Sarcopenia predicts worse postoperative outcomes and decreased survival rates in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis Mario Trejo-AvilaKatya Bozada-GutiérrezMucio Moreno-Portillo Review 22 January 2021 Pages: 1077 - 1096
Ileo-colic intra-corporeal anastomosis during robotic right colectomy: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of different techniques Simone GuadagniMatteo PalmeriLuca Morelli Review Open access 23 January 2021 Pages: 1097 - 1110
Radiotherapy alone versus chemoradiotherapy for stage I anal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis Gaurav TalwarRyan DanielCagla Eskicioglu Review 24 January 2021 Pages: 1111 - 1122
Does rectal tube/transanal stent placement after an anterior resection for rectal cancer reduce anastomotic leak? A systematic review and meta-analysis Kay T. ChoyTze Wei Wilson YangJoseph C. Kong Review 30 January 2021 Pages: 1123 - 1132
Surgical management of Crohn’s disease: a state of the art review Elise Maria Meima - van PraagChristianne Johanna BuskensWilhelmus Adrianus Bemelman Review Open access 02 February 2021 Pages: 1133 - 1145
C-reactive protein can predict anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis Denise E. YeungElizabeth PeterknechtAndrew W. Torrance Review 08 February 2021 Pages: 1147 - 1162
Comparing functional outcomes between transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LaTME) for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis Kay T. ChoyTze Wei Wilson YangSatish K Warrier Review 13 February 2021 Pages: 1163 - 1174
A European snapshot of psychosocial characteristics and patients’ perspectives of faecal incontinence—do they correlate with current scoring systems? Felicity CreamerAlessandra OrlandoYasuko Maeda Original Article 12 January 2021 Pages: 1175 - 1180
Defining early recurrence in patients with resected primary colorectal carcinoma and its respective risk factors Felix WiesmuellerRolf SchuetzChristian Krautz Original Article Open access 15 January 2021 Pages: 1181 - 1191
Targeted housestaff intervention reduces opioid use without worsening patient-reported pain scores and improves outcomes among patients with IBD: the “IBD pain ladder” Pavlos KaimakliotisAjit RamaduguItishree Trivedi Original Article 23 January 2021 Pages: 1193 - 1200
Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of colorectal cancer patients with ovarian metastasis: a multicenter retrospective study Xiaofen LiWei ZhangMeng Qiu Original Article 28 January 2021 Pages: 1201 - 1208
Outcomes of elective left colectomy in renal-transplanted patients: a single-center case-control study (LECoRT study) Thomas BardolRegis SoucheJean-Michel Fabre Original Article 28 January 2021 Pages: 1209 - 1219
Risk factors affecting failure of colonoscopic detorsion for sigmoid colon volvulus: a single center experience Ahmet SurekCevher AkarsuHalil Alis Original Article 29 January 2021 Pages: 1221 - 1229
The optimal management of anti-drug antibodies to infliximab and identification of anti-drug antibody values for clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Neasa Mc GettiganAman Shah AfridiAoibhlinn O’Toole Original Article 29 January 2021 Pages: 1231 - 1241
Treatment and subsequent prognosis in locally recurrent rectal cancer: a multicenter retrospective study of 498 patients Takatoshi MatsuyamaShinichi YamauchiJapanese Study Group for Postoperative Follow-up of Colorectal Cancer Original Article 30 January 2021 Pages: 1243 - 1250
Effective dissection for rectal cancer with lateral lymph node metastasis based on prognostic factors and recurrence type Hajime MorohashiYoshiyuki SakamotoKenichi Hakamada Original Article Open access 01 February 2021 Pages: 1251 - 1261
Therapeutic significance of D3 dissection for low rectal cancer: a comparison of dissections between the lateral pelvic lymph nodes and the lymph nodes along the root of the inferior mesenteric artery in a multicenter retrospective cohort study Hiroaki InoueKazuhito SasakiSoichiro Ishihara Original Article 03 February 2021 Pages: 1263 - 1270
Use of a standardized discharge checklist with daily post-operative C-reactive protein monitoring does not impact readmission rates after colon and rectal surgery James W. Ogilvie JrImad QayyumMartin A. Luchtefeld Original Article 05 February 2021 Pages: 1271 - 1278
Initial experience of preoperative short-course radiotherapy followed by oxaliplatin-based consolidation chemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer Seung Ho SongJun Seok ParkAn Na Seo Original Article 06 February 2021 Pages: 1279 - 1286
A multicenter, propensity score-matched cohort study about short-term and long-term outcomes after laparoscopic versus open surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer Koki GotoJun WatanabeItaru Endo Original Article 11 February 2021 Pages: 1287 - 1295
Same-day discharge after appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis Elisabeth M. L. de WijkersloothJay M. BakasBas P. L. Wijnhoven Original Article Open access 11 February 2021 Pages: 1297 - 1309
The comparison of FOLFOX regimens with different doses of 5-FU for the adjuvant treatment of colorectal cancer: a multicenter study Nadiye AkdenizMuhammet Ali KaplanAbdurrahman Işıkdoğan Original Article 14 February 2021 Pages: 1311 - 1319
Sclerotherapy with 3% polidocanol foam for third- and fourth-degree hemorrhoids as “bridge treatment” during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Giorgio LisiM. CampanelliM. Grande Short Communication 16 January 2021 Pages: 1321 - 1322
Study protocol: a multicenter randomized controlled trial to evaluate the length of hospital stay of intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer (CONNECT study) Shogo TakeiJun WatanabeItaru Endo Clinical Study Protocol 02 February 2021 Pages: 1323 - 1328