1. Systematic review on the value of CT scanning in the diagnosis of anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery

   • Verena N. N. Kornmann
   • Nikki Treskes
   • Djamila Boerma

   Review 14 December 2012 Pages: 437 - 445

   

2. Treatment of Hinchey stage III–IV diverticulitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Roberto Cirocchi
   • Stefano Trastulli
   • Liu Liu

   Review 15 December 2012 Pages: 447 - 457

   

3. Characteristic magnifying narrow-band imaging features of colorectal tumors in each growth type

   • Sayaka Takata
   • Shinji Tanaka
   • Kazuaki Chayama

   Original Article 04 December 2012 Pages: 459 - 468

   

4. Statin use is associated with a reduced incidence of colorectal adenomatous polyps

   • Thomas Broughton
   • Jamie Sington
   • Ian L. P. Beales

   Original Article 01 November 2012 Pages: 469 - 476

5. Long-term fecal diverting device for the prevention of sepsis in case of colorectal anastomotic leakage: an animal experiment

   • Jae Hwang Kim
   • Sang Hun Jung
   • Dae-Hwan Kim

   Original Article Open access 30 September 2012 Pages: 477 - 484

   

6. Risk factors for anastomotic leakage following anterior resection for colorectal cancer: the effect of epidural analgesia on occurrence

   • Renchun Lai
   • Yali Lu
   • Weian Zeng

   Original Article 27 September 2012 Pages: 485 - 492

7. Abdominoperineal resection and low anterior resection: comparison of long-term oncologic outcome in matched patients with lower rectal cancer

   • Jin C. Kim
   • Chang S. Yu
   • Tae W. Kim

   Original Article 02 October 2012 Pages: 493 - 501

   

8. Results of extralevator abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer including quality of life and long-term wound complications

   • Thilo Welsch
   • Vyron Mategakis
   • Alexis Ulrich

   Original Article 21 November 2012 Pages: 503 - 510

   

9. Preoperative elevation of carcinoembryonic antigen predicts poor tumor response and frequent distant recurrence for patients with rectal cancer who receive preoperative chemoradiotherapy and total mesorectal excision: a multi-institutional analysis in an Asian population

   • Jong Hoon Lee
   • Sung Hwan Kim
   • Jun-Gi Kim

   Original Article 04 December 2012 Pages: 511 - 517

   

10. Impact of late anorectal dysfunction on quality of life after pelvic radiotherapy

    • Robin Krol
    • Robert Jan Smeenk
    • Wim P. M. Hopman

    Original Article 19 October 2012 Pages: 519 - 526

11. Thrombocytosis before pre-operative chemoradiotherapy predicts poor response and shorter local recurrence-free survival in rectal cancer

    • Kazushige Kawai
    • Joji Kitayama
    • Toshiaki Watanabe

    Original Article 19 October 2012 Pages: 527 - 535

    

12. Long-term results and prognostic factors after resection of hepatic and pulmonary metastases of colorectal cancer

    • Silke Schüle
    • Yves Dittmar
    • Annelore Altendorf-Hofmann

    Original Article 11 August 2012 Pages: 537 - 545

    

13. Inhibitory effects of baicalin on orthotopic xenografts of colorectal cancer cells that are deficient in a mismatch repair gene in nude mice

    • Bo-Lin Yang
    • Hong-Jin Chen
    • Yu Sun

    Original Article 23 August 2012 Pages: 547 - 553

    

14. Hepatic arterial infusion but not systemic application of cetuximab in combination with oxaliplatin significantly reduces growth of CC531 colorectal rat liver metastases

    • Jens Sperling
    • Thilo Schäfer
    • Michael D. Menger

    Original Article Open access 15 December 2012 Pages: 555 - 562

    

15. Suitability of a virtual reality simulator for laparoscopic skills assessment in a surgical training course

    • K. S. Lehmann
    • C. Holmer
    • H. J. Buhr

    Original Article 30 September 2012 Pages: 563 - 571

    

16. Prediction of tumor stage and lymph node involvement with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI after chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer

    • Wijnand J. Alberda
    • Helene P. N. Dassen
    • Cornelis Verhoef

    Original Article 22 September 2012 Pages: 573 - 580

    

17. Duodenal GIST: a single center experience

    • Alexander Beham
    • Inga-Marie Schaefer
    • Michael B. Ghadimi

    Original Article Open access 22 February 2012 Pages: 581 - 590

    

18. Spontaneous rectovaginal fistula during bevacizumab therapy for colon cancer

    • Juan Carlos Bernal-Sprekelsen
    • Francisco Javier Landete
    • José López

    Letter to the Editor 02 June 2012 Pages: 591 - 591

19. Association of the CYP1A1*2A, GSTT1 null, GSTM1 null, mEPHX*3, and XRCC1-399 genetic polymorphisms with ulcerative colitis

    • Ozgen Buyukgoze
    • Necla Osmanoglu
    • Alaattin Sen

    Letter to the Editor 05 June 2012 Pages: 593 - 595

20. Dermoid cyst of the pancreas

    • Daniela Campani
    • Grazia Gallippi
    • Ugo Boggi

    Letter to the Editor 07 June 2012 Pages: 597 - 598