Preoperative optimization of patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review Marie Strøm ZangenbergNir HoreshAlaa El-Hussuna Review 19 October 2017 Pages: 1663 - 1676
Transanal minimally invasive surgery for rectal polyps and selected malignant tumors: caution concerning intermediate-term functional results S. H. E. M. ClermontsY. T. van LoonD. D. E. Zimmerman Original Article 13 September 2017 Pages: 1677 - 1685
Procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH) with low rectal anastomosis using a PPH 03 stapler: low rate of recurrence and postoperative complications Yoshiro IidaHideo SaitoYoshinori Munemoto Original Article 27 September 2017 Pages: 1687 - 1692
Predictive factors on CT imaging for progression of uncomplicated into complicated acute diverticulitis S. T. van DijkL. DanielsM. A. Boermeester Original Article Open access 26 October 2017 Pages: 1693 - 1698
Low risk of complications in patients with first-time acute uncomplicated diverticulitis Abbas ChabokKalle AndreassonMaziar Nikberg Original Article Open access 16 October 2017 Pages: 1699 - 1702
Experience and dissection device are more relevant than patient-related factors for operation time in laparoscopic sigmoid resection—a retrospective 8-year observational study Dirk WeyheVerena Nicole UslarFerdinand Köckerling Original Article Open access 06 September 2017 Pages: 1703 - 1710
Safety of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of large non-pedunculated colorectal adenomas in the elderly K. BronsgeestJ. F. HuismanJ. C. H. Hardwick Original Article Open access 08 September 2017 Pages: 1711 - 1717
Management of early anal cancer: need for guidelines and standardisation Michael P. JonesSusan CarrollIsobel Mary Poynten Original Article 15 October 2017 Pages: 1719 - 1724
Time trends in colorectal cancer early postoperative mortality. A French 25-year population-based study Sylvain ManfrediValérie JoosteAnne-Marie Bouvier Original Article 19 October 2017 Pages: 1725 - 1731
A comparison of laparoscopic and open D3 lymphadenectomy for transverse colon cancer Han Deok KwakJae Kyun JuHyeong Rok Kim Original Article 07 September 2017 Pages: 1733 - 1739
The influence of hospital volume on long-term oncological outcome after rectal cancer surgery Frederik H. W. JonkerJan A. W. HagemansDutch Snapshot Research Group Original Article 07 September 2017 Pages: 1741 - 1747
Outcome one year after robot-assisted rectal cancer surgery: a consecutive cohort study Sanne HarsløfAnders StougeLene Hjerrild Iversen Original Article 13 August 2017 Pages: 1749 - 1758
Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for giant benign rectal tumours: is large size a contraindication? Audrius DulskasAlfredas KiliusNarimantas E. Samalavicius Short Communication 30 September 2017 Pages: 1759 - 1761
A head-to-head comparison of 4-L polyethylene glycol and low-volume solutions before colonoscopy: which is the best? A multicentre, randomized trial Vladimir KojeckyJan MatousAles Hep Short Communication 24 September 2017 Pages: 1763 - 1766
Severity of diverticulitis in patients with polycystic kidney disease without transplantation Maile E. ParkerKellie L. MathisScott R. Kelley Short Communication 30 September 2017 Pages: 1767 - 1770
Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as early markers of postoperative intra-abdominal infection in patients operated on colorectal cancer E. Domínguez-ComesañaS. M. Estevez-FernándezR. Domínguez-Fernández Short Communication 16 September 2017 Pages: 1771 - 1774
Preoperative alkaline phosphatase elevation was associated with poor survival in colorectal cancer patients Hsin-Yuan HungJinn-Shiun ChenJy-Ming Chiang Short Communication 13 October 2017 Pages: 1775 - 1778
