In memory of a great surgeon: Valerio Di Carlo (1938–2020) Fulvio CaliseFrancesco Basilethe Italian Community of Surgeons Obituary 24 April 2020 Pages: 231 - 232
Recommendations for medical care of oncological patients during the COVID-19 epidemic: experiences from China Hong ZhaoShunda DuYilei Mao Editorial and Commentary 12 May 2020 Pages: 235 - 236
Clinical implications of COVID-19 in patients with chronic liver disease and liver tumor Martina GambatoPatrizia Burra Editorial 05 June 2020 Pages: 237 - 239
Perspectives from Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic: nationwide survey-based focus on minimally invasive HPB surgery Luca AldrighettiUgo BoggiItalian Association of HepatoBilioPancreatic Surgeons-AICEP Original Article 29 May 2020 Pages: 241 - 247
Colorectal surgery in Italy during the Covid19 outbreak: a survey from the iCral study group Marco CaricatoGian Luca BaiocchiThe Italian Colorectal Anastomotic Leakage (iCral) study group Original Article 20 May 2020 Pages: 249 - 257
Bariatric surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: SICOB recommendations on how to perform surgery during the outbreak and when to resume the activities in phase 2 of lockdown Giuseppe NavarraIman KomaeiDiego Foschi Original Article 08 June 2020 Pages: 259 - 268
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical residency programmes in Italy: a nationwide analysis on behalf of the Italian Polyspecialistic Young Surgeons Society (SPIGC) Davide PertileGaetano GalloSPIGC Working Group Original Article 16 June 2020 Pages: 269 - 280
Continuing our work: transplant surgery and surgical oncology in a tertiary referral COVID-19 center Giammauro BerardiMarco ColasantiGiuseppe Maria Ettorre Original Article 04 June 2020 Pages: 281 - 289
Resuming elective surgery in the time of COVID-19: a safe and comprehensive strategy Khaled Al-OmarSohail BakkarPaolo Miccoli Original Article 03 June 2020 Pages: 291 - 295
I-ACTSS-COVID-19—the Italian acute care and trauma surgery survey for COVID-19 pandemic outbreak Valerio CozzaPietro FransveaI.-ACTSS.-COVID19 Collaborative Study Group Original Article 24 June 2020 Pages: 297 - 304
Surgical resection for liver cancer during the COVID-19 outbreak Haitham TrikiHeithem JeddouKarim Boudjema Letter to the Editor 20 May 2020 Pages: 305 - 307
What happened to surgical emergencies in the era of COVID-19 outbreak? Considerations of surgeons working in an Italian COVID-19 red zone Alberto PatritiEmilio EugeniFrancesco Guerra Letter to the Editor 23 April 2020 Pages: 309 - 310
The fight against COVID-19: disinfection protocol and turning over of CleanSpace® HALO™ in a Singapore Hospital Frederick H. KohMoarie G. TanMin-Hoe Chew Letter to the Editor 27 May 2020 Pages: 311 - 313
An underestimated “false negative COVID cholecystitis” in Northern Italy and the contagion of a surgical ward: it can happen everywhere Mari GiulioPietro AchilliMaggioni Dario Letter to the Editor 13 May 2020 Pages: 315 - 316
Telephone-based postoperative surveillance protocol for hepatobiliary cancer during the COVID-19 outbreak Nadia RussolilloElisa SpertiAlessandro Ferrero Letter to the Editor 10 June 2020 Pages: 317 - 318
Feasibility of enhanced recovery after surgery program in colorectal surgery during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: should we change something? Felice BorghiLuca PellegrinoGiorgio Giraudo Letter to the Editor 13 June 2020 Pages: 319 - 320
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: time for a neoadjuvant revolution? Roberto SalviaGiuseppe MalleoClaudio Bassi Editorial and Commentary 22 May 2020 Pages: 321 - 324
Modern surgery for ulcerative colitis Brenda MurphyDara Oliver KavanaghDesmond Colm Winter Review Article 11 February 2020 Pages: 325 - 333
Kono-S anastomosis after intestinal resection for Crohn’s disease Roberto PeltriniPaola Antonella GrecoLuigi Bucci Review Article 02 January 2020 Pages: 335 - 340
Global updates in the treatment of gastric cancer: a systematic review. Part 1: staging, classification and surgical treatment Annamaria AgnesAlberto BiondiDomenico D’Ugo Review Article 10 March 2020 Pages: 341 - 353
Global updates in the treatment of gastric cancer: a systematic review. Part 2: perioperative management, multimodal therapies, new technologies, standardization of the surgical treatment and educational aspects Domenico D’UgoAnnamaria AgnesRoberto Persiani Review Article 18 April 2020 Pages: 355 - 378
The Italian National Registry for minimally invasive pancreatic surgery: an initiative of the Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Pancreas Surgery (IGoMIPS) Alessandro ZerbiGiovanni CaprettiUgo Boggi Original Article 29 May 2020 Pages: 379 - 385
Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a single-center propensity score matching study Ke ChenQin TongXian-fa Wang Original Article 08 April 2020 Pages: 387 - 397
Hepatocellular carcinoma surgical and oncological trends in a national multicentric population: the HERCOLES experience Simone FamularoMatteo DonadonHE.RC.O.LE.S. Group Original Article 13 March 2020 Pages: 399 - 411
Intrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma with radiological enhancement patterns mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma Luca ViganòAna LleoGuido Torzilli Original Article 22 April 2020 Pages: 413 - 421
Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: are we ready to step towards minimally invasiveness? Francesca RattiGuido FiorentiniLuca Aldrighetti Original Article 27 March 2020 Pages: 423 - 433
Laparoscopic ablation therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma: could specific indications for the laparoscopic approach influence the effectiveness? Roberto SantambrogioMatteo BarabinoMarco Antonio Zappa Original Article 03 April 2020 Pages: 435 - 443
Does a 3D laparoscopic approach improve surgical outcome of mininvasive right colectomy? A retrospective case–control study Umberto BracaleGiovanni MerolaFrancesco Corcione Original Article 30 March 2020 Pages: 445 - 451
Delaying surgery by more than 10 weeks after long-course neoadjuvant radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer patients improves pathologic complete response Pere Planellas GinéLídia Cornejo FernándezAntoni Codina Cazador Original Article 30 March 2020 Pages: 453 - 461
Postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal surgery with anastomotic leak before and after hospital discharge Cristian A. AngeramoNicolas H. DreifussNicolas A. Rotholtz Original Article 13 April 2020 Pages: 463 - 468
Delayed surgery after radio-chemotherapy for rectal adenocarcinoma is protective for anastomotic dehiscence: a single-center observational retrospective cohort study Damiano CaputoSilvia AngelettiRoberto Coppola Original Article 18 April 2020 Pages: 469 - 475
Indocyanine green-enhanced fluorangiography (ICGf) in laparoscopic extraperitoneal rectal cancer resection Laura BonadioCristiana IacuzzoNicolò de Manzini Original Article 18 February 2020 Pages: 477 - 482
The preoperative prognostic nutrition index is a prognostic indicator for survival in elderly gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis Takamasa TakahashiYuji KaneokaMasahito Uji Original Article 19 March 2020 Pages: 483 - 491
Laparoscopic mini/one anastomosis gastric bypass: anatomic features, imaging, efficacy and postoperative complications Giovanni ScavoneDaniele Carmelo CaltabianoAntonio Scavone Original Article 18 March 2020 Pages: 493 - 502
Is the minimally invasive trauma surgeon the next (r)evolution of trauma surgery? Indications and outcomes of diagnostic and therapeutic trauma laparoscopy in a level 1 trauma centre Arianna BirindelliMauro PoddaTraumaLap Study Group Original Article 26 March 2020 Pages: 503 - 512
The use of emergency laparoscopy for acute abdomen in the elderly: the FRAILESEL Italian Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study Gianluca CostaPietro Fransveathe ERASO (Elderly Risk Assessment and Surgical Outcome) Collaborative Study Group Original Article 22 February 2020 Pages: 513 - 525
Aortic balloon occlusion (REBOA) in pelvic ring injuries: preliminary results of the ABO Trauma Registry Federico CoccoliniMarco CeresoliTal M. Hörer Original Article 04 March 2020 Pages: 527 - 536
Comparison of round smooth and shaped micro-textured implants in terms of quality of life and aesthetic outcomes in women undergoing breast reconstruction: a single-centre prospective study Oreste Claudio BuonomoLjuba MorandoGiuseppe Petrella Original Article 15 February 2020 Pages: 537 - 546
Outcomes after pneumonectomy versus limited lung resection in adults with traumatic lung injury Richelle L. HomoAreg GrigorianJeffry Nahmias Original Article 21 February 2020 Pages: 547 - 553
Laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatus hernia: proposal for standardization using the “critical view” concept Davide BonaAlberto AiolfiLuigi Bonavina Technical Note 04 March 2020 Pages: 555 - 558
A short survey can help to decrease post-operative opioid prescribing R. Wesley VosburgJulie J. Kim Letter to the Editor 17 March 2020 Pages: 559 - 561
