1. Cecum to pelvis technique: a simple and autologous solution to prevent postoperative complications in pelvic surgery

   • Hector Guadalajara
   • Stacye Michelle Toups
   • Damián García-Olmo

   CASE REPORT Open access 26 May 2024 Article: 79

   

2. Machine learning–based response assessment in patients with rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: radiomics analysis for assessing tumor regression grade using T2-weighted magnetic resonance images

   • Yong Dae Lee
   • Hyug-Gi Kim
   • Myung-Won You

   RESEARCH Open access 24 May 2024 Article: 78

   

3. Accuracy of optical diagnosis with narrow band imaging in the surveillance of ulcerative colitis: a prospective study comparing Kudo, Kudo-IBD and NICE classifications

   • Andrea Cassinotti
   • Piergiorgio Duca
   • Sandro Ardizzone

   Research Open access 24 May 2024 Article: 77

   

4. Risk factors for pulmonary complications after colorectal cancer surgery: a Japanese multicenter study

   • Tetsuro Tominaga
   • Takashi Nonaka
   • Keitaro Matsumoto

   RESEARCH Open access 23 May 2024 Article: 76

5. Penile-scrotal erythrodysesthesia among rectal cancer patients receiving fluoropyrimidine-based chemoradiation: a case report series

   • Angela Adames
   • Diana Roth O’Brien
   • Paul B. Romesser

   CASE REPORT Open access 23 May 2024 Article: 75

   

6. Revisiting traditional practices in the management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: a call for change

   • Syed Mohammad Nabeel Aamir
   • Safa Nasir
   • Syeda Aisha Waqar

   Matters Arising Open access 21 May 2024 Article: 74

7. Changing epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in children and adolescents

   • Dan Long
   • Chenchen Wang
   • Ying Zhu

   RESEARCH Open access 18 May 2024 Article: 73

   

8. Effectiveness and tolerability of rectal ointment and suppositories containing sucralfate for hemorrhoidal symptoms: a prospective, observational study

   • Anikó Rita Marik
   • Ildikó Miklós
   • András Novák

   Research Open access 16 May 2024 Article: 72

   

9. Robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery (R-TAMIS): current evidence in the treatment of early rectal neoplasia

   • Niall J. O’Sullivan
   • Hugo C. Temperley
   • Michael E. Kelly

   Review Open access 09 May 2024 Article: 71

10. Evaluating postoperative hernia incidence and risk factors following pelvic exenteration

    • Nicole Anais Milanko
    • Michael Eamon Kelly
    • Alexander Heriot

    RESEARCH Open access 08 May 2024 Article: 70

11. Impact of tumor size on overall survival and cancer-specific survival of early-onset colon and rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

    • Wanbin Yin
    • Maorun Zhang
    • Gang Liu

    Research Open access 08 May 2024 Article: 69

    

12. Meta-analysis: loop ileostomy versus colostomy to prevent complications of anterior resection for rectal cancer

    • Shilai Yang
    • Gang Tang
    • Donglin Du

    REVIEW Open access 08 May 2024 Article: 68

    

13. Factors influencing the outcomes of colonic resections for Crohn’s colitis

    • Osman Cagin Buldukoglu

    MATTERS ARISING Open access 04 May 2024 Article: 67

14. Short- and long-term outcome differences between patients undergoing left and right colon cancer surgery: cohort study

    • Justas Kuliavas
    • Kristina Marcinkevičiūtė
    • Kęstutis Strupas

    RESEARCH Open access 04 May 2024 Article: 66

    

15. Remote ischemic preconditioning versus sham-control for prevention of anastomotic leakage after resection for rectal cancer (RIPAL trial): a pilot randomized controlled, triple-blinded monocenter trial

    • Julia Hardt
    • Steffen Seyfried
    • Nuh N. Rahbari

    RESEARCH Open access 03 May 2024 Article: 65

    

16. Letter to the editor regarding “Two-stage laparoscopic transversus abdominis plane block as an equivalent alternative to thoracic epidural anaesthesia in bowel resection—an explorative cohort study”

    • Murat Izgi
    • Betul Basaran

    Correspondence Open access 02 May 2024 Article: 64

17. The utility of synoptic operation reports in colorectal surgery: a systematic review

    • Amanda Nikolic
    • Isaac Tranter-Entwistle
    • Tim Eglinton

    RESEARCH Open access 30 April 2024 Article: 63

    

18. Single-incision plus one-port laparoscopy surgery versus conventional multi-port laparoscopy surgery for colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Jian Kong
    • Meng-qi Wu
    • Hui Yao

    REVIEW Open access 29 April 2024 Article: 62

    

19. Trends in the prevalence and incidence of Crohn’s disease in Japan and the United States

    • Ko Nakajo
    • Michiyo Yamazaki
    • Hong Qiu

    RESEARCH Open access 27 April 2024 Article: 61

    

20. Correlations between preoperative statin treatment with short- and long-term survival following colorectal cancer surgery: a propensity score-matched national cohort study

    • Lea Löffler
    • Ismail Gögenur
    • Mikail Gögenur

    RESEARCH Open access 27 April 2024 Article: 60

    

21. A novel classification of posterior pelvic exenteration to assess prognosis in female patients with locally advanced primary rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study from China PelvEx collaborative

    • Yuegang Li
    • Meng Zhuang
    • Jianqiang Tang

    Research Open access 26 April 2024 Article: 59

    

22. The need for surgery in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with biologicals

    • Kaija-Leena Kolho
    • Anne Nikkonen
    • Pauliina Molander

    Research Open access 25 April 2024 Article: 58

    

23. External validation of the colorectal cancer risk score LiFeCRC using food frequency questions in the HUNT study

    • Siv S. Brenne
    • Eivind Ness-Jensen
    • Eivor A. Laugsand

    RESEARCH Open access 25 April 2024 Article: 57

    

24. Evaluation of anorectal function using real-time tissue elastography before and after preoperative chemoradiotherapy

    • Akira Sakamoto
    • Kazuhito Sasaki
    • Soichiro Ishihara

    RESEARCH Open access 25 April 2024 Article: 56

    

25. Efficacy of electroacupuncture therapy in patients with functional anorectal pain: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

    • Yahong Xue
    • Huifen Zhou
    • Zhimin Fan

    STUDY PROTOCOL Open access 22 April 2024 Article: 55

    

26. Conditional survival analysis and real-time prognosis prediction in stage III T3–T4 colon cancer patients after surgical resection: a SEER database analysis

    • Hao Zeng
    • Xueyi Xue
    • Shuangming Lin

    RESEARCH Open access 19 April 2024 Article: 54

    

27. Bowel preparation for elective colorectal resection: multi-treatment machine learning analysis on 6241 cases from a prospective Italian cohort

    • Marco Catarci
    • Stefano Guadagni
    • The Italian ColoRectal Anastomotic Leakage (iCral) study group

    RESEARCH Open access 16 April 2024 Article: 53

    

28. Reply to the letter to the editor regarding “A prospective randomized study of multimodal analgesia combined with single injection transversus abdominis plane block versus epidural analgesia against postoperative pain after laparoscopic colon cancer surgery”

    • Tatsuya Manabe
    • Hiroshi Kitagawa
    • Hirokazu Noshiro

    CORRESPONDENCE Open access 16 April 2024 Article: 52

29. Two-row, three-row or powered circular stapler, which to choose when performing colorectal anastomosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    • José Martín-Arévalo
    • Vicente Pla-Martí
    • David Moro-Valdezate

    RESEARCH Open access 12 April 2024 Article: 51

    

30. Is there a link between appendicitis and the risk of diverticular disease?: a large German cohort study

    • Sarah Krieg
    • Ernst W. Kolbe
    • Karel Kostev

    RESEARCH Open access 10 April 2024 Article: 50

    

31. Minor impact of anastomotic leakage in anterior resection for rectal cancer on long-term male urinary and sexual function

    • Martin Rutegård
    • Henrik Jutesten
    • Marie-Louise Lydrup

    RESEARCH Open access 09 April 2024 Article: 49

    

32. Analysis of the differential expression of serum miR-21-5p, miR-135-5p, and miR-155-5p by Bifidobacterium triplex viable capsules during the perioperative stage of colorectal cancer

    • Jing Zhang
    • Ji Guo
    • Haixia Cheng

    RESEARCH Open access 07 April 2024 Article: 48

    

33. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: time to change traditional practice

    • Ali Yasen Mohamedahmed
    • Shafquat Zaman
    • Najam Husain

    Research Open access 05 April 2024 Article: 47

    

34. A new clinical model for predicting lymph node metastasis in T1 colorectal cancer

    • Kai Wang
    • Hui He
    • Xiaosheng He

    RESEARCH Open access 03 April 2024 Article: 46

    

35. Prognostic value of depression and anxiety on colorectal cancer-related mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on univariate and multivariate data

    • Shijun Xia
    • Yuwen Zhu
    • Yue Li

    REVIEW Open access 02 April 2024 Article: 45

    

36. A novel log odds of positive lymph nodes–based nomogram for predicting overall survival in patients with colorectal signet ring cell carcinoma: a SEER population-based study

    • Wenqian Yu
    • Boqi Xu
    • Peng Li

    RESEARCH Open access 01 April 2024 Article: 44

    

37. Association between microsatellite status and characteristics and outcomes of early-onset compared to late-onset rectal cancer

    • Sameh Hany Emile
    • Nir Horesh
    • Steven D. Wexner

    RESEARCH Open access 28 March 2024 Article: 43

    

38. Correction to: Robotic colorectal resection in combination with a multimodal enhanced recovery program - results of the first 100 cases

    • M. El-Ahmar
    • F. Peters
    • J.-P. Ritz

    Correction Open access 26 March 2024 Article: 42

39. Fluorescence guidance using near-infrared fluorescent clips in robotic rectal surgery: a case series

    • Satoshi Narihiro
    • Syunsuke Nakashima
    • Ken Eto

    RESEARCH Open access 23 March 2024 Article: 41

    

40. Correction to: Laparoscopic rectal resection without epidural catheters—does it work?

    • M. El-Ahmar
    • F. Koch
    • J.-P. Ritz

    Correction Open access 23 March 2024 Article: 40

41. Prophylactic defunctioning stomas improve clinical outcomes of anastomotic leak following rectal cancer resections: An analysis of the US Rectal Cancer Consortium

    • Katherine Hrebinko
    • Vincent P. Anto
    • Jennifer Holder-Murray

    RESEARCH Open access 18 March 2024 Article: 39

    

42. Total neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: a three-group propensity score matched study

    • Jiahao Zhou
    • Jun Huang
    • Ziqiang Wang

    RESEARCH Open access 16 March 2024 Article: 38

    

43. Predictors of recurrence and long-term patient reported outcomes following surgical repair of anal fistula, a retrospective analysis

    • Sidrah Khan
    • Rebecca Kotcher
    • Jennifer Holder-Murray

    RESEARCH Open access 11 March 2024 Article: 37

    

44. Clinical outcomes and perioperative morbidity and mortality following segmental resections of the colon for Crohn’s colitis

    • Alina-Sophie Kappenberger
    • Josefine Schardey
    • Petra Zimmermann

    RESEARCH Open access 08 March 2024 Article: 36

45. Developing a multivariable prediction model of global health-related quality of life in patients treated for rectal cancer: a prospective study in five countries

    • John Andersson
    • Eva Angenete
    • Eva Haglind

    RESEARCH Open access 05 March 2024 Article: 35

    

46. Analgesic effect of local anaesthetic in haemorrhoid banding: systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Eleanor G. R. Watson
    • Hwa Ian Ong
    • Helen M. Mohan

    REVIEW Open access 04 March 2024 Article: 34

    

47. Pulse pressure variation guided goal-direct fluid therapy decreases postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial

    • Qiu-Rong Wu
    • Zi-Zuo Zhao
    • Bin Wang

    RESEARCH Open access 04 March 2024 Article: 33

    

48. Long-term prognosis after stapled and hand-sewn ileal pouch–anal anastomoses for familial adenomatous polyposis: a multicenter retrospective study

    • Kyota Tatsuta
    • Mayu Sakata
    • Hiroya Takeuchi

    RESEARCH Open access 02 March 2024 Article: 32

    

49. Prediction of 30-day, 90-day, and 1-year mortality after colorectal cancer surgery using a data-driven approach

    • Karoline Bendix Bräuner
    • Andi Tsouchnika
    • Ismail Gögenur

    RESEARCH Open access 29 February 2024 Article: 31

    

50. Long-term results and quality of life after stapled hemorrhoidopexy vs Doppler-guided HAL-RAR: a propensity score matching analysis

    • Sara Lauricella
    • Dario Palmisano
    • Giuseppe Faillace

    RESEARCH Open access 22 February 2024 Article: 30