1. Lymph node yield, survival benefit, and safety of high and low ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in colorectal cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Mou-Bo Si
   • Pei-Jing Yan
   • Tian-Kang Guo

   Review 17 April 2019 Pages: 947 - 962

   

2. Antibiotic therapy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Daniela Prechal
   • Fuad Damirov
   • Ulrich Ronellenfitsch

   Review 19 April 2019 Pages: 963 - 971

   

3. Is a drain necessary after anterior resection of the rectum? A systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Davide Cavaliere
   • Georgi Popivanov
   • Krzysztof Andrzej Tomaszewski

   Review 25 April 2019 Pages: 973 - 981

   

4. Completeness of total mesorectum excision of laparoscopic versus robotic surgery: a review with a meta-analysis

   • Marco Milone
   • Michele Manigrasso
   • Giovanni Domenico De Palma

   Review 06 May 2019 Pages: 983 - 991

   

5. Long distance to hospital is not a risk factor for non-reversal of a defunctioning stoma

   • Simon Näverlo
   • Karin Strigård
   • Ulf Gunnarsson

   Original Article Open access 12 February 2019 Pages: 993 - 1000

   

6. Comparison of surgical procedures implemented in recent years for patients with grade III and IV hemorrhoids: a network meta-analysis

   • Tiancong Du
   • Shijun Quan
   • Qiang Meng

   Original Article 30 March 2019 Pages: 1001 - 1012

   

7. Long-term outcome after segmental colonic resection for slow transit constipation

   • Konstantinos E. Tsimogiannis
   • U. Karlbom
   • W. Graf

   Original Article Open access 01 April 2019 Pages: 1013 - 1019

   

8. Right-sided vs. left-sided obstructing colonic cancer: results of a multicenter study of the French Surgical Association in 2325 patients and literature review

   • Diane Mege
   • Gilles Manceau
   • On behalf of the AFC (French Surgical Association) Working Group

   Original Article 02 April 2019 Pages: 1021 - 1032

   

9. Outcomes of endoscopic resection of large colorectal lesions subjected to prior failed resection or substantial manipulation

   • Andrew Emmanuel
   • Shraddha Gulati
   • Amyn Haji

   Original Article Open access 03 April 2019 Pages: 1033 - 1041

   

10. Successful use of tissue expander and pelvic sling to exclude small bowel for high-dose pelvic irradiation

    • Dedrick Kok Hong Chan
    • Timothy Cheo
    • Wai Kit Cheong

    Original Article 05 April 2019 Pages: 1043 - 1046

    

11. Arterial anatomy of the splenic flexure using preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography

    • Tomoko Tanaka
    • Takeru Matsuda
    • Yoshihiro Kakeji

    Original Article 06 April 2019 Pages: 1047 - 1051

    

12. Impact and risk factors of non-adherence to 5-aminosalicylates in quiescent ulcerative colitis evaluated by an electronic management system

    • M. P. Ballester
    • D. Marti-Aguado
    • M. Minguez

    Original Article 08 April 2019 Pages: 1053 - 1059

    

13. Characterization of risk factors for floppy pouch complex in ulcerative colitis

    • Khan Freeha
    • Xian Hua Gao
    • Bo Shen

    Original Article 11 April 2019 Pages: 1061 - 1067

    

14. Systemic inflammatory response predicts oncological outcomes in patients undergoing elective surgery for mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer

    • Marta Climent
    • Éanna J. Ryan
    • Des C. Winter

    Original Article 16 April 2019 Pages: 1069 - 1078

    

15. Resting vector volume measured before ileostomy reversal may be a predictor of major fecal incontinence in patients with mid or low rectal cancer: a longitudinal cohort study using a prospective clinical database

    • Min Hyun Kim
    • Myong Hun Ihn
    • Sung-Bum Kang

    Original Article 17 April 2019 Pages: 1079 - 1086

    

16. Supplementation with Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC PTA 4659 in patients affected by acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: a randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial

    • Carmine Petruzziello
    • Alessio Migneco
    • Veronica Ojetti

    Original Article 22 April 2019 Pages: 1087 - 1094

    

17. Preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen elevation in stage I colon cancer: improved risk of mortality in stage T1 than in stage T2

    • Feng Shen
    • Junhui Cui
    • Xiangdong Bao

    Original Article 23 April 2019 Pages: 1095 - 1104

    

18. Prognostic significance of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in colorectal cancer patients: a meta-analysis

    • Yu Fan
    • Shouyan Xiang
    • Zhenjun Gao

    Original Article 23 April 2019 Pages: 1105 - 1111

    

19. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) versus fibrin glue in cryptogenic fistula-in-ano: a phase III single-center, randomized, double-blind trial

    • Fernando de la Portilla
    • Maria Virginia Durán Muñoz-Cruzado
    • Francisco Javier Padillo

    Original Article 29 April 2019 Pages: 1113 - 1119

    

20. Long-term outcome and prognostic factors for patients with para-aortic lymph node dissection in left-sided colorectal cancer

    • Kota Sahara
    • Jun Watanabe
    • Itaru Endo

    Original Article 01 May 2019 Pages: 1121 - 1129

    

21. Three-dimensional high-resolution anorectal manometry can predict response to biofeedback therapy in defecation disorders

    • Charlotte Andrianjafy
    • Laure Luciano
    • Veronique Vitton

    Original Article 01 May 2019 Pages: 1131 - 1140

    

22. Defunctioning loop ileostomy for rectal anastomoses: predictors of stoma outlet obstruction

    • Koichi Tamura
    • Kenji Matsuda
    • Hiroki Yamaue

    Original Article 04 May 2019 Pages: 1141 - 1145

23. Appendiceal endometriosis invading the sigmoid colon: a rare entity

    • Panagiotis Lainas
    • Carmelisa Dammaro
    • Ibrahim Dagher

    Case Report 21 January 2019 Pages: 1147 - 1150