Is the intraoperative air leak test effective in the prevention of colorectal anastomotic leakage? A systematic review and meta-analysis Zhouqiao WuRemondus C. J. van de HaarJohan F. Lange Review Open access 13 June 2016 Pages: 1409 - 1417
Side-to-end vs. straight stapled colorectal anastomosis after low anterior resection: results of randomized clinical trial E. G. RybakovD. Yu PikunovYu A. Shelygin Original Article 30 May 2016 Pages: 1419 - 1426
Influence of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on the anal sphincter: ultrastructural damage may be critical Xiaoming ZhuZheng LouWei Zhang Original Article 08 June 2016 Pages: 1427 - 1430
Management of postoperative bleeding after laparoscopic left colectomy Romain BessonChristos ChristidisThierry Perniceni Original Article 06 June 2016 Pages: 1431 - 1436
Pudendal nerve testing does not contribute to surgical decision making following anorectal testing in patients with faecal incontinence Edward A. CooperKatie J. De-LoydeCaroline Wright Original Article 11 June 2016 Pages: 1437 - 1442
Influence of hospital type on survival in stage IV colorectal cancer Nobuaki HoshinoSuguru HasegawaJapan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Original Article 03 June 2016 Pages: 1443 - 1449
Cholecystectomy and the risk of colorectal cancer by tumor mismatch repair deficiency status Jie ShangJeanette C. ReeceAung Ko Win Original Article 10 June 2016 Pages: 1451 - 1457
Sacral neuromodulation in children and adolescents with chronic constipation refractory to conservative treatment Aart A. van der WiltBart P. W. van WunnikStephanie O. Breukink Original Article Open access 13 June 2016 Pages: 1459 - 1466
The influence of underweight and obesity on the diagnosis and treatment of appendicitis in children Marjolijn E. W. TimmermanHenk GroenPaul M. A. Broens Original Article Open access 16 June 2016 Pages: 1467 - 1473
Could laparoscopic appendectomy in pregnant women affect obstetric outcomes? A multicenter study Kwon Cheol YooJun Ho ParkJong Wan Kim Original Article 12 April 2016 Pages: 1475 - 1481
Different site, different clinical outcomes in perforated colorectal cancer? Ping SongKaiqiang QinShikuan Li Letter to the Editor 10 February 2016 Pages: 1483 - 1484
Time for hand-sewn anastomosis again? Comments on risk factors for anastomotic leak and postoperative morbidity and mortality after elective right colectomy for cancer: results from a prospective, multicentric study of 1102 patients Zhouqiao WuJohan LangeJiafu Ji Letter to the Editor 15 February 2016 Pages: 1485 - 1486
High incidence of postoperative hemorrhage in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection during anticoagulant therapy Naohisa YoshidaYuji NaitoYoshito Itoh Letter to the Editor 07 March 2016 Pages: 1487 - 1488
The relation between anastomotic dehiscence following colon cancer surgery and risk factors Ali Kagan CoskunAli Harlak Letter to the Editor 07 March 2016 Pages: 1489 - 1490
Crohn’s disease-associated large and small bowel adenocarcinoma with peritoneal carcinomatosis: two case reports Adrian KobeAlberto PosabellaMartin Bolli Letter to the Editor 07 March 2016 Pages: 1491 - 1492
Crohn disease and pregnancy: a case report of an acute abdomen Lumir KunovskyBeata HemmelovaIgor Penka Letter to the Editor 18 March 2016 Pages: 1493 - 1494
Association between vitamin D serum levels and disease activity markers in patients with Crohn’s Disease Priscilla Clímaco RebouçasJoao Gomes NetinhoRicardo Mendonça Costa Junior Letter to the Editor 12 March 2016 Pages: 1495 - 1496
The transverse colon reconsider with respect to complete mesocolic excision and the greater omentum Bülent Cavit YükselErdinç Çetinkaya Letter to the Editor 02 February 2016 Pages: 1497 - 1497
Hot pelvic exenteration: is it worth it? Dimitrios PatsourasAlexis SchizasMark L. George Letter to the Editor 01 February 2016 Pages: 1499 - 1500
Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is an oncologically safe alternative to total mesorectal excision for stage I rectal cancer: results of a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Manu ChiniahOormila GanganahShambhu Kumar Sah Letter to the Editor 10 February 2016 Pages: 1501 - 1504
SaFaRI: sacral nerve stimulation versus the Fenix® magnetic sphincter augmentation for adult faecal incontinence: a randomised investigation Paul Antoine LehurVincent WyartValery Pierre Riche Letter to the Editor 09 February 2016 Pages: 1505 - 1505
Throw a bone here: an evil and rare consequence of foreign body passage Marco SilvaAndreia AlbuquerqueGuilherme Macedo Letter to the Editor 10 February 2016 Pages: 1507 - 1508
Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a presacral cyst in a patient with ulcerative colitis under azathioprine and infliximab: first case report Patrícia AndradeSusana LopesGuilherme Macedo Letter to the Editor 09 February 2016 Pages: 1509 - 1510
Letter to the editor: recurrent symptoms of gastrointestinal tract caused by isolated endometriosis in a middle-aged female Chuan ZhangYe SunYueming Sun Letter to the Editor Open access 03 February 2016 Pages: 1511 - 1513
Bilateral partial miotomy of the puborectalis for dyssynergic defecation: an unaffordable risk Yolanda RibasArantxa Muñoz-DuyosAlbert Navarro-Luna Letter to the Editor 04 February 2016 Pages: 1515 - 1516
Different site, different clinical outcomes in perforated colorectal cancer? Ping SongKaiqiang QinShikuan Li Letter to the Editor 13 February 2016 Pages: 1517 - 1518
Chronic hepatitis C virus infection and susceptibility to coronary artery disease: a three player match? Raffaella Mormile Letter to the Editor 09 February 2016 Pages: 1519 - 1520
Barium impaction after defecography: an unusual case with a patient’ request to bowel resection Diederik Anthony van DiepenTjeerd W. A. HuismanHerman Boutkan Letter to the Editor 07 March 2016 Pages: 1521 - 1522
Letter to the editor: a meta-analysis of preoperative circulating and disseminated tumor cells are negative predictors of survival in patients undergoing hepatic resection of colorectal liver metastases Bin MaLongyi WangZhenning Wang Letter to the Editor 07 March 2016 Pages: 1523 - 1524
Myocutaneous transpelvic flaps do improve quality of life and help to reduce wound healing complications in patients receiving abdominoperineal resection in the real world Raymund E. HorchWerner HohenbergerJustus P. Beier Letter to the Editor 15 March 2016 Pages: 1525 - 1527
Does anaesthesia change severity of haemorrhoidal disease? A prospective and multicentre case-control study on haemorrhoidal disease assessment in two different settings: outpatient and operating theatre Corrado Rosario AsteriaAndrea LaurettaAldo Infantino Letter to the Editor 12 March 2016 Pages: 1529 - 1531
Preoperative localization of left-sided colon adenocarcinomas: comparing staging CT-scan and colonoscopy Renato CostiAlban Zarzavadjian Le BianVincenzo Violi Letter to the Editor 12 March 2016 Pages: 1533 - 1535
Changing colorectal cancer trends in Asians Bens PardameanJames W. BaurleyJane C. Figueiredo Letter to the Editor 29 March 2016 Pages: 1537 - 1538
Reconstruction of the pelvic floor with Hem-o-lok clips in laparoscopic abdominoperineal excision of rectal cancer Xiaowen XuJie YuanChuangang Fu Letter to the Editor 29 March 2016 Pages: 1539 - 1540
The relevance of muscle mass and quality to postoperative complications after open colon resection Junko UeshimaHidetaka WakabayashiShinta Nishioka Letter to the Editor 29 March 2016 Pages: 1541 - 1542
A Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach to Synchronous Anal and Colon Adenocarcinoma: Review of Existing Literature Jarrod K. H. TanN. Z. TeoR. Wijaya Letter to the Editor 29 March 2016 Pages: 1543 - 1545
Preoperative chemoradiation with capecitabine for rectal cancer in elderly patients: a phase I trial Yu TangWen-Yang LiuYe-Xiong Li Letter to the Editor 08 April 2016 Pages: 1547 - 1549
Severe influenza symptoms in celiac disease: implications of CD103− dendritic cells? Raffaella Mormile Letter to the Editor 12 March 2016 Pages: 1551 - 1551
A systematic review and meta-analysis to reappraise the role of adjuvant hepatic arterial infusion for colorectal cancer liver metastases Richard Lawrence Nelson Letter to the Editor 12 March 2016 Pages: 1553 - 1553
Treating depression in obesity: STAT3 inhibitors as future therapeutic approach? Raffaella Mormile Letter to the Editor 12 March 2016 Pages: 1555 - 1556
Thrombosed external hemorrhoids in pregnancy: a retrospective review of outcomes Shayda J. MirhaidariJoel A. PorterFrederick A. Slezak Letter to the Editor 31 March 2016 Pages: 1557 - 1559
Carcinoid syndrome produced by an isolated metastase in femoral nerve from a midgut carcinoid tumor AC. Rahy-MartínS. González-GarcíaA. Alarcó-Hernández Letter to the Editor 30 March 2016 Pages: 1561 - 1563
Kono-type anastomosis in a patient with severe multi-recurrent Crohn’s disease G. LuglioA. RispoL. Bucci Letter to the Editor 30 March 2016 Pages: 1565 - 1566
Simplified anal sphincter anatomy Songphol MalakornWorrawit WanitsuwanArun Rojanasakul Letter to the Editor 06 April 2016 Pages: 1567 - 1567
Delayed cecal perforation after successful colonic metal stenting in a patient with transverse colon cancer Yu–Yao ChangChih-Jung ChenHsu-Heng Yen Letter to the Editor 08 April 2016 Pages: 1569 - 1570
Risk of malignant melanoma in patients with celiac disease: what is the truth? Raffaella Mormile Letter to the Editor 11 April 2016 Pages: 1571 - 1572
Liver diffusion magnetic resonance imaging for detecting liver metastasis in rectal and anal cancers Anthony ChanDavid HodgsonJonathan Barker Letter to the Editor 11 May 2016 Pages: 1573 - 1575
