1. Foreword

   • Fulvio Calise
   • Francesco Basile

   Foreword 17 February 2021 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Gender gap or gender bias? That is the question

   • Fulvio Calise
   • Gaya Spolverato
   • Micaela Piccoli

   Editorial 17 February 2021 Pages: 3 - 5

   

3. Hellenic society of medical oncology (HESMO) guidelines for the management of anal cancer

   • Nikolaos Gouvas
   • Sophia Gourtsoyianni
   • the Hellenic Society of Medical Oncology (HESMO)

   Consensus Conference 24 November 2020 Pages: 7 - 21

4. Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: upgrading the level of evidence

   • Shahin Hajibandeh
   • Shahab Hajibandeh
   • Rajeev Peravali

   Review Article 03 February 2021 Pages: 23 - 33

   

5. Development of the ‘PREDICT’ score through a systematic review and meta-analysis of the predictive parameters for locoregional recurrence after total mesorectal excision

   • Sualeh Muslim Khan
   • Sameh Hany Emile
   • Syed Osama Ahsan

   Review Article 30 July 2020 Pages: 35 - 46

   

6. Predictors of bowel necrosis in patients with acute mesenteric ischemia: systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Sameh Hany Emile
   • Sualeh Muslim Khan
   • Samer Hani Barsoum

   Review Article 29 July 2020 Pages: 47 - 57

   

7. Meta-analysis of laparoscopic versus open liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

   • Nikolaos Machairas
   • Ioannis D. Kostakis
   • Georgios C. Sotiropoulos

   Review Article 21 November 2020 Pages: 59 - 68

   

8. Complications in pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy: systematic review

   • Karina Miura da Costa
   • Amulya Kumar Saxena

   Review Article 17 September 2020 Pages: 69 - 74

   

9. Low-molecular weight vs. unfractionated heparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in general surgery: a meta-analysis

   • Prachi Nair
   • Radhika Trivedi
   • Aziz M. Merchant

   Original Article 03 September 2020 Pages: 75 - 83

   

10. A comparative cost analysis of transanal and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

    • Francesca Di Candido
    • Michele Carvello
    • Antonino Spinelli

    Original Article 14 September 2020 Pages: 85 - 91

11. Implementation of intracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right colectomy is safe and associated with a shorter hospital stay

    • Cristián Jarry
    • Leonardo Cárcamo
    • José Tomás Larach

    Original Article 30 June 2020 Pages: 93 - 100

    

12. Trends of complications and innovative techniques’ utilization for colectomies in the United States

    • Mohamed A. Abd El Aziz
    • Fabian Grass
    • David W. Larson

    Original Article 09 August 2020 Pages: 101 - 110

    

13. Enhanced recovery after surgery in colon and rectal surgery: identification of predictive variables of failure in a monocentric series including 733 patients

    • Andrea Vignali
    • Ugo Elmore
    • Riccardo Rosati

    Original Article 08 July 2020 Pages: 111 - 121

    

14. ERAS pathway in colorectal surgery: structured implementation program and high adherence for improved outcomes

    • Marco Catarci
    • Michele Benedetti
    • Roberto Campagnacci

    Original Article 22 October 2020 Pages: 123 - 137

    

15. Current management of acute left colon diverticulitis: What have Italian surgeons learned after the IPOD study?

    • Belinda De Simone
    • Elie Chouillard
    • Fausto Catena

    Original Article 03 October 2020 Pages: 139 - 148

    

16. Anastomosis configuration and technique following ileocaecal resection for Crohn’s disease: a multicentre study

    • Valerio Celentano
    • Gianluca Pellino
    • , on behalf of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery SICCR

    Original Article 06 January 2021 Pages: 149 - 156

17. One-year evaluation of anorectal functionality and quality of life in patients affected by mid-to-low rectal cancer treated with transanal total mesorectal excision

    • Veronica De Simone
    • Roberto Persiani
    • Carlo Ratto

    Original Article 07 November 2020 Pages: 157 - 164

    

18. Post surgical rectovaginal fistula: who really benefits from stoma diversion?

    • Giuliano Barugola
    • Elisa Bertocchi
    • Giacomo Ruffo

    Original Article 24 May 2020 Pages: 165 - 171

    

19. Colorectal surgery during the COVID-19 outbreak: do we need to change?

    • Marco Ettore Allaix
    • Giacomo Lo Secco
    • Mario Morino

    Original Article 02 January 2021 Pages: 173 - 177

20. Laparoscopic segmental resection for tumours of the Angle of Treitz: a challenging but feasible surgical option. Results from a retrospective case-series analysis

    • Umberto Bracale
    • Emanuele Pontecorvi
    • Francesco Corcione

    Original Article Open access 04 November 2020 Pages: 179 - 186

21. Laparoscopic appendectomy as an index procedure for surgical trainees: clinical outcomes and learning curve

    • Alessandro Ussia
    • Samuele Vaccari
    • Valeria Tonini

    Original Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 187 - 195

    

22. The role of hepatobiliary scintigraphy combined with spect/ct in predicting severity of liver failure before major hepatectomy: a single-center pilot study

    • Matteo Serenari
    • Chiara Bonatti
    • Matteo Cescon

    Original Article Open access 02 November 2020 Pages: 197 - 208

    

23. The role of the comprehensive complication index for the prediction of survival after liver transplantation

    • Quirino Lai
    • Fabio Melandro
    • Jan Lerut

    Original Article Open access 06 September 2020 Pages: 209 - 221

    

24. Domino-liver transplantation: toward a safer and simpler technique in both donor and recipient

    • Jan Lerut
    • Maxime Foguenne
    • Jean de Ville de Goyet

    Original Article Open access 23 September 2020 Pages: 223 - 232

    

25. Factors predicting survival in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer undergoing pancreatectomy with arterial resection

    • Niccolò Napoli
    • Emanuele Kauffmann
    • Ugo Boggi

    Original Article Open access 25 September 2020 Pages: 233 - 249

    

26. The preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score is an independent prognostic marker for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

    • Fumihiro Terasaki
    • Teiichi Sugiura
    • Katsuhiko Uesaka

    Original Article 15 May 2020 Pages: 251 - 259

    

27. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: is the surgery still safe beyond the 7-day barrier? A multicentric observational study

    • Marcello Di Martino
    • Ismael Mora-Guzmán
    • Elena Martin-Perez

    Original Article 19 November 2020 Pages: 261 - 272

28. Timing of cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis impacts surgical morbidity and mortality: an NSQIP database analysis

    • Fady E. Daniel
    • Maher W. Malaeb
    • Faek R. Jamali

    Original Article 21 January 2021 Pages: 273 - 280

29. Developing a tool that could reliably refute total thyroidectomy for solitary Bethesda IV thyroid nodules

    • Sohail Bakkar
    • Elisabetta Macerola
    • Paolo Miccoli

    Original Article 14 May 2020 Pages: 281 - 288

    

30. SimLife model: introducing a new teaching device in endocrine surgery simulation

    • G. Donatini
    • S. Bakkar
    • J. Danion

    Original Article 02 September 2020 Pages: 289 - 295

    

31. Application of ERAS protocol in esophagectomy: a national survey among Italian centers performing esophageal surgery

    • Paolo Parise
    • Stefano Turi
    • The Italian Society for Study of Diseases of the Esophagus

    Original Article 13 January 2021 Pages: 297 - 303

    

32. Use of fibrin glue in bariatric surgery: analysis of complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on 450 consecutive patients

    • Matteo Uccelli
    • Simone Targa
    • Stefano Olmi

    Original Article 12 August 2020 Pages: 305 - 311

33. Clinical and predictive value of blood lactate levels during cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): a comparative analysis

    • Marco Tonello
    • Andrea Barina
    • Pierluigi Pilati

    Original Article 04 November 2020 Pages: 313 - 319

    

34. Surgical management of oncologic patient during and after the COVID-19 outbreak: practical recommendations from the Italian society of Surgical Oncology

    • Davide Cavaliere
    • Dario Parini
    • SICO (Italian Society of Surgical Oncology)

    Original Article Open access 12 November 2020 Pages: 321 - 329

    

35. Infectious complications of extra-peritoneal pelvic packing in emergency room

    • E. Reitano
    • S. Granieri
    • O. Chiara

    Original Article Open access 10 August 2020 Pages: 331 - 337

    

36. Quantifying the scientific interest in surgical training and education: numerical evidence of a PubMed analysis

    • Gaetano La Greca
    • Elena Schembari
    • Domenico Russello

    Original Article 27 November 2020 Pages: 339 - 348

    

37. Multidisciplinary treatment of cancer

    • Giovanni D. Tebala
    • Giles Bond-Smith

    Letter to the Editor 15 May 2020 Pages: 349 - 350

38. Response to: “Multidisciplinary treatment of cancer”

    • Niccolò Surci
    • Giovanni Marchegiani
    • Roberto Salvia

    Letter to the Editor 17 August 2020 Pages: 351 - 352

39. Gut microbiota and colorectal surgery

    • Elio Treppiedi
    • Roberta La Mendola
    • Mohammed Abu Hilal

    Letter to the Editor 10 June 2020 Pages: 353 - 354

40. Another retrospective, stratified analysis of laparoscopic vs. open approach to colorectal emergency surgery: Are we continuing to compare apples and oranges?

    • Andrea Morini
    • Alfredo Annicchiarico
    • Renato Costi

    Letter to the Editor 13 August 2020 Pages: 355 - 356

41. Intracorporeal stapled ileocolic anastomosis with mechanical closure of the enterotomy after laparoscopic right colectomy for cancer: Keep it Simpler

    • Akinfemi Akingboye
    • Fahad Mahmood

    Letter to the Editor 02 January 2021 Pages: 357 - 358