1. Treatment possibilities for low anterior resection syndrome: a review of the literature

   • Audrius Dulskas
   • Edgaras Smolskas
   • Narimantas E. Samalavicius

   Review 08 January 2018 Pages: 251 - 260

   

2. Systematic review and comparison of national and international guidelines on diverticular disease

   • T. Galetin
   • A. Galetin
   • A. D. Rink

   Review 18 January 2018 Pages: 261 - 272

   

3. Effect of immunonutrition on colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgery: a meta-analysis

   • Jing Xu
   • Xian Sun
   • Juan Wu

   Original Article Open access 15 January 2018 Pages: 273 - 283

   

4. Perioperative pain after robot-assisted versus laparoscopic rectal resection

   • Rikke Tolstrup
   • Jonas Amstrup Funder
   • Lene Hjerrild Iversen

   Original Article 14 December 2017 Pages: 285 - 289

   

5. Does laparoscopic intracorporeal ileocolic anastomosis decreases surgical site infection rate? A propensity score-matched cohort study

   • L. Martinek
   • K. You
   • R. Bergamaschi

   Original Article 11 January 2018 Pages: 291 - 298

6. One decade of rectal prolapse surgery: a national study

   • Trine Bjerke
   • Tommie Mynster

   Original Article 23 December 2017 Pages: 299 - 304

   

7. Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency testing does not provide useful information in guiding therapy for fecal incontinence

   • Julia T. Saraidaridis
   • George Molina
   • Liliana Bordeianou

   Original Article 13 January 2018 Pages: 305 - 310

8. Use of an ACE inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker is a major risk factor for dehydration requiring readmission in the setting of a new ileostomy

   • Gregory Charak
   • Benjamin A. Kuritzkes
   • Emmanouil P. Pappou

   Original Article 27 January 2018 Pages: 311 - 316

9. Long-term quality of life after conservative treatment versus surgery for different stages of acute sigmoid diverticulitis

   • Martina Brandlhuber
   • Christian Genzinger
   • Martin E. Kreis

   Original Article 03 February 2018 Pages: 317 - 326

   

10. Low risk of intra-abdominal infections in rectal cancer patients treated with Hartmann’s procedure: a report from a national registry

    • Ingvar Sverrisson
    • Maziar Nikberg
    • Kenneth Smedh

    Original Article Open access 21 January 2018 Pages: 327 - 332

11. Intraoperative colonic pulse oximetry in left-sided colorectal surgery: can it predict anastomotic leak?

    • Johannes M. Salusjärvi
    • Monika A. Carpelan-Holmström
    • Tom M. Scheinin

    Short Communication 26 January 2018 Pages: 333 - 336

    

12. Impact of transanal drainage tube on anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic low anterior resection

    • Kenji Kawada
    • Ryo Takahashi
    • Yoshiharu Sakai

    Short Communication 21 December 2017 Pages: 337 - 340

    

13. Transanal total mesorectal excision: is it necessary in the era of robots?

    • Li-Jen Kuo
    • James Chi-Yong Ngu
    • Chia-Che Chen

    Short Communication 19 January 2018 Pages: 341 - 343

14. New ultrasonographic evaluation of stool and/or gas distribution for treatment of chronic constipation

    • Noriaki Manabe
    • Tomoari Kamada
    • Ken Haruma

    Short Communication 22 January 2018 Pages: 345 - 348

    

15. Risk of colorectal cancer in patients with periodontal disease severity: a nationwide, population-based cohort study

    • Je-Ming Hu
    • Cheng-Jung Shen
    • Chien-An Sun

    Short Communication 03 February 2018 Pages: 349 - 352

    

16. Could spouses of colorectal cancer patients possess higher risk of developing colorectal cancer?

    • Ker-Kan Tan
    • Gerald C. H. Koh

    Letter to the Editor 17 January 2018 Pages: 353 - 353

17. Correction to: Pretreatment quality of life in patients with rectal cancer is associated with intrusive thoughts and sense of coherence

    • Dan Asplund
    • Thue Bisgaard
    • Eva Angenete

    Correction 13 January 2018 Pages: 355 - 357