1. Purse-string skin closure versus linear skin closure techniques in stoma closure: a comprehensive meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomised trials

   • Shahab Hajibandeh
   • Shahin Hajibandeh
   • Reza Arsalani Zadeh

   Review 03 August 2018 Pages: 1319 - 1332

   

2. Incidence and risk factors of advanced neoplasia after endoscopic mucosal resection of colonic laterally spreading lesions

   • Amol Agarwal
   • Sidyarth Garimall
   • Vinay Chandrasekhara

   Original Article 10 May 2018 Pages: 1333 - 1340

   

3. Long-term outcomes of a Malone antegrade continence enema (MACE) for the treatment of fecal incontinence or constipation in adults

   • R. Sturkenboom
   • A. A. van der Wilt
   • S. O. Breukink

   Original Article 22 June 2018 Pages: 1341 - 1348

   

4. Polypectomy versus surgery in early colon cancer: size and location of colon cancer affect long-term survival

   • Venu Gopala Reddy Gangireddy
   • Teresa Coleman
   • Samip Parikh

   Original Article 24 June 2018 Pages: 1349 - 1357

   

5. Indistinguishable T2/T3-N0 rectal cancer on rectal magnetic resonance imaging: comparison of surgery-first and neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy-first strategies

   • Jun Gon Kim
   • Kyoung Doo Song
   • Jeong Il Yu

   Original Article 13 July 2018 Pages: 1359 - 1366

   

6. The dark side of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer patients aged 75 years or older

   • Yih-Jong Chern
   • Wen-Sy Tsai
   • Jeng-Fu You

   Original Article 15 July 2018 Pages: 1367 - 1371

7. Risk factors for postoperative ileus following elective laparoscopic right colectomy: a retrospective multicentric study

   • Lise Courtot
   • Bertrand Le Roy
   • Mehdi Ouaïssi

   Original Article 07 May 2018 Pages: 1373 - 1382

   

8. The potential benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is not predicted by tumor regression grade

   • Ali Bohlok
   • Alain Hendlisz
   • Gabriel Liberale

   Original Article 08 July 2018 Pages: 1383 - 1391

   

9. Ileus caused by obstructing colorectal cancer—impact on long-term survival

   • Jeske R. E. Boeding
   • Winesh Ramphal
   • Jennifer M. J. Schreinemakers

   Original Article 25 July 2018 Pages: 1393 - 1400

   

10. Morbidity, mortality, and survival in elderly patients undergoing pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer

    • S. Sponholz
    • Moritz Schirren
    • Joachim Schirren

    Original Article 28 July 2018 Pages: 1401 - 1409

    

11. Incisional hernia after surgery for colorectal cancer: a population-based register study

    • Harald Söderbäck
    • Ulf Gunnarsson
    • Gabriel Sandblom

    Original Article Open access 17 July 2018 Pages: 1411 - 1417

    

12. Can sarcopenia be a predictor of prognosis for patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Guangwei Sun
    • Yalun Li
    • Zhuang Li

    Original Article 10 July 2018 Pages: 1419 - 1427

    

13. Timing of surgery in ulcerative colitis in the biologic therapy era—the patient’s perspective

    • Jörn Gröne
    • Eva-Maria Lorenz
    • Mario H. Mueller

    Original Article 12 July 2018 Pages: 1429 - 1435

    

14. Increased risk of periodontitis among patients with Crohn’s disease: a population-based matched-cohort study

    • Ying-Chen Chi
    • Jiunn-Liang Chen
    • Chyi-Huey Bai

    Original Article 12 July 2018 Pages: 1437 - 1444

    

15. Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on surgical site infections in pilonidal disease: prospective randomized study

    • Naciye Cigdem Arslan
    • Gulsen Atasoy
    • Cem Terzi

    Original Article 30 July 2018 Pages: 1445 - 1452

    

16. Combined rectopexy and sacrocolpopexy is safe for correction of pelvic organ prolapse

    • Cristina B. Geltzeiler
    • Elisa H. Birnbaum
    • Sean C. Glasgow

    Original Article 03 August 2018 Pages: 1453 - 1459

    

17. Posterolateral versus lateral internal anal sphincterotomy in the treatment of chronic anal fissure: a randomized controlled trial

    • Mohammed Alawady
    • Sameh Hany Emile
    • Mohamed Farid

    Original Article 19 May 2018 Pages: 1461 - 1467

    

18. Retrospective analysis of mepivacaine, prilocaine and chloroprocaine for low-dose spinal anaesthesia in outpatient perianal procedures

    • Volker Gebhardt
    • Kevin Kiefer
    • Marc D. Schmittner

    Original Article 13 May 2018 Pages: 1469 - 1477

19. A comparison of surgical devices for grade II and III hemorrhoidal disease. Results from the LigaLongo Trial comparing transanal Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy and circular stapled hemorrhoidopexy

    • Aurelien Venara
    • Juliette Podevin
    • on behalf of the LigaLongo Study Group

    Original Article 28 May 2018 Pages: 1479 - 1483

20. The first results of the “bevolkingsonderzoek” in the Zaanstreek region in The Netherlands

    • R. J. L. F. Loffeld
    • P. E. P. Dekkers
    • B. Liberov

    Short Communication 26 May 2018 Pages: 1485 - 1485

21. Anti-angiogenic agents in second-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer: the optimization of pharmacological costs

    • Jacopo Giuliani
    • Andrea Bonetti

    Short Communication 26 May 2018 Pages: 1487 - 1491

22. The effect of formalin fixation on the size of pelvic sidewall lymph nodes

    • Kazushige Kawai
    • Teppei Morikawa

    Short Communication 21 June 2018 Pages: 1493 - 1495

    

23. Risk factors and clinical courses of concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis: a Korean multicenter study

    • Yong Eun Park
    • Jae Hee Cheon
    • Won Ho Kim

    Short Communication 09 July 2018 Pages: 1497 - 1500

24. Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as Crohn’s disease: a case report

    • Amelie Therrien
    • Zaki El Haffaf
    • Bich N. Nguyen

    Case Report 08 May 2018 Pages: 1501 - 1504