1. Scientific evaluation of modern clinical research: we need a new currency!

   • Markus W. Büchler
   • Markus K. Diener
   • Jürgen Weitz

   For Debate 03 September 2011 Pages: 937 - 939

2. The new puzzle about the treatment of type 2 diabetes after the ACCORD and Da Qing studies

   • Michael Pfeiffer
   • Rüdiger von Bauer
   • Peter P. Nawroth

   Review Article 30 March 2011 Pages: 941 - 947

   

3. Metabolic surgery—principles and current concepts

   • M. Gass
   • C. Beglinger
   • R. Peterli

   Review Article 26 August 2011 Pages: 949 - 972

   

4. Laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticular disease has no advantages over open approach: midterm results of a randomized controlled trial

   • Wieland Raue
   • V. Paolucci
   • for the LAPDIV-CAMIC Trial Group

   Rapid Communication 16 July 2011 Pages: 973 - 980

   

5. Gastric leakage after sleeve gastrectomy—clinical presentation and therapeutic options

   • Christian Jurowich
   • Andreas Thalheimer
   • Christian Wichelmann

   Original Article 10 May 2011 Pages: 981 - 987

   

6. Restoration of intestinal continuity after Hartmann's procedure—not a benign operation. Are there predictors for morbidity?

   • Dalibor Antolovic
   • Christoph Reissfelder
   • Jürgen Weitz

   Original Article 08 March 2011 Pages: 989 - 996

7. Ghost ileostomy after anterior resection for rectal cancer: a preliminary experience

   • Nino Gullà
   • Stefano Trastulli
   • Giuseppe Noya

   Original Article 09 April 2011 Pages: 997 - 1007

   

8. Morbidity and mortality conference as part of PDCA cycle to decrease anastomotic failure in colorectal surgery

   • Peter Vogel
   • Georgi Vassilev
   • Yesim Cankaya

   Original Article 16 July 2011 Pages: 1009 - 1015

   

9. Promoter methylation status of hMLH1, hMSH2, and MGMT genes in colorectal cancer associated with adenoma–carcinoma sequence

   • Kyung-Hwa Lee
   • Ji-Shin Lee
   • Jae-Hyuk Lee

   Original Article 25 June 2011 Pages: 1017 - 1026

   

10. Outcome of transanal endorectal vs. transabdominal pull-through in patients with Hirschsprung’s disease

    • Philipp Romero
    • Michaela Kroiss
    • Stefan Holland-Cunz

    Original Article 22 June 2011 Pages: 1027 - 1033

    

11. Sonographic findings predictive of the need for surgical management in pediatric patients with small bowel intussusceptions

    • Yao Zhang
    • Yu-Zuo Bai
    • Li-Qiang Zheng

    Original Article 28 January 2011 Pages: 1035 - 1040

    

12. Plasma citrulline as marker of bowel adaptation in children with short bowel syndrome

    • Antonella Diamanti
    • Fabio Panetta
    • Manuela Gambarara

    Original Article 01 June 2011 Pages: 1041 - 1046

    

13. Lean processes for optimizing OR capacity utilization: prospective analysis before and after implementation of value stream mapping (VSM)

    • Patric Schwarz
    • Klaus Dieter Pannes
    • Nikolaus Peter Zügel

    Original Article 09 August 2011 Pages: 1047 - 1053

    

14. Transdermal absorption of ethanol- and 1-propanol-containing hand disinfectants

    • Reinhold Andreas Lang
    • Dianne Egli-Gany
    • Martin Hartwig Kirschner

    Original Article 01 December 2010 Pages: 1055 - 1060

    

15. Ranking of patient and surgeons' perspectives for endpoints in randomized controlled trials—lessons learned from the POVATI trial [ISRCTN 60734227]

    • Lars Fischer
    • Andreas Deckert
    • Christoph M. Seiler

    Original Article 10 May 2011 Pages: 1061 - 1066

    

16. Pancreatic injury in 284 patients with severe abdominal trauma: outcome, course, and treatment algorithm

    • Matthias Heuer
    • Björn Hussmann
    • The Trauma Registry of the DGU

    Original Article 17 August 2011 Pages: 1067 - 1076

    

17. Cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC in peritoneal recurrent ovarian cancer: experience and lessons learned

    • Ingmar Königsrainer
    • Stefan Beckert
    • Alfred Königsrainer

    Original Article 13 August 2011 Pages: 1077 - 1081

    

18. Surgery for liver metastases originating from sarcoma—case series

    • Maximilian Zacherl
    • Gerwin A. Bernhardt
    • Thomas Grünberger

    Original Article 08 July 2011 Pages: 1083 - 1091

    

19. Repeat treatment for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: is it validated?

    • Yoji Kishi
    • Akio Saiura
    • Toshiharu Yamaguchi

    Original Article 17 August 2011 Pages: 1093 - 1100

    

20. Combined intraoperative use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography imaging using a sonazoid and fluorescence navigation system with indocyanine green during anatomical hepatectomy

    • Kazuhisa Uchiyama
    • Masaki Ueno
    • Hiroki Yamaue

    Original Article 29 March 2011 Pages: 1101 - 1107

    

21. Meta-analysis of anatomic resection versus nonanatomic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

    • Yanming Zhou
    • Donghui Xu
    • Bin Li

    Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 08 April 2011 Pages: 1109 - 1117

    

22. Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy

    • Erik Schlöricke
    • Jan Nolde
    • Hans-Peter Bruch

    How-I-Do-It Article 05 March 2011 Pages: 1119 - 1123