1. Management of complex polyps of the colon and rectum

   • Fernando A. Angarita
   • Adina E. Feinberg
   • J. Andrea McCart

   Review 28 December 2017 Pages: 115 - 129

   

2. Detection rate and proximal shift tendency of adenomas and serrated polyps: a retrospective study of 62,560 colonoscopies

   • Shuling Chen
   • Kaiyu Sun
   • Shenghong Zhang

   Original Article 27 December 2017 Pages: 131 - 139

   

3. A model predicting operative mortality in the UK has only limited value in Denmark

   • Thea Helene Degett
   • Ole Roikjær
   • Ismail Gögenur

   Original Article 26 December 2017 Pages: 141 - 147

   

4. Pretreatment identification of patients likely to have pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer

   • Frederik J. van der Sluis
   • Henderik L. van Westreenen
   • Geertruida H. de Bock

   Original Article 15 December 2017 Pages: 149 - 157

   

5. A new direction in anastomotic research: should we redesign the ‘angle of sorrow’?

   • Omar E. Aly

   Original Article 12 December 2017 Pages: 159 - 162

   

6. Calcification of the iliac arteries: a marker for leakage risk in rectal anastomosis—a blinded clinical trial

   • Julius Pochhammer
   • Fridolin Tröster
   • Michael Schäffer

   Original Article 22 December 2017 Pages: 163 - 170

   

7. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of serum procalcitonin levels to predict intra-abdominal infections after colorectal surgery

   • Winson Jianhong Tan
   • Wan Qi Ng
   • Wah Siew Tan

   Original Article 05 January 2018 Pages: 171 - 180

   

8. Anal canal squamous cell cancer: are surgical alternatives to chemoradiation just as effective?

   • Kunal Suradkar
   • Emmanouil E. Pappou
   • Ravi P. Kiran

   Original Article 21 December 2017 Pages: 181 - 187

   

9. The factors influencing long-term outcomes of stenting for malignant colorectal obstruction in elderly group in community medicine

   • Michitaka Imai
   • Kenya Kamimura
   • Shuji Terai

   Original Article 20 December 2017 Pages: 189 - 197

   

10. Statin use is not associated with improved 30-day survival in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer

    • Tina Fransgaard
    • Lau Caspar Thygesen
    • Ismail Gögenur

    Original Article 21 December 2017 Pages: 199 - 207

    

11. The oral microbiome—the relevant reservoir for acute pediatric appendicitis?

    • Carlotta Blod
    • Nadine Schlichting
    • Steffi Mayer

    Original Article 22 December 2017 Pages: 209 - 218

    

12. Patients’ perspective on bowel resection for inflammatory bowel disease

    • Milton Mui
    • Vinna An
    • Rodney Woods

    Original Article 04 December 2017 Pages: 219 - 222

13. Primary fecal diversion and bowel dysfunction in restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: a nationwide cross-sectional study

    • Anders Mark-Christensen
    • Søren Brandsborg
    • Søren Laurberg

    Original Article 04 January 2018 Pages: 223 - 229

    

14. Can the combination of laparoscopy and enhanced recovery improve long-term survival after elective colorectal cancer surgery?

    • N. J. Curtis
    • M. Taylor
    • Nader K. Francis

    Short Communication 29 November 2017 Pages: 231 - 234

    

15. How to reduce the superior mesenteric vein bleeding risk during laparoscopic right hemicolectomy

    • Alvaro Garcia-Granero
    • Luis Sánchez-Guillén
    • Eduardo Garcia-Granero

    Short Communication 04 December 2017 Pages: 235 - 239

    

16. Non-inferiority multicenter prospective randomized controlled study of rectal cancer T₂–T_3s (superficial) N₀, M₀ undergoing neoadjuvant treatment and local excision (TEM) vs total mesorectal excision (TME)

    • X. Serra-Aracil
    • C. Pericay
    • On behalf of TAU-TEM study group

    Clinical Study Protocol 12 December 2017 Pages: 241 - 249