of Robotic Surgery: Are They Technical or Molecular?

    • John C. Alverdy

    Invited Commentary Open access 06 January 2021 Pages: 578 - 580