A meta-analysis of the clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease associated colorectal cancer Ian S. ReynoldsAobhlinn O’TooleJohn P. Burke Review 11 January 2017 Pages: 443 - 451
Post-operative recurrence of Crohn’s disease after definitive stoma: an underestimated risk Dine KoricheCorinne Gower-RousseauPhilippe Zerbib Original Article 24 November 2016 Pages: 453 - 458
Liver test abnormalities predict complicated disease behaviour in patients with newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease Jessika BarendregtMyrthe de JongJeroen Maljaars Original Article Open access 29 November 2016 Pages: 459 - 467
Risk factors associated with postoperative morbidity in over 500 colovesical fistula patients undergoing colorectal surgery: a retrospective cohort study from ACS-NSQIP database H. Hande AydinliCigdem BenliceMaher A. Abbas Original Article 03 December 2016 Pages: 469 - 474
On the prevalence of constipation and fecal incontinence, and their co-occurrence, in the Netherlands Rob J. MeindsMaxime M. van MeegdenburgPaul M.A. Broens Original Article Open access 02 December 2016 Pages: 475 - 483
Is early colonoscopy after CT-diagnosed diverticulitis still necessary? Thomas Surya SuhardjaShana NorhadiStephen Rodgers-Wilson Original Article 29 December 2016 Pages: 485 - 489
The RIPASA score is sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in a western population Muhammad Usman MalikTara M. ConnellyPaul Balfe Original Article 15 December 2016 Pages: 491 - 497
Usefulness of anorectal and endovaginal 3D ultrasound in the evaluation of sphincter and pubovisceral muscle defects using a new scoring system in women with fecal incontinence after vaginal delivery Sthela M. Murad-RegadasGraziela Olivia da S. FernandesMariana Murad da Cruz Original Article 29 December 2016 Pages: 499 - 507
An open prospective study evaluating efficacy and safety of a new medical device for rectal application of activated carbon in the treatment of chronic, uncomplicated perianal fistulas Antoni ZawadzkiLouis Banka JohnsonOle Haagen Nielsen Original Article Open access 23 November 2016 Pages: 509 - 512
Delay of surgery after stent placement for resectable malignant colorectal obstruction is associated with higher risk of recurrence Malene BroholmMartin KobborgIsmail Gögenür Original Article 16 November 2016 Pages: 513 - 516
Laparoscopic surgery should be considered in T4 colon cancer Dedrick Kok Hong ChanKer-Kan Tan Original Article 12 November 2016 Pages: 517 - 520
Factors affecting the postoperative morbidity and survival of patients with liver cirrhosis following colorectal cancer surgery Jun Ho LeeChang Sik YuJin Cheon Kim Original Article 16 December 2016 Pages: 521 - 530
Outcomes of laparoscopic surgery in pathologic T4 colon cancers compared to those of open surgery Jeonghyun KangSeung Hyuk BaikSeung-Kook Sohn Original Article 23 November 2016 Pages: 531 - 538
Lack of evidence for tissue hypoxia as a contributing factor in anastomotic leak following colon anastomosis and segmental devascularization in rats B A ShakhsheerB LecJ Alverdy Original Article 20 December 2016 Pages: 539 - 547
Diagnosis, treatment, and consequences of anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery Bodil GesslerOlle ErikssonEva Angenete Original Article Open access 09 January 2017 Pages: 549 - 556
Sarcopenia is associated with an increased risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia Youn Su ParkJi Won KimSeong-Joon Koh Original Article 24 December 2016 Pages: 557 - 565
Long-term outcomes of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection in elderly patients Yoshifumi TakahashiKen-ichi MizunoShuji Terai Original Article Open access 30 November 2016 Pages: 567 - 573
Multiple behavioral factors are associated with occurrence of large, flat colorectal polyps Tianzuo ZhanFelix HahnSebastian Belle Original Article 28 November 2016 Pages: 575 - 582
Effective and long-term outcome following ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) for transsphincteric fistula Hong-Jin ChenGui-Dong SunBo-Lin Yang Short Communication 23 November 2016 Pages: 583 - 585
Clinical and functional results of laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for ultralow rectal cancer: is there a distinction between the three types of hand-sewn colo-anal anastomosis? Bin ZhangKe ZhaoJianhua Ding Short Communication 23 November 2016 Pages: 587 - 590
The outcomes and risk factors of early reoperation after initial intestinal resective surgery in patients with intestinal Behçet’s disease Yong Eun ParkJae Hee CheonWon Ho Kim Rapid Communication 27 December 2016 Pages: 591 - 594
The obesity paradox in heart failure: a miR-26b affair? Raffaella Mormile Letter to the Editor 16 January 2017 Pages: 595 - 596
Successful treatment of pouchitis with Vedolizumab, but not fecal microbiota transfer (FMT), after proctocolectomy in ulcerative colitis Mona SchmidJulia-Stefanie FrickMartin Goetz Letter to the Editor 17 January 2017 Pages: 597 - 598