1. Colorectal cancer surgery in the very elderly patient: a systematic review of laparoscopic versus open colorectal resection

   • Laurence Devoto
   • Valerio Celentano
   • Manish Chand

   Review 30 June 2017 Pages: 1237 - 1242

   

2. γ-Catenin acts as a tumor suppressor through context-dependent mechanisms in colorectal cancer

   • Jutta Maria Nagel
   • Harald Lahm
   • Frank Thomas Kolligs

   Original Article 06 July 2017 Pages: 1243 - 1251

   

3. Linked color imaging improves the visibility of various featured colorectal polyps in an endoscopist’s visibility and color difference value

   • Naohisa Yoshida
   • Yuji Naito
   • Yoshito Itoh

   Original Article 19 July 2017 Pages: 1253 - 1260

   

4. Safety of cold polypectomy for small colorectal neoplastic lesions: a prospective cohort study in Japan

   • Yuichi Shimodate
   • Motowo Mizuno
   • Hiroshi Yamamoto

   Original Article 20 July 2017 Pages: 1261 - 1266

   

5. Nicotine chewing gum for the prevention of postoperative ileus after colorectal surgery: a multicenter, double-blind, randomised, controlled pilot study

   • Daniël P. V. Lambrichts
   • Geesien S. A. Boersema
   • Anand G. Menon

   Original Article Open access 28 June 2017 Pages: 1267 - 1275

   

6. Selective matrix metalloproteinase inhibition increases breaking strength and reduces anastomotic leakage in experimentally obstructed colon

   • Peter-Martin Krarup
   • Mikkel Eld
   • Magnus S. Ågren

   Original Article 17 July 2017 Pages: 1277 - 1284

   

7. Efficacy and safety of argon plasma coagulation in the management of extensive chronic radiation proctitis after pelvic radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma

   • Shyama Prem Sudha
   • D. Kadambari

   Original Article 13 July 2017 Pages: 1285 - 1288

8. Topic infliximab injection for refractory rectal stenosis in Crohn’s disease: long-term follow-up in two patients

   • Niels Teich
   • Ingo Wallstabe
   • Ingolf Schiefke

   Original Article 19 July 2017 Pages: 1289 - 1294

   

9. Survival analysis in rectal carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemoradiation: various methods with different results

   • Susanne Merkel
   • Klaus Weber
   • Paul Hermanek

   Original Article 20 July 2017 Pages: 1295 - 1301

   

10. Bad bacteria in acute appendicitis: rare but relevant

    • Alexander Reinisch
    • Patrizia Malkomes
    • Juliane Liese

    Original Article 15 July 2017 Pages: 1303 - 1311

11. Antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated and mild complicated diverticulitis: outpatient treatment for everyone

    • Gaëtan-Romain Joliat
    • Jonathan Emery
    • Dieter Hahnloser

    Original Article 29 June 2017 Pages: 1313 - 1319

    

12. A retrospective review of 1495 patients with obstetric anal sphincter injuries referred for assessment of function and endoanal ultrasonography

    • G. P. Thomas
    • L. E. Gould
    • D. A. Kumar

    Original Article 07 July 2017 Pages: 1321 - 1325

    

13. Acute lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage: outcomes and risk factors for intervention in 949 emergency cases

    • Kheng-Seong Ng
    • Natasha Nassar
    • Marc A. Gladman

    Original Article 15 July 2017 Pages: 1327 - 1335

14. Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for obstructed defecation in patients with overt pelvic structural abnormalities—a Chinese pilot study

    • G. Y. YE
    • Z. Wang
    • Z. Cui

    Short Communication 13 April 2017 Pages: 1337 - 1340

15. Accuracy of routinely collected comorbidity data in patients undergoing colectomy: a retrospective study

    • Shahin Hajibandeh
    • Shahab Hajibandeh
    • Afsana Kausar

    Short Communication 08 May 2017 Pages: 1341 - 1344

16. Success of referral to genetic counseling after positive lynch syndrome screening test

    • Robin F. Irons
    • Krysta M. Contino
    • Steven J. McClane

    Short Communication 29 June 2017 Pages: 1345 - 1348

    

17. Isoperistaltic versus antiperistaltic side-to-side anastomosis after right laparoscopic hemicolectomy for cancer (ISOVANTI) trial: study protocol for a randomised clinical trial

    • N. Ibañez
    • J. Abrisqueta
    • P. Parrilla

    Clinical Study Protocol 21 June 2017 Pages: 1349 - 1356

    

18. Two-stage Turnbull-Cutait pull-through coloanal anastomosis versus coloanal anastomosis with protective loop ileostomy for low rectal cancer. Protocol for a randomized controlled trial (Turnbull-BCN)

    • Sebastiano Biondo
    • Loris Trenti
    • the Turnbull-BCN study group

    Clinical Study Protocol 30 June 2017 Pages: 1357 - 1362

    

19. The role of hepatic enzymes in Crohn’s disease

    • Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone
    • Marco Astegiano
    • Rinaldo Pellicano

    Letter to the Editor 04 May 2017 Pages: 1363 - 1364

20. A rare case of peristomal cutaneous B cell lymphoma

    • James W.T. Toh
    • Karen Shedden
    • Fiona Gaveghan

    Letter to the Editor 14 July 2017 Pages: 1365 - 1366