1. Serum interleukin-6 levels in colorectal cancer patients—a summary of published results

   • Heike Knüpfer
   • Rainer Preiss

   Review 07 November 2009 Pages: 135 - 140

   

2. Association of polymorphisms MTHFR C677T and A1298C with risk of colorectal cancer, genetic and epigenetic characteristic of tumors, and response to chemotherapy

   • Antonia M. Fernández-Peralta
   • Lydia Daimiel
   • Juan J. González-Aguilera

   Original Article 11 August 2009 Pages: 141 - 151

   

3. MICB0106 gene polymorphism is associated with ulcerative colitis in central China

   • Yi Li
   • Bing Xia
   • Xiaolian Zhang

   Original Article Open access 07 August 2009 Pages: 153 - 159

   

4. Differential effects of NOD2 polymorphisms on colorectal cancer risk: a meta-analysis

   • Yun Tian
   • Yi Li
   • Changshan Ren

   Original Article 29 September 2009 Pages: 161 - 168

   

5. A meta-analysis on XRCC1 and XRCC3 polymorphisms and colorectal cancer risk

   • Zheng Jiang
   • Chunxiang Li
   • Sanjun Cai

   Original Article 14 November 2009 Pages: 169 - 180

   

6. K-ras mutation status correlates with the expression of VEGFR1, VEGFR2, and PDGFRα in colorectal cancer

   • Carl C. Schimanski
   • Tim Zimmermann
   • Martin R. Berger

   Original Article 20 November 2009 Pages: 181 - 186

7. Clinical significance of pT sub-classification in surgical pathology of colorectal cancer

   • Marion J. Pollheimer
   • Peter Kornprat
   • Cord Langner

   Original Article 09 October 2009 Pages: 187 - 196

   

8. Effects of preoperative chemoradiotherapy on anal sphincter functions and quality of life in rectal cancer patients

   • Aras Emre Canda
   • Cem Terzi
   • Mehmet Fuzun

   Original Article 26 September 2009 Pages: 197 - 204

   

9. Association between adiponectin, resistin, insulin resistance, and colorectal tumors

   • Guzin Gonullu
   • Hakkı Kahraman
   • Idris Yücel

   Original Article 04 November 2009 Pages: 205 - 212

   

10. Extended lymph node dissection in colorectal cancer surgery. Reliability and reproducibility in assessments of operative reports

    • Kjell Ovrebo
    • Ola Rokke

    Original Article 29 October 2009 Pages: 213 - 222

    

11. Covering the colon anastomoses with amniotic membrane prevents the negative effects of early intraperitoneal 5-FU administration on anastomotic healing

    • Mehmet Uludag
    • Kursat Ozdilli
    • Adnan Isgor

    Original Article 29 October 2009 Pages: 223 - 232

    

12. Krukenberg tumors of colorectal origin: a dismal outcome—experience of a tertiary center

    • Kian-Lee Tan
    • Wah-Siew Tan
    • Kong-Weng Eu

    Original Article 25 August 2009 Pages: 233 - 238

    

13. Patient’s appetite is a good indicator for postoperative feeding: a proposal for individualized postoperative feeding after surgery for colon cancer

    • Yutaka J. Kawamura
    • Yuichi Kuwahara
    • Fumio Konishi

    Original Article 07 October 2009 Pages: 239 - 243

    

14. Multimodal approach for treatment of peritoneal surface malignancies in a tumour-bearing rat model

    • Wieland Raue
    • Maik Kilian
    • Jens Hartmann

    Original Article 10 November 2009 Pages: 245 - 250

    

15. Zinc deficiency impairs wound healing of colon anastomosis in rats

    • Marcel Binnebösel
    • Jochen Grommes
    • Carsten J. Krones

    Original Article 27 October 2009 Pages: 251 - 257

    

16. Effect of hemorrhoidectomy on anorectal physiology

    • Kamil Vysloužil
    • Pavel Zbořil
    • Katherine Vomáčková

    Original Article 21 October 2009 Pages: 259 - 265

    

17. Efficacy of mechanical bowel preparation with polyethylene glycol in prevention of postoperative complications in elective colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis

    • Qian D. Zhu
    • Qi Y. Zhang
    • Wen J. Yang

    Original Article 19 November 2009 Pages: 267 - 275

    

18. Anal physiology testing in fecal incontinence: is it of any value?

    • Massarat Zutshi
    • Levilester Salcedo
    • Tracy Hull

    Original Article 10 November 2009 Pages: 277 - 282

    

19. Erratum to: Comparison of a colonic J-pouch and transverse coloplasty pouch in patients with rectal cancer after an ultralow anterior resection using fecoflowmetric profiles

    • Yasuo Kobayashi
    • Minoru Yagi
    • Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama

    Erratum 10 November 2009 Pages: 283 - 283

20. Rectal cancer: quo vadis, neoadjuvant and adjuvant (chemo) radiotherapy?

    • Rainer Fietkau

    Invited Commentary 27 October 2009 Pages: 285 - 287

21. Proctitis due to retained staples after stapler hemorrhoidopexy and a review of literature

    • Pankaj Garg
    • Paryush Lakhtaria
    • Mohamed Ismail

    Letter to the Editor 28 July 2009 Pages: 289 - 290

22. Mesocolic plane surgery: a reliable benchmark of surgical excellence?

    • Aisling M. Hogan
    • Des C. Winter

    Letter to the Editor 05 August 2009 Pages: 291 - 291