1. Perineal reconstruction after extra-levator abdominoperineal excision (eLAPE): a systematic review

   • Hisham Z. Butt
   • Murtaza K. Salem
   • Baljit Singh

   Review 26 February 2013 Pages: 1459 - 1468

   

2. Expression and localization of axin 2 in colorectal carcinoma and its clinical implication

   • Ute Schaal
   • Sandra Grenz
   • Elisabeth Naschberger

   Original Article 24 May 2013 Pages: 1469 - 1478

   

3. RETRACTED ARTICLE: CCR4 mediates CCL17 (TARC)-induced migration of human colon cancer cells via RhoA/Rho-kinase signaling

   • Amr A. Al-haidari
   • Ingvar Syk
   • Henrik Thorlacius

   Original Article 07 May 2013 Pages: 1479 - 1487

   

4. Appraisal of the LIFT and BIOLIFT procedure: initial experience and short-term outcomes of 33 consecutive patients

   • Min-Hoe Chew
   • Peter J. M. Lee
   • Hwee E. Chew

   Original Article 01 May 2013 Pages: 1489 - 1496

   

5. Barriers to screening colonoscopy in an urban population: a study to help focus further efforts to attain full compliance

   • Vishal Ghevariya
   • Sushil Duddempudi
   • Sury Anand

   Original Article 11 May 2013 Pages: 1497 - 1503

   

6. Laparoscopic direct suture of perforation after diagnostic colonoscopy

   • Yi-Qun Zhang
   • Wei Lu
   • Ping-Hong Zhou

   Original Article 24 July 2013 Pages: 1505 - 1509

7. A randomized crossover open trial of the adenoma miss rate for narrow band imaging (NBI) versus flexible spectral imaging color enhancement (FICE)

   • Yukinaga Yoshida
   • Koji Matsuda
   • Hisao Tajiri

   Original Article 29 June 2013 Pages: 1511 - 1516

   

8. A new colorectal/coloanal anastomotic technique in sphincter-preserving operation for lower rectal carcinoma using transanal pull-through combined with single stapling technique

   • Mengjun Bie
   • Zheng-Qiang Wei

   Original Article 08 June 2013 Pages: 1517 - 1522

   

9. In vivo lymph node mapping and pattern of metastasis spread in locally advanced mid/low rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

   • E. Farinella
   • L. Viganò
   • L. Capussotti

   Original Article 23 July 2013 Pages: 1523 - 1529

   

10. The Two-Week Referral System for colorectal cancer—not fit for purpose

    • Robert T. Padwick
    • Adeel A. Bajwa
    • Michael L. Stellakis

    Original Article 09 June 2013 Pages: 1531 - 1534

11. Overexpression of Lgr5 correlates with resistance to 5-FU-based chemotherapy in colorectal cancer

    • Hung-Chih Hsu
    • Yi-Shiuan Liu
    • Hua-Chien Chen

    Original Article 20 June 2013 Pages: 1535 - 1546

    

12. Colon transit time and anorectal manometry in children and young adults with spina bifida

    • S. Vande Velde
    • L. Pratte
    • S. Van Biervliet

    Original Article 29 June 2013 Pages: 1547 - 1553

    

13. The influence of lifestyle (smoking and body mass index) on wound healing and long-term recurrence rate in 534 primary pilonidal sinus patients

    • Heidi Sievert
    • Theo Evers
    • Dietrich Doll

    Original Article 20 June 2013 Pages: 1555 - 1562

    

14. Conservative treatment of intrarectal mesh migration after ventral laparoscopic rectopexy for rectal prolapse

    • Hadrien Tranchart
    • Alain Valverde
    • Henri Mosnier

    Original Article 09 July 2013 Pages: 1563 - 1566

    

15. Electrical stimulation and biofeedback for the treatment of fecal incontinence: a systematic review

    • Reinhard Vonthein
    • Tankred Heimerl
    • Andreas Ziegler

    Original Article Open access 31 July 2013 Pages: 1567 - 1577

    

16. Impact of rectopexy on sexual function: a cohort analysis

    • H. A. Formijne Jonkers
    • N. Poierrié
    • E. C. J. Consten

    Original Article 30 June 2013 Pages: 1579 - 1582

17. Transcutaneous electrical posterior tibial nerve stimulation for chronic anal fissure: a preliminary study

    • Burcu Altunrende
    • Neriman Sengul
    • Edip Erdal Yilmaz

    Original Article 12 July 2013 Pages: 1583 - 1589

18. Impact of preoperative serum interleukin-2 receptor alpha levels on survival and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters in colorectal cancer

    • Xiaomei Liu
    • Yinxu Zhang
    • Chunying Liu

    Letter to the Editor 23 January 2013 Pages: 1591 - 1593

19. Sengstaken–Blakemore tube for massive haemorrhage following rectal biopsies

    • Aikaterini T. Michopoulou
    • Georgios E. Doulgerakis
    • Stephanos K. Pierrakakis

    Letter to the Editor 16 January 2013 Pages: 1595 - 1596

20. Accessing the challenging pre-sacral abscess

    • Paul Hollington

    Letter to the Editor 13 January 2013 Pages: 1597 - 1597

21. Reply to the letter written by Dr. Sung Uk Bae and Mr. Avanish Saklami

    • Werner Hohenberger
    • Klaus Weber
    • Susanne Merkel

    Letter to the Editor 18 June 2013 Pages: 1599 - 1600

22. Erratum to: Appendectomy in Germany—an analysis of a nationwide survey 2011/2012

    • Dirk Rolf Bulian
    • Jürgen Knuth
    • Markus Maria Heiss

    Erratum 22 September 2013 Pages: 1601 - 1601