1. Low expression of chemokine receptor CCR5 in human colorectal cancer correlates with lymphatic dissemination and reduced CD8⁺ T-cell infiltration

   • Tim Zimmermann
   • Markus Moehler
   • Carl C. Schimanski

   Original Article 07 January 2010 Pages: 417 - 424

   

2. Is sphincter preservation reasonable in all patients with rectal cancer?

   • Angela Fischer
   • Ignazio Tarantino
   • Franc H. Hetzer

   Original Article 03 February 2010 Pages: 425 - 432

   

3. The concurrence of histologically positive resection margins and sessile morphology is an important risk factor for lymph node metastasis after complete endoscopic removal of malignant colorectal polyps

   • Lars Boenicke
   • Martin Fein
   • Andreas Thalheimer

   Original Article 06 November 2009 Pages: 433 - 438

   

4. Mechanical bowel preparation does not affect the intramucosal bacterial colony count

   • Bärbel Jung
   • Peter Matthiessen
   • Lars Påhlman

   Original Article 09 December 2009 Pages: 439 - 442

   

5. Colonoscopy screening for individuals aged 40–49 years with a family history of stomach cancer in Korea

   • Yong Sung Choi
   • Jung Pil Suh
   • Doo Han Lee

   Original Article 11 December 2009 Pages: 443 - 447

   

6. Iatrogenic colonic perforation by colonoscopy: a fatal complication for patients with a high anesthetic risk

   • Chen-Ming Mai
   • Chia-Cheng Wen
   • Cheng-Wen Hsiao

   Original Article 24 October 2009 Pages: 449 - 454

   

7. Outcome of endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumors in elderly people

   • Naohisa Yoshida
   • Yuji Naito
   • Toshikazu Yoshikawa

   Original Article 18 November 2009 Pages: 455 - 461

   

8. Use of severity classification systems in the surgical decision-making process in emergency laparotomy for perforated diverticulitis

   • Itai Pasternak
   • Michael Dietrich
   • Urs Zingg

   Original Article 29 November 2009 Pages: 463 - 470

   

9. Elective laparoscopic recto-sigmoid resection for diverticular disease is suitable as a training operation

   • Robbert Bosker
   • Froukje Hoogenboom
   • Jean-Pierre Pierie

   Original Article Open access 10 February 2010 Pages: 471 - 476

10. Effects of ovarian failure on submucosal collagen and blood vessels of the anal canal in postmenopausal women

    • Hosam Ghazy Elbanna
    • Amr Medhat Abbas
    • Mohamed H. Abd El-Sattar

    Original Article 10 November 2009 Pages: 477 - 483

    

11. Influence of colectomy on hydrogen excretion in breath

    • Francesc Casellas
    • A. Torrejón
    • F. Guarner

    Original Article 10 November 2009 Pages: 485 - 489

    

12. Colloid vs. crystalloid infusions in gastrointestinal surgery and their different impact on the healing of intestinal anastomoses

    • Goran Marjanovic
    • Christian Villain
    • Robert Obermaier

    Original Article 27 November 2009 Pages: 491 - 498

    

13. The role of pouch compliance measurement in the management of pouch dysfunction

    • Yasuko Maeda
    • María Elena Molina
    • Susan K. Clark

    Original Article 19 November 2009 Pages: 499 - 507

    

14. The role of appendicectomy in the subsequent development of inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-based study

    • Rishi Singhal
    • Jevan Taylor
    • Andrew P. Corfield

    Original Article 15 December 2009 Pages: 509 - 513

15. The predictive value of genes of the TGF-β1 pathway in multimodally treated squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

    • Franziska Pühringer-Oppermann
    • Mario Sarbia
    • Björn L. D. M. Brücher

    Original Article 15 December 2009 Pages: 515 - 521

    

16. Early effect of hepatic artery TNF-α infusion on systemic hemodynamics and inflammation: a dose-response study in pigs

    • Thilo Schäfer
    • Jens Sperling
    • Werner Lindemann

    Original Article 04 November 2009 Pages: 523 - 532

    

17. Morbidity and quality of life after continent ileostomy: a comment

    • Viroj Wiwanitkit

    Letter to the Editor 30 September 2009 Pages: 533 - 533

18. Fulminant amebic colitis with lower GI bleed with liver abscess

    • M. Atif Khan
    • G. R. Verma
    • H. M. Lokesh

    Letter to the Editor 21 October 2009 Pages: 535 - 537

19. Successful treatment of recurrent Buschke–Lowenstein tumor by radiation therapy and chemotherapy

    • Waqar Haque
    • Elisabeth Kelly
    • Larry Steven Carpenter

    Letter to the Editor 04 November 2009 Pages: 539 - 540

20. A feared complication during laparoscopic left colectomy: the torsion of the colonic stump at stapling

    • Renato Costi
    • Xavier Pouliquen
    • Alain Valverde

    Letter to the Editor 04 November 2009 Pages: 541 - 542

21. Letter to the editor on article Subcutaneous lateral internal sphincterotomy (SLIS)—a safe technique for treatment of chronic anal fissure

    • Biju Aravind
    • Tarun Singhal
    • Prakash Sinha

    Letter to the Editor 18 November 2009 Pages: 543 - 543