1. Current aspects and future prospects of total anorectal reconstruction—a critical and comprehensive review of the literature

   • Roman A. Inglin
   • Daniel Eberli
   • Daniel Candinas

   Review 19 November 2014 Pages: 293 - 302

2. Management of nodal disease from colon cancer in the laparoscopic era

   • Corrado Pedrazzani
   • Lelde Lauka
   • Alfredo Guglielmi

   Review 22 November 2014 Pages: 303 - 314

   

3. Increased pre-surgical numbers of endothelial progenitor cells and circulating endothelial cells in colorectal cancer fail to predict outcome

   • K. S. Ramcharan
   • G. Y. H. Lip
   • A. D. Blann

   Original Article 20 January 2015 Pages: 315 - 321

   

4. The co-localization of carcinomas and adenomas favors a regional field defect in the colon: an observational study

   • Isadora Rosa
   • Paulo Fidalgo
   • António D. Pereira

   Original Article 10 December 2014 Pages: 323 - 327

5. Evaluation of the intestinal blood flow near the rectosigmoid junction using the indocyanine green fluorescence method in a colorectal cancer surgery

   • Jun Watanabe
   • Mitsuyoshi Ota
   • Itaru Endo

   Original Article 20 January 2015 Pages: 329 - 335

   

6. Prospective phase II trial of nimotuzumab in combination with radiotherapy and concurrent capecitabine in locally advanced rectal cancer

   • Ting Jin
   • Yuan Zhu
   • Lu-Ying Liu

   Original Article 08 January 2015 Pages: 337 - 345

7. A minimum yield of twelve lymph nodes in rectal cancer remains valid in the era of neo-adjuvant treatment

   • Jakob Lykke
   • Per Jess
   • On behalf of the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group

   Original Article 05 February 2015 Pages: 347 - 351

8. Risk factors for colorectal neoplasms based on colonoscopy and pathological diagnoses of Chinese citizens: a multicenter, case-control study

   • Miao Qin
   • Lan-Qing Ma
   • Jing-Yuan Fang

   Original Article 18 December 2014 Pages: 353 - 361

   

9. Gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients aged 75 years and older: risks, complications, and findings—a retrospective study

   • Elisabeth Lippert
   • Hans H. Herfarth
   • Frank Klebl

   Original Article 12 December 2014 Pages: 363 - 366

10. Endoscopic evaluation of clinical response after preoperative chemoradiotherapy for lower rectal cancer: the significance of endoscopic complete response

    • Atsushi Ogura
    • Akiko Chino
    • Masahiro Igarashi

    Original Article 09 January 2015 Pages: 367 - 373

    

11. Endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of rectal carcinoid tumors 7–16 mm in diameter

    • Xianfei Wang
    • Li Xiang
    • Side Liu

    Original Article 17 January 2015 Pages: 375 - 380

    

12. Water soluble contrast enema examination of the integrity of the rectal anastomosis prior to loop ileostomy reversal may be superfluous

    • Anna Larsson
    • Gudrun Lindmark
    • Pamela Buchwald

    Original Article 20 January 2015 Pages: 381 - 384

    

13. Comparison of minimally invasive and open colorectal resections for patients undergoing simultaneous R0 resection for liver metastases: a propensity score analysis

    • Qi Lin
    • Qinghai Ye
    • Jianmin Xu

    Original Article 12 December 2014 Pages: 385 - 395

    

14. Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis in high risk patients

    • G. Werkgartner
    • H. Cerwenka
    • D. Wagner

    Original Article 16 December 2014 Pages: 397 - 401

15. Radiation therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer: Risks and benefits

    • Bianca W. Chang
    • Aryavarta M. S. Kumar
    • May Abdel-Wahab

    Original Article 08 January 2015 Pages: 403 - 408

    

16. Long-term outcome following advancement flaps for high anal fistulas in an Asian population: a single institution’s experience

    • Chin-Li Lee
    • Jirong Lu
    • Ker-Kan Tan

    Original Article 11 January 2015 Pages: 409 - 412

    

17. Long-term results after endoanal advancement flap repair for fistulas-in-ano. How important is the aetiology?

    • Matthias Goos
    • Ph. Manegold
    • Günther Ruf

    Original Article 06 February 2015 Pages: 413 - 419

    

18. Staged seton fistulotomy after restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis accompanied by a decline in anal pressure during manometry

    • Naoto Saigusa
    • Hiroyuki Fujisaki
    • Toshiaki Nonami

    Letter to the Editor 17 August 2014 Pages: 421 - 423

19. Cecal recurrence after one-stage resection of obstructive rectal cancer with intraoperative colonic lavage through the appendix: a curious coincidence

    • Mohammed Anass Majbar
    • Mohamed Said Naya
    • Mohamed Ahallat

    Letter to the Editor 17 August 2014 Pages: 425 - 426

20. Massive colonic metastasis from breast cancer 23 years after mastectomy

    • Valeria Andriola
    • Domenico Piscitelli
    • Donato Francesco Altomare

    Letter to the Editor 17 August 2014 Pages: 427 - 428

21. Fatal case of hepatic portal venous gas following palliative stenting and chemotherapy for occlusive advanced colorectal cancer

    • Marco Platania
    • Barbara Valeri
    • Filippo de Braud

    Letter to the Editor 21 August 2014 Pages: 429 - 430

22. The Muir-Torre syndrome: a typical case of misdiagnosis and consequent worsened prognosis

    • Gian Luca Baiocchi
    • Elena Chiocchi
    • Stefano Maria Giulini

    Letter to the Editor 13 September 2014 Pages: 431 - 432

23. Salvage of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis after recurrent prolapse

    • F. A. Yong
    • S. Tsoraides

    Letter to the Editor 13 September 2014 Pages: 433 - 434

24. Letter to the editor: rectal cancer in a 15-year-old female with a novel MLH1 and MSH6 biallelic inheritance

    • Victoria Fretwell
    • Paul Rooney

    Letter to the Editor 07 October 2014 Pages: 435 - 436