1. Robotic colorectal surgery: summary of the current evidence

   • E. H. Aly

   Review 01 September 2013 Pages: 1 - 8

2. The influence of desmocollin 1–3 expression on prognosis after curative resection of colorectal liver metastases

   • Silke Schüle
   • Claudia Neuhäuser
   • Annelore Altendorf-Hofmann

   Original Article 24 August 2013 Pages: 9 - 14

   

3. Polymerase chain reaction for Enterococcus faecalis in drain fluid: the first screening test for symptomatic colorectal anastomotic leakage. The Appeal-study: Analysis of Parameters Predictive for Evident Anastomotic Leakage

   • Niels Komen
   • Juliette Slieker
   • Johan F. Lange

   Original Article 11 October 2013 Pages: 15 - 21

4. Preoperative adipocytokines as a predictor of surgical infection after colorectal surgery: a prospective survey

   • Pablo Ortega-Deballon
   • Laurence Duvillard
   • for the AGARIC Study group

   Original Article 17 October 2013 Pages: 23 - 29

5. Gefitinib enhances the effects of combined radiotherapy and 5-fluorouracil in a colorectal cancer cell line

   • Isabella Palumbo
   • Simonetta Piattoni
   • Cynthia Aristei

   Original Article 06 August 2013 Pages: 31 - 41

   

6. Fecal calprotectin, MMP-9, and human beta-defensin-2 levels in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

   • Kaija-Leena Kolho
   • Taina Sipponen
   • Erkki Savilahti

   Original Article 29 September 2013 Pages: 43 - 50

   

7. Postoperative arterial blood lactate level as a mortality marker in patients with colorectal perforation

   • Jiro Shimazaki
   • Gyo Motohashi
   • Takafumi Tabuchi

   Original Article Open access 12 July 2013 Pages: 51 - 55

   

8. Anatomic distribution of cancers and colorectal adenomas according to age and sex and relationship between proximal and distal neoplasms in an i-FOBT-positive average-risk Italian screening cohort

   • F. Parente
   • S. Bargiggia
   • S. Gallus

   Original Article 24 August 2013 Pages: 57 - 64

   

9. Differential diagnosis of colorectal polyps with respect to similar capabilities of white light colonoscopy and narrow-band imaging

   • Wei-Chih Shen
   • Shwn-Huey Shieh
   • Chun-Lung Feng

   Original Article 11 August 2013 Pages: 65 - 74

   

10. Chronic hepatitis C as a risk factor for colorectal adenoma

    • Tarun Rustagi
    • Emily Idel Zarookian
    • Luis F. Diez

    Original Article 28 August 2013 Pages: 75 - 80

11. Survival after resection of liver and lung colorectal metastases in the era of modern multidisciplinary therapy

    • Shunsuke Tsukamoto
    • Yusuke Kinugasa
    • Akio Shiomi

    Original Article 31 July 2013 Pages: 81 - 87

    

12. Is complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation safe and effective in the surgical treatment of right-sided colon cancers? A prospective study

    • Gennaro Galizia
    • Eva Lieto
    • Michele Orditura

    Original Article 28 August 2013 Pages: 89 - 97

    

13. Enhanced recovery after elective colorectal resection outside a strict fast-track protocol. A single centre experience

    • A. C. Agrafiotis
    • M. Corbeau
    • J. Van de Stadt

    Original Article 28 August 2013 Pages: 99 - 104

    

14. Role of 0.4 % glyceryl trinitrate ointment after stapled trans-anal rectal resection for obstructed defecation syndrome: a prospective, randomized trial

    • Domenico Izzo
    • Antonio Brillantino
    • Roberto Rea

    Original Article 14 August 2013 Pages: 105 - 110

    

15. Laparoscopic sphincter-preserving surgery (intersphincteric resection) after neoadjuvant imatinib treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the rectum

    • Yoshiya Fujimoto
    • Takashi Akiyoshi
    • Masashi Ueno

    Original Article 10 September 2013 Pages: 111 - 116

    

16. Short-term follow-up after laparoscopic versus conventional total mesorectal excision for low rectal cancer in a large teaching hospital

    • A. H. W. Schiphorst
    • A. Doeksen
    • A. Pronk

    Original Article 17 September 2013 Pages: 117 - 125

    

17. Long-term outcome of laparoscopic ileocecal resection for Crohn’s disease before the era of biologics

    • Andreas D. Rink
    • Ivo R. Fischer
    • Karl-Heinz Vestweber

    Original Article 16 July 2013 Pages: 127 - 132

    

18. Ultra-high C-reactive protein levels in hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients predicts serious complications

    • Kofi Clarke
    • Jana G. Hashash
    • Miguel Regueiro

    Letter to the Editor 09 July 2013 Pages: 133 - 133

19. Persistent vaginal discharge following proctocolectomy—if there is no fistula, what is it?

    • Ahinoam Lev-Sagie
    • Hagit Tulchinsky
    • Nurith Hiller

    Letter to the Editor 15 August 2013 Pages: 135 - 136

20. Acute leukemoid reaction associated with liver surgery for metastatic colorectal cancer

    • Georgios C. Sotiropoulos
    • Petros Charalampoudis
    • Gregory Kouraklis

    Letter to the Editor 20 September 2013 Pages: 137 - 138