1. Mechanical bowel preparation for colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis on abdominal and systemic complications on almost 5,000 patients

   • Gianpiero Gravante
   • Riccardo Caruso
   • Pasquale Giordano

   Review 04 October 2008 Pages: 1145 - 1150

2. The diagnostic criteria for right colonic diverticulitis: prospective evaluation of 100 patients

   • In Kyu Lee
   • Seung Eun Jung
   • Suk Kyun Chang

   Original Article 14 August 2008 Pages: 1151 - 1157

   

3. Omentoplasty in the prevention of anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection: a meta-analysis

   • Xiang-Yong Hao
   • Ke-Hu Yang
   • Hong-Ling Li

   Original Article 02 September 2008 Pages: 1159 - 1165

   

4. Intraabdominal septic complications following bowel resection for Crohn’s disease: detrimental influence on long-term outcome

   • Igors Iesalnieks
   • Alexandra Kilger
   • Ayman Agha

   Original Article 09 August 2008 Pages: 1167 - 1174

   

5. Effect of bisacodyl on postoperative bowel motility in elective colorectal surgery: a prospective, randomized trial

   • U. Zingg
   • D. Miskovic
   • U. Metzger

   Original Article 30 July 2008 Pages: 1175 - 1183

   

6. Healing of colonic anastomoses after immediate postoperative intraperitoneal administration of oxaliplatin

   • Dimitrios Kanellos
   • Manousos-Georgios Pramateftakis
   • Haralampos Lazaridis

   Original Article 02 August 2008 Pages: 1185 - 1191

   

7. Perforated colonic diverticular disease: the importance of NSAIDs, opioids, corticosteroids, and calcium channel blockers

   • Kristoffer Piekarek
   • Leif A. Israelsson

   Original Article 05 August 2008 Pages: 1193 - 1197

8. Male sexual function and lower urinary tract symptoms after laparoscopic total mesorectal excision

   • S. O. Breukink
   • M. F. van Driel
   • W. J. H. J. Meijerink

   Original Article Open access 15 August 2008 Pages: 1199 - 1205

   

9. Quality of life and patient’s expectations after closure of a temporary stoma

   • Michael Siassi
   • Werner Hohenberger
   • Maren Weiss

   Original Article 07 August 2008 Pages: 1207 - 1212

   

10. The effect of smoking after surgery for Crohn’s disease: a meta-analysis of observational studies

    • George E. Reese
    • Theodore Nanidis
    • Paris P. Tekkis

    Original Article 02 September 2008 Pages: 1213 - 1221

    

11. Expression of β-F1-ATPase and mitochondrial transcription factor A and the change in mitochondrial DNA content in colorectal cancer: clinical data analysis and evidence from an in vitro study

    • Pei-Ching Lin
    • Jen-Kou Lin
    • Shih-Ching Chang

    Original Article 04 September 2008 Pages: 1223 - 1232

    

12. Adjuvant perioperative portal vein or peripheral intravenous chemotherapy for potentially curative colorectal cancer: long-term results of a randomized controlled trial

    • U. Laffer
    • U. Metzger
    • R. Herrmann

    Original Article 08 August 2008 Pages: 1233 - 1241

    

13. Alterations of Chk1 and Chk2 expression in colon cancer

    • Magdalena Stawinska
    • Adam Cygankiewicz
    • Wanda M. Krajewska

    Original Article 05 August 2008 Pages: 1243 - 1249

    

14. Subtotal colectomy with antiperistaltic cecoproctostomy for selected patients with slow transit constipation—from Chinese report

    • Cong-Qing Jiang
    • Qun Qian
    • Yun-Hua Wu

    Original Article 12 August 2008 Pages: 1251 - 1256

    

15. Surgical treatment for anorectal malignant melanoma: report of five cases and review of 79 Japanese cases

    • Satoshi Ishizone
    • Naohiko Koide
    • Shinichi Miyagawa

    Case Report 17 July 2008 Pages: 1257 - 1262

    

16. Two new MLH1 germline mutations in Brazilian lynch syndrome families

    • M. V. Dominguez
    • E. P. Bastos
    • B. M. Rossi

    Letter to the Editor 02 July 2008 Pages: 1263 - 1264

17. Sunitinib malate as the salvage therapy in advanced rectal carcinoid tumor

    • Chun Chi Lu
    • Hsuen Fu Lin
    • Woei Yau Kao

    Letter to the Editor 16 July 2008 Pages: 1265 - 1266

18. The prognostic importance of thymidylate gene polymorphism in colon cancer stage II

    • Lars Dysager
    • Lars Henrik Jensen
    • Anders Jakobsen

    Letter to the Editor 16 July 2008 Pages: 1267 - 1267