1. Surgical and oncological outcomes after complete mesocolic excision in right-sided colon cancer compared with conventional surgery: a retrospective, single-institution study

   • Tommaso Zurleni
   • Alberto Cassiano
   • Francesco Zurleni

   Original Article 16 October 2017 Pages: 1 - 8

   

2. Staging with computed tomography of patients with colon cancer

   • M. L. Malmstrøm
   • S. Brisling
   • I. Gögenur

   Original Article 07 November 2017 Pages: 9 - 17

   

3. Harvest of lymph nodes in colorectal cancer depends on demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients

   • Shu-Kay Ng
   • Cu-Tai Lu
   • Alfred King-yin Lam

   Original Article 13 November 2017 Pages: 19 - 22

4. Population-based screening improves histopathological prognostic factors in colorectal cancer

   • Mónica Mengual-Ballester
   • Enrique Pellicer-Franco
   • José Luis Aguayo-Albasini

   Original Article 14 November 2017 Pages: 23 - 28

5. Recruitment to and pilot results of the PACES randomized trial of physical exercise during adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer

   • Hanna van Waart
   • Martijn M. Stuiver
   • Neil K. Aaronson

   Original Article 09 November 2017 Pages: 29 - 40

   

6. Extraperitoneal sigmoidostomy: a surgical approach with less complications and better functions for abdominoperineal resection of rectal cancer

   • Peng Wang
   • Jianwei Liang
   • Zhixiang Zhou

   Original Article 16 November 2017 Pages: 41 - 46

   

7. Temporary closure of colostomy with suture before colostomy takedown improves the postoperative outcomes

   • Wan-Hsiang Hu
   • Ko-Chao Lee
   • Hong-Hwa Chen

   Original Article Open access 22 November 2017 Pages: 47 - 52

   

8. Local antibiotic decontamination to prevent anastomotic leakage short-term outcome in rectal cancer surgery

   • Ulrich Wirth
   • Susanne Rogers
   • Hans Martin Schardey

   Original Article 08 November 2017 Pages: 53 - 60

9. Asian patients with Hinchey Ia acute diverticulitis: a condition for the ambulatory setting?

   • Dedrick Kok Hong Chan
   • Ker-Kan Tan

   Original Article 31 October 2017 Pages: 61 - 64

10. Compliance with the 62-day target does not improve long-term survival

    • Ronak Patel
    • John E. Anderson
    • Angus MacDonald

    Original Article 03 November 2017 Pages: 65 - 69

    

11. Prognostic influence of hepatic margin after resection of colorectal liver metastasis: role of modern preoperative chemotherapy

    • Frank Makowiec
    • Peter Bronsert
    • Hannes P Neeff

    Original Article 02 November 2017 Pages: 71 - 78

    

12. Early colectomy in steroid-refractory acute severe ulcerative colitis improves operative outcome

    • Sujeet Kumar Saha
    • Rajesh Panwar
    • Peush Sahni

    Short Communication 17 September 2017 Pages: 79 - 82

13. Refractory pouchitis improves after administration of the green tea polyphenol EGCG: a retrospective review

    • Minesh Mehta
    • Shifat Ahmed
    • Gerald Dryden

    Short Communication 20 September 2017 Pages: 83 - 86

    

14. Stercoral perforation proximal to the stapled anastomosis after low anterior resection with an intraluminal device

    • J. B. van Praagh
    • I. S. Bakker
    • K. Havenga

    Short Communication Open access 23 October 2017 Pages: 87 - 90

    

15. A novel endoscopic treatment for anastomotic leakage post anterior resection: Padlock over the scope clip

    • Callum Robertson
    • Francesca Savioli
    • Kawan Shalli

    Short Communication 26 October 2017 Pages: 91 - 93

    

16. A surgical solution to regain bowel continuity following an extended left colectomy—reviving and extending the indication for a “Flip-Flop” procedure

    • Ronen Ghinea
    • Shmuel Avital
    • Ian White

    Short Communication 28 October 2017 Pages: 95 - 97

    

17. Outcomes of open versus laparoscopic surgery in patients with rectal cancer

    • José M. Quintana
    • Ane Anton-Ladislao
    • for the REDISSEC-CARESS/CCR group

    Short Communication 06 November 2017 Pages: 99 - 103

18. Colorectal cancer and thrombosis

    • P. A. Rees
    • H. W. Clouston
    • C. C. Kirwan

    Short Communication Open access 10 November 2017 Pages: 105 - 108

19. Staging surgery for ulcerative colitis: more than meets the eye

    • Paulo Gustavo Kotze
    • Janindra Warusavitarne
    • Andre D’Hoore

    Letter to the Editor 16 September 2017 Pages: 109 - 110

20. Letter to the editor on “risk factors for complicated diverticulitis: systematic review and meta-analysis”. What is the place of lateral internal partial sphincterotomy in the recurrent colonic diverticulitis treatment?

    • Ali Naki Yücesoy

    Letter to the Editor 20 October 2017 Pages: 111 - 111

21. Correction to: Surgical and oncological outcomes after complete mesocolic excision in right-sided colon cancer compared with conventional surgery: a retrospective, single-institution study

    • Tommaso Zurleni
    • Alberto Cassiano
    • Francesco Zurleni

    Correction 07 December 2017 Pages: 113 - 114