1. Diverting loop ileostomy with colonic lavage as an alternative to colectomy for fulminant Clostridioides difficile: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Tyler McKechnie
   • Yung Lee
   • Cagla Eskicioglu

   Review 21 November 2019 Pages: 1 - 8

   

2. Lung metastasectomy after colorectal cancer: prognostic impact of resection margin on long term survival, a retrospective cohort study

   • Federico Davini
   • Sara Ricciardi
   • Franca M.A. Melfi

   Original Article 04 November 2019 Pages: 9 - 18

   

3. Preoperative immunonutrition in frail patients with colorectal cancer: an intervention to improve postoperative outcomes

   • Pietro Achilli
   • Michele Mazzola
   • Giovanni Ferrari

   Original Article 21 November 2019 Pages: 19 - 27

   

4. The evaluation of GI-pill gastrointestinal electronic capsule for colonic transit test in patients with slow transit constipation

   • Yong-bing Wang
   • Gang Li
   • Xiao-hui Zhao

   Original Article 22 November 2019 Pages: 29 - 34

   

5. Fecal and urinary incontinence are major problems associated with rectal cancer

   • Leif Schiffmann
   • Karel Kostev
   • Matthias Kalder

   Original Article 22 November 2019 Pages: 35 - 40

   

6. Impact of preoperative duration of ulcerative colitis on long-term outcomes of restorative proctocolectomy

   • Olga A. Lavryk
   • Luca Stocchi
   • Scott R. Steele

   Original Article 23 November 2019 Pages: 41 - 49

   

7. Systematic review of functional outcomes and quality of life after transanal endoscopic microsurgery and transanal minimally invasive surgery: a word of caution

   • Franco G. Marinello
   • Anna Curell
   • Eloy Espin

   Original Article 25 November 2019 Pages: 51 - 67

   

8. Characteristics and prognosis of isolated small-bowel Crohn’s disease

   • Juan Du
   • Haojie Du
   • Chunxiao Chen

   Original Article 26 November 2019 Pages: 69 - 75

   

9. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation improves oncologic outcomes in low and mid clinical T3N0 rectal cancers

   • Olga A. Lavryk
   • Elena Manilich
   • Scott R. Steele

   Original Article 27 November 2019 Pages: 77 - 84

   

10. Sarcopenia defined by muscle quality rather than quantity predicts complications following laparoscopic right hemicolectomy

    • James Tankel
    • Shlomo Yellinek
    • Petachia Reissman

    Original Article 27 November 2019 Pages: 85 - 94

    

11. Does umbilical contamination correlate with colorectal surgery patient outcomes?

    • Justin T. Brady
    • Alison R. Althans
    • Emily Steinhagen

    Original Article 28 November 2019 Pages: 95 - 100

    

12. Pre-treatment ADC image-based random forest classifier for identifying resistant rectal adenocarcinoma to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

    • Chun Yang
    • Ze-Kun Jiang
    • Meng-Su Zeng

    Original Article 01 December 2019 Pages: 101 - 107

    

13. Improved colorectal anastomotic leakage healing by transanal rinsing treatment after endoscopic vacuum therapy using a novel patient-applied rinsing catheter

    • Marcus Kantowski
    • Andreas Kunze
    • Michael Tachezy

    Original Article 02 December 2019 Pages: 109 - 117

    

14. Significance of the 7th postoperative day neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in colorectal cancer

    • Tamuro Hayama
    • Yojiro Hashiguchi
    • Keiji Matsuda

    Original Article 03 December 2019 Pages: 119 - 124

    

15. Verifying the M1c category of CRC: analysis of the data from a Japanese multi-institutional database

    • Toshimichi Tanaka
    • Heita Ozawa
    • Kenichi Sugihara

    Original Article 03 December 2019 Pages: 125 - 131

    

16. Implementation of liposomal bupivacaine transversus abdominis plane blocks into the colorectal enhanced recovery after surgery protocol: a natural experiment

    • Adam C. Fields
    • Scott G. Weiner
    • Ronald Bleday

    Original Article 04 December 2019 Pages: 133 - 138

    

17. Efficacy of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3856 as an add-on therapy for irritable bowel syndrome

    • Ravichandran Gayathri
    • Thangavelu Aruna
    • Karukkupalayam Ramasamy Dhanasekar

    Original Article 05 December 2019 Pages: 139 - 145

    

18. Is ascites CEA a risk factor for peritoneal carcinomatosis in colorectal cancer?: a long-term follow-up study

    • Byung Chul Kim
    • Jung Hoon Bae
    • In Kyu Lee

    Original Article 05 December 2019 Pages: 147 - 155

    

19. Risk factors for appendiceal neoplasm and malignancy among patients with acute appendicitis

    • Maximilian Brunner
    • Philipp Lapins
    • Matthias Maak

    Original Article 06 December 2019 Pages: 157 - 163

20. Endoscopic treatment of a foreign body–associated colonic perforation

    • Rui Morais
    • Margarida Marques
    • Guilherme Macedo

    Case Report 09 December 2019 Pages: 165 - 167

    

21. A national analysis of operative treatment of adult patients with Hirschsprung’s disease

    • Devan Schlund
    • Sarah B. Jochum
    • Anuradha R. Bhama

    Short Communication 21 November 2019 Pages: 169 - 172

22. Long-term outcomes of radiofrequency treatment for fecal incontinence: are the results maintainable?

    • Omar Vergara-Fernandez
    • Jose Armando Arciniega-Hernández
    • Mario Trejo-Avila

    Short Communication 04 December 2019 Pages: 173 - 176

23. Postoperative chemotherapy is associated with prognosis of stage IV colorectal cancer treated with preoperative chemotherapy/chemoradiotherapy and curative resection

    • Hiroaki Nozawa
    • Hirofumi Sonoda
    • Soichiro Ishihara

    Short Communication 05 December 2019 Pages: 177 - 180