1. Loss of desmocollin 1-3 and homeobox genes PITX1 and CDX2 are associated with tumor progression and survival in colorectal carcinoma

   • Thomas Knösel
   • Yuan Chen
   • Iver Petersen

   Original Article 23 March 2012 Pages: 1391 - 1399

   

2. Clinical correlations of miR-21 expression in colorectal cancer patients and effects of its inhibition on DLD1 colon cancer cells

   • Petra Faltejskova
   • Andrej Besse
   • Ondrej Slaby

   Original Article 03 April 2012 Pages: 1401 - 1408

   

3. Overexpression of protein S100A4 is independently associated with overall survival in stage C colonic cancer but only in cytoplasm at the advancing tumour front

   • P. S. S. Kho
   • L. Jankova
   • S. Clarke

   Original Article 09 May 2012 Pages: 1409 - 1417

   

4. The effect of inositol hexaphosphate on the expression of selected metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors in IL-1β-stimulated colon cancer cells

   • Małgorzata Kapral
   • Joanna Wawszczyk
   • Ludmiła Węglarz

   Original Article Open access 15 March 2012 Pages: 1419 - 1428

   

5. Association of genetic variants in tachykinins pathway genes with colorectal cancer risk

   • Yunxian Yu
   • Yifeng Pan
   • Kun Chen

   Original Article 26 June 2012 Pages: 1429 - 1436

6. Adipose-derived stem cells on the healing of ischemic colitis: a therapeutic effect by angiogenesis

   • Hyun Ho Joo
   • Hye Jung Jo
   • Young Il Yang

   Original Article 16 May 2012 Pages: 1437 - 1443

   

7. STW 5 is effective in dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in rats

   • Walaa Wadie
   • Heba Abdel-Aziz
   • Mohamed T. Khayyal

   Original Article Open access 06 May 2012 Pages: 1445 - 1453

   

8. Utility of fecal and serum anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease-like condition of the pouch

   • Linda Y. Tang
   • Hui Cai
   • Bo Shen

   Original Article 20 March 2012 Pages: 1455 - 1463

   

9. Confirmation of three inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility loci in a Chinese cohort

   • Chaolan Lv
   • Xiaoming Yang
   • Fachao Zhi

   Original Article 20 March 2012 Pages: 1465 - 1472

   

10. Additional colectomy after colonoscopic polypectomy for T1 colon cancer: a fine balance between oncologic benefit and operative risk

    • Emmanuel I. Benizri
    • Jean-Marc Bereder
    • Daniel Benchimol

    Original Article 29 March 2012 Pages: 1473 - 1478

11. Does preoperative total parenteral nutrition in patients with ulcerative colitis produce better outcomes?

    • Harry Salinas
    • Abdulmentin Dursun
    • Liliana Bordeianou

    Original Article 21 July 2012 Pages: 1479 - 1483

12. Preoperative exercise capacity in adult inflammatory bowel disease sufferers, determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing

    • J. M. Otto
    • A. F. O’Doherty
    • H. E. Montgomery

    Original Article 29 July 2012 Pages: 1485 - 1491

    

13. Safety and efficacy of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection in elders: clinical and follow-up outcomes

    • Naoto Tamai
    • Yutaka Saito
    • Hisao Tajiri

    Original Article 07 June 2012 Pages: 1493 - 1499

    

14. Management of synchronous rectal and prostate cancer

    • D. O. Kavanagh
    • D. M. Quinlan
    • D. C. Winter

    Original Article 28 March 2012 Pages: 1501 - 1508

    

15. Does stenting of left-sided colorectal cancer as a “bridge to surgery” adversely affect oncological outcomes? A comparison with non-obstructing elective left-sided colonic resections

    • Alexandra L. Knight
    • Vasileios Trompetas
    • Hugh J. Anderson

    Original Article 09 June 2012 Pages: 1509 - 1514

    

16. Microbiological spectrum of the intraperitoneal surface after elective right-sided colon cancer: are there differences in the peritoneal contamination after performing a stapled or a handsewn anastomosis?

    • Jaime Ruiz-Tovar
    • Jair Santos
    • Rafael Calpena

    Original Article 12 May 2012 Pages: 1515 - 1519

    

17. Different approaches for complete mobilization of the splenic flexure during laparoscopic rectal cancer resection

    • Volker Benseler
    • Matthias Hornung
    • Ayman Agha

    Original Article 25 May 2012 Pages: 1521 - 1529

    

18. Multidisciplinary management of colorectal cancer enhances access to multimodal therapy and compliance with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines

    • Rebecca A. Levine
    • Bhani Chawla
    • Harry Wasvary

    Original Article 30 May 2012 Pages: 1531 - 1538

    

19. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery—a new method in the treatment of complicated large gastric heterotopy in the rectum

    • Valdemaras Jotautas
    • Dileta Rutkauskaitė
    • Kęstutis Strupas

    Letter to the Editor 18 February 2012 Pages: 1539 - 1540

20. Severe intra-abdominal bleeding plus large pneumoperitonium following procedure of prolapsed hemorrhoids (PPH)

    • A. Al-Haddad

    Letter to the Editor 22 February 2012 Pages: 1541 - 1542

21. Type A botulinum toxin treatment for chronic anal fissure

    • Giuseppe Brisinda
    • Serafino Vanella
    • Giorgio Maria

    Letter to the Editor 21 February 2012 Pages: 1543 - 1545

22. Colonoscopy as a useful tool in determining the transition zone in transanal endorectal pull-through in Hirschsprung’s disease

    • Pedro Luiz Toledo de Arruda Lourenção
    • Érika Veruska Paiva Ortolan
    • Bonifácio Katsunori Takegawa

    Letter to the Editor 14 March 2012 Pages: 1547 - 1548