1. Loop ileostomy versus loop colostomy for fecal diversion after colorectal or coloanal anastomosis: a meta-analysis

   • F. Rondelli
   • P. Reboldi
   • G. Noya

   Review 12 February 2009 Pages: 479 - 488

   

2. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 promoter −658CT gene polymorphism is associated with ulcerative colitis in Chinese patients

   • Yan Luo
   • Bing Xia
   • Yan Zhao

   Original Article 16 December 2008 Pages: 489 - 493

   

3. Mucosal vascular pattern in ulcerative colitis: observations using narrow band imaging colonoscopy with special reference to histologic inflammation

   • Tetsuji Kudo
   • Takayuki Matsumoto
   • Mitsuo Iida

   Original Article 15 January 2009 Pages: 495 - 501

   

4. IGR2096a_1 T and IGR2198a_1 C alleles on IBD5 locus of chromosome 5q31 region confer risk for Crohn’s disease in Hungarian patients

   • Lilla Lakner
   • Veronika Csöngei
   • Béla Melegh

   Original Article 13 February 2009 Pages: 503 - 507

5. Meta-analysis of medical treatment and placebo treatment for preventing postoperative recurrence in Crohn’s disease (CD)

   • Yunfei Cao
   • Feng Gao
   • Zengnan Mo

   Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 509 - 520

   

6. Long-term success rate after surgical treatment of anorectal and rectovaginal fistulas in Crohn’s disease

   • Thorsten Löffler
   • Thilo Welsch
   • Peter Kienle

   Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 521 - 526

   

7. Detection of colonic polyps according to insertion/withdrawal phases of colonoscopy

   • Sergio Morini
   • Cesare Hassan
   • Salvatore M.A. Campo

   Original Article 05 February 2009 Pages: 527 - 530

8. Full thickness transanal re-excision following endoscopic removal of malignant rectal polyps

   • Marcovalerio Melis
   • Renee Gruel
   • David Shibata

   Original Article 22 January 2009 Pages: 531 - 536

   

9. Is simple mucosal resection really possible? Considerations about histological findings after stapled hemorrhoidopexy

   • Gabriele Naldini
   • Jacopo Martellucci
   • Mauro Rossi

   Original Article 24 January 2009 Pages: 537 - 541

   

10. Small intestinal submucosa for reinforcement of colonic anastomosis

    • Jens Hoeppner
    • Vladan Crnogorac
    • Ullrich Theodor Hopt

    Original Article 30 January 2009 Pages: 543 - 550

    

11. Effects of cyclooxygenase inhibition on anastomotic healing following large bowel resection in a rabbit model—a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial

    • Heiko Neuss
    • Wieland Raue
    • Julian W. Mall

    Original Article 29 January 2009 Pages: 551 - 557

    

12. Effects of amniotic membrane on the healing of primary colonic anastomoses in the cecal ligation and puncture model of secondary peritonitis in rats

    • Mehmet Uludag
    • Bulent Citgez
    • Adnan Isgor

    Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 559 - 567

    

13. Surgeons lack predictive accuracy for anastomotic leakage in gastrointestinal surgery

    • A. Karliczek
    • N. J. Harlaar
    • G. M. van Dam

    Original Article Open access 17 February 2009 Pages: 569 - 576

    

14. Surgical treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis—analysis of predictive risk factors for postoperative infections, surgical complications, and mortality

    • D. Antolovic
    • C. Reissfelder
    • J. Weitz

    Original Article 04 February 2009 Pages: 577 - 584

15. Sham feed or sham? A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials assessing the effect of gum chewing on gut function after elective colorectal surgery

    • Craig N. Parnaby
    • Alisdair J. MacDonald
    • John T. Jenkins

    Original Article 17 February 2009 Pages: 585 - 592

    

16. Idiopathic pseudomembranous colitis limited to the right colon: a change from Clostridium difficile

    • Stuart M. Robinson
    • Steven A. White

    Letter to the Editor 02 October 2008 Pages: 593 - 594

17. Chronic diarrhea and melanosis coli caused by wellness drink

    • Jan Kunkel
    • Sven Schmidt
    • Jörg-Dieter Schulzke

    Letter to the Editor 10 December 2008 Pages: 595 - 596

18. Effects of botulinum toxin injection on anal achalasia after pull-through operations for Hirschsprung’s disease: a 1-year follow-up study

    • Da Peng Jiang
    • Chang Qing Xu
    • Fu You Han

    Letter to the Editor 03 October 2008 Pages: 597 - 598

19. Colouterine fistula complicating diverticulitis in elderly women

    • Ramon Vilallonga
    • Juan Antonio Baena
    • Manuel Armengol Carrasco

    Letter to the Editor 16 December 2008 Pages: 599 - 600

20. Spinal abscess presenting as the initial symptom of Crohn’s disease

    • Sebastian G. de la Fuente
    • Shawn D. Safford
    • Kirk A. Ludwig

    Letter to the Editor 18 October 2008 Pages: 601 - 602

21. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy associated with inflammatory bowel diseases: questioning the autoimmunity hypothesis

    • A. Ariatti
    • G. Ficarra
    • G. Galassi

    Letter to the Editor 27 January 2009 Pages: 603 - 604