1. Ulcerative colitis: immune function, tissue fibrosis and current therapeutic considerations

   • Jochen Maul
   • Martin Zeitz

   Review Article 09 April 2011 Pages: 1 - 10

   

2. Surgical management of ulcerative colitis

   • Malika Bennis
   • Emmanuel Tiret

   Review Article 16 September 2011 Pages: 11 - 17

3. Mesh-reinforced hiatal hernia repair: a review on the effect on postoperative dysphagia and recurrence

   • Stavros A. Antoniou
   • Oliver O. Koch
   • Frank A. Granderath

   Review Article 27 July 2011 Pages: 19 - 27

   

4. Modern pathophysiology and treatment of esophageal diverticula

   • Fernando A. M. Herbella
   • Marco G. Patti

   Review Article 02 September 2011 Pages: 29 - 35

   

5. Pouch function and quality of life after successful management of pouch-related septic complications in patients with ulcerative colitis

   • Rudolf Mennigen
   • Norbert Senninger
   • Emile Rijcken

   Original Article 19 May 2011 Pages: 37 - 44

6. Impact of pretherapeutic routine clinical staging for the individualization of treatment in gastric cancer patients

   • Susanne Blank
   • Hendrik Bläker
   • Katja Ott

   Original Article 20 May 2011 Pages: 45 - 55

7. Esophagogastrostomy using a circular stapler in laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy with an incision in the left abdomen

   • Daisuke Ichikawa
   • Shuhei Komatsu
   • Eigo Otsuji

   Original Article 19 August 2011 Pages: 57 - 62

   

8. Distal pouch reconstruction with transverse jejunoplasty after experimental gastrectomy

   • Thilo Hackert
   • Dmitriy I. Dovzhanskiy
   • Jens Werner

   Original Article 15 July 2011 Pages: 63 - 67

   

9. Minimally invasive surgery for achalasia in patients >40 years: more favorable than anticipated

   • Ines Gockel
   • Alexandra Gith
   • Hauke Lang

   Original Article 05 August 2011 Pages: 69 - 74

   

10. Multivisceral and standard resections in colorectal cancer

    • Martin Hoffmann
    • Carmen Phillips
    • Hans-Peter Bruch

    Original Article 04 October 2011 Pages: 75 - 84

    

11. Significance of anatomic resection for early and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

    • Yoji Kishi
    • Akio Saiura
    • Toshiharu Yamaguchi

    Original Article 09 September 2011 Pages: 85 - 92

    

12. Clinicopathologic analysis of surgically proven intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas in SNUH: a 15-year experience at a single academic institution

    • Dae Wook Hwang
    • Jin-Young Jang
    • Sun-Whe Kim

    Original Article 18 July 2010 Pages: 93 - 102

    

13. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a teaching operation: comparison of outcome between residents and attending surgeons in 1,747 patients

    • René Fahrner
    • Matthias Turina
    • Othmar Schöb

    Original Article 20 October 2011 Pages: 103 - 110

    

14. Renal artery revascularization after unsuccessful percutaneous therapy: a single centre experience

    • Kai M. Balzer
    • S. Neuschäfer
    • W. Sandmann

    Original Article 18 October 2011 Pages: 111 - 115

    

15. MRSA colonisation in patients with proximal femur fractures in a German trauma centre: incidence, infection rates and outcomes

    • Jan Gessmann
    • Jessica Kammler
    • Andrzej Kaminski

    Original Article 13 September 2011 Pages: 117 - 123

16. Body packers: a plea for conservative treatment

    • Jacob K. de Bakker
    • P. W. B. Nanayakkara
    • H. J. Bonjer

    Original Article Open access 08 October 2011 Pages: 125 - 130

    

17. Perioperative infliximab application has marginal effects on ischemia–reperfusion injury in experimental small bowel transplantation in rats

    • T. Pech
    • J. Fujishiro
    • N. Schaefer

    Original Article 30 September 2011 Pages: 131 - 140

    

18. Meta-analysis of anatomic resection versus non-anatomic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: are they comparing apples with oranges?

    • Eleonora Bigonzi
    • Alessandro Cucchetti
    • Antonio Daniele Pinna

    Letter to the Editor 22 July 2011 Pages: 141 - 142

19. Letter to the editor regarding the experimental study of Adas et al.: Mesenchymal stem cells improve the healing of ischemic colonic anastomoses

    • Andreas Larentzakis
    • Triantafyllos Paparountas
    • Dimitrios Theodorou

    Letter to the Editor 15 July 2011 Pages: 143 - 144