1. The proinflammatory CXC-chemokines GRO-α/CXCL1 and MIG/CXCL9 are concomitantly expressed in ulcerative colitis and decrease during treatment with topical corticosteroids

   • Arne Egesten
   • Mette Eliasson
   • Marie Carlson

   Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1421 - 1427

   

2. Reticulated platelet levels in patients with ulcerative colitis

   • Hasan Kayahan
   • Mesut Akarsu
   • Hale Akpinar

   Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1429 - 1435

   

3. Crohn’s disease: a patient’s perspective

   • M. Zutshi
   • T. L. Hull
   • J. Hammel

   Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1437 - 1444

   

4. Boswellia serrata extract for the treatment of collagenous colitis. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial

   • Ahmed Madisch
   • Stephan Miehlke
   • Manfred Stolte

   Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1445 - 1451

   

5. Myocutaneous flaps and proctocolectomy in severe perianal Crohn’s disease—a single stage procedure

   • Dagmar Schaden
   • Georg Schauer
   • Anton Berger

   Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1453 - 1457

   

6. An assessment of the incidence of fistula-in-ano in four countries of the European Union

   • Carlo Zanotti
   • Carmen Martinez-Puente
   • Damián García-Olmo

   Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1459 - 1462

7. 1% Hydrocortisone ointment is an effective treatment of pruritus ani: a pilot randomized controlled crossover trial

   • R. Al-Ghnaniem
   • K. Short
   • A. J. M. Leather

   Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1463 - 1467

   

8. “Fast-track” rehabilitation after colonic surgery in elderly patients—is it feasible?

   • M. Scharfenberg
   • W. Raue
   • W. Schwenk

   Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1469 - 1474

   

9. Substance P induces intestinal wound healing via fibroblasts—evidence for a TGF-β-dependent effect

   • Peter Felderbauer
   • Kerem Bulut
   • Peter Hoffmann

   Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1475 - 1480

   

10. Inferior mesenteric artery stump pressure is an unreliable predictor of the outcome of colorectal anastomosis

    • Tzu-Chi Hsu

    Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1481 - 1484

    

11. A prolonged interval between deep intestinal ischemia and anastomotic construction does not impair wound strength in the rat

    • Lisanne A. E. Posma
    • Robert P. Bleichrodt
    • Thijs Hendriks

    Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1485 - 1491

    

12. Identification of predictive factors for perioperative blood transfusion in colorectal resection patients

    • Justin Kim
    • Viken Konyalian
    • Ravin Kumar

    Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1493 - 1497

13. C-reactive protein as early predictor for infectious postoperative complications in rectal surgery

    • T. Welsch
    • S. A. Müller
    • B. M. Schmied

    Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1499 - 1507

    

14. The sentinel node procedure in colon carcinoma: a multi-centre study in The Netherlands

    • Wendy Kelder
    • Andries E. Braat
    • John T. M. Plukker

    Original Article Open access 01 December 2007 Pages: 1509 - 1514

    

15. Laparoscopic sigmoid resections for diverticulitis complicated by abscesses or fistulas

    • Christina Zapletal
    • Guido Woeste
    • Christoph Wullstein

    Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1515 - 1521

    

16. Role of l-glutamine and glycine supplementation on irradiated colonic wall

    • Cristina F. Diestel
    • Ruy G. Marques
    • Margareth C. Portela

    Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1523 - 1529

    

17. Surgical treatment in cocaine body packers and body pushers

    • Andreas Schaper
    • Rainer Hofmann
    • Claus Langer

    Original Article 01 December 2007 Pages: 1531 - 1535

    

18. Crohn’s disease-associated colorectal cancer in Japan: report of four cases

    • Tadataka Hayashi
    • Toshio Nakamura
    • Hiroyuki Konno

    Case Report 01 December 2007 Pages: 1537 - 1542

    

19. Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon

    • Yong Taek Ko
    • Seung Hyuk Baik
    • Ho Geun Kim

    Letter to the Editor 01 December 2007 Pages: 1543 - 1544

20. Aggressive angiomyxoma—report of three cases

    • A. Lepistö
    • I. Heiskanen
    • H. Järvinen

    Letter to the Editor 01 December 2007 Pages: 1545 - 1546

21. Schwannoma of the colon mimicking carcinoma: a case report and literature review

    • Chris Braumann
    • Nina Guenther
    • Tido Junghans

    Letter to the Editor 01 December 2007 Pages: 1547 - 1548

22. Giant villous adenoma presenting as a mass protruding from the rectum in a 29-year-old female patient

    • Srikrishna Nagri
    • Saphwat Eskaros
    • Sury Anand

    Letter to the Editor 01 December 2007 Pages: 1549 - 1549

23. High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma arising from colon endometriosis

    • Chuang-Wei Chen
    • Jing-Jim Ou
    • Shu-Wen Jao

    Letter to the Editor 01 December 2007 Pages: 1551 - 1553

24. Colitis cystica profunda associated with rectal prolapse: report of a case

    • Peter Kornprat
    • Cord Langner
    • Hans Joerg Mischinger

    Letter to the Editor 01 December 2007 Pages: 1555 - 1556

25. Adenocarcinoma after restorative proctocolectomy for cancer in ulcerative colitis

    • Cesare Ruffolo
    • Marco Scarpa
    • Imerio Angriman

    Letter to the Editor 01 December 2007 Pages: 1557 - 1558

26. Erratum to: The prognostic factors of stage IV colorectal cancer and assessment of proper treatment according to the patient’s status

    • Hae Ran Yun
    • Woo Yong Lee
    • Ho-Kyung Chun

    Erratum 01 December 2007 Pages: 1559 - 1559

27. Erratum to: Rectal prolaps

    • Stavros Gourgiotis
    • Sotirios Baratsis

    Erratum 01 December 2007 Pages: 1561 - 1561