1. Spouses of patients with a stoma lack information and support and are restricted in their social and sexual life: a systematic review

   • Anne Kjaergaard Danielsen
   • Jakob Burcharth
   • Jacob Rosenberg

   Review 31 July 2013 Pages: 1603 - 1612

   

2. Endoluminal ultrasound biomicroscopy as a reliable tool for in vivo assessment of colonic inflammation in rats

   • Marcelo Alexandre Pinto de Britto
   • Rossana Colla Soletti
   • João Carlos Machado

   Original Article 08 August 2013 Pages: 1613 - 1620

   

3. Anorectal malformation associated with a mutation in the P63 gene in a family with split hand–foot malformation

   • Pengjun Su
   • Yuhang Yuan
   • Zhibo Zhang

   Original Article Open access 05 June 2013 Pages: 1621 - 1627

   

4. The value of the pretreatment albumin/globulin ratio in predicting the long-term survival in colorectal cancer

   • Basem Azab
   • Shiksha Kedia
   • Scott W. Bloom

   Original Article 16 July 2013 Pages: 1629 - 1636

   

5. Descriptive profile of PIK3CA-mutated colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women

   • Amanda I. Phipps
   • Karen W. Makar
   • Polly A. Newcomb

   Original Article 01 June 2013 Pages: 1637 - 1642

   

6. Quality colonoscopy and risk of interval cancer in Lynch syndrome

   • J. F. Haanstra
   • H. F. A. Vasen
   • W. H. de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel

   Original Article 16 July 2013 Pages: 1643 - 1649

   

7. Intestinal permeability, systemic endotoxemia, and bacterial translocation after open or laparoscopic resection for colon cancer: a prospective randomized study.

   • Mario Schietroma
   • Beatrice Pessia
   • Gianfranco Amicucci

   Original Article 06 August 2013 Pages: 1651 - 1660

   

8. Laterally spreading tumors of the colorectum: clinicopathologic features and malignant potential by macroscopic morphology

   • Kyeong Ok Kim
   • Byung Ik Jang
   • Si Hyung Lee

   Original Article 11 August 2013 Pages: 1661 - 1666

9. Clinical implication of additional selective lateral lymph node excision in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who underwent preoperative chemoradiotherapy

   • Seok-Byung Lim
   • Chang Sik Yu
   • Jin Cheon Kim

   Original Article 14 August 2013 Pages: 1667 - 1674

   

10. Surgical treatment for isolated inguinal lymph node metastasis in lower rectal adenocarcinoma patients improves outcome

    • Tomohiro Adachi
    • Takao Hinoi
    • Hideki Ohdan

    Original Article 09 July 2013 Pages: 1675 - 1680

    

11. Primary anastomosis with a defunctioning stoma versus Hartmann's procedure for perforated diverticulitis—a comparison of stoma reversal rates

    • P. H. Alizai
    • M. Schulze-Hagen
    • R. Rosch

    Original Article 03 August 2013 Pages: 1681 - 1688

12. Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for mid–low rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy: comparison of oncologic outcomes

    • Avanish P. Saklani
    • Dae Ro Lim
    • Nam Kyu Kim

    Original Article 14 August 2013 Pages: 1689 - 1698

    

13. F-18 FDG PET/CT in the assessment of patients with unexplained CEA rise after surgical curative resection for colorectal cancer

    • S. Giacomobono
    • R. Gallicchio
    • G. Storto

    Original Article 12 July 2013 Pages: 1699 - 1705

    

14. Severe intestinal toxicity after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for abdominopelvic malignancies

    • Sun Hyun Bae
    • Mi-Sook Kim
    • Sang Bum Kim

    Original Article 18 June 2013 Pages: 1707 - 1713

    

15. Factors predictive for a positive invasive mesenteric angiogram following a positive CT angiogram in patients with acute lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage

    • Ker-Kan Tan
    • Timothy Shore
    • Christopher John Young

    Original Article 09 July 2013 Pages: 1715 - 1719

    

16. Colon transit time in healthy children and adolescents

    • S. Vande Velde
    • A. Notebaert
    • S. Van Biervliet

    Original Article 26 July 2013 Pages: 1721 - 1724

    

17. Atmospheric pressure does not influence acute diverticular disease

    • Benito Velayos
    • Fernando Pons-Renedo
    • José Manuel Hernández-González

    Letter to the Editor 15 February 2013 Pages: 1725 - 1726

18. Hemi-levator excision to provide greater sphincter preservation in low rectal cancer

    • Sami F. AlAsari
    • Daero Lim
    • Nam Kyu Kim

    Letter to the Editor 03 March 2013 Pages: 1727 - 1728

19. Combination of omentoplasty, trans-abdominal biological mesh, and vacuum-assisted closure system for complex pelvic floor reconstruction. An alternative to current standards?

    • Eleonora Farinella
    • Luca Viganò
    • Lorenzo Capussotti

    Letter to the Editor 21 March 2013 Pages: 1729 - 1730

20. Early treatment and prevention of the radiation proctitis—composite enemas containing sodium butyrate

    • Zoran Stojcev
    • Łukasz Krokowicz
    • Tomasz Banasiewicz

    Letter to the Editor Open access 21 March 2013 Pages: 1731 - 1732

21. Letter: response to article “Is there disadvantage to radical lymph node dissection in colon cancer?”

    • Sung Uk Bae
    • Avanish P. Saklani

    Letter to the Editor 26 May 2013 Pages: 1733 - 1733

22. Challenging diagnosis of intra-diverticular colonic adenocarcinoma with submucosal localization

    • Armen Parsyan
    • Marie-Josee Cardin
    • Indrojit Roy

    Letter to the Editor 01 June 2013 Pages: 1735 - 1737

23. Laparoscopic repair of internal hernia following laparoscopic anterior resection

    • Nabila Ansari
    • Anil Keshava
    • Gillian L. Richardson

    Letter to the Editor 08 June 2013 Pages: 1739 - 1741

24. Four cases of carcinoid tumour in Crohn’s disease: coincidence or correlation?

    • Chiara Praticò
    • Fernando Rizzello
    • Paolo Gionchetti

    Letter to the Editor 15 June 2013 Pages: 1743 - 1745