1. Minimally invasive esophagectomy: clinical evidence and surgical techniques

   • C. Mann
   • F. Berlth
   • P. P. Grimminger

   Review Article Open access 07 October 2020 Pages: 1061 - 1067

2. Strategies to prevent anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy and gastric conduit reconstruction

   • Diana Vetter
   • Christian A. Gutschow

   Review Article Open access 10 July 2020 Pages: 1069 - 1077

3. Effect of azygos arch preservation during thoracoscopic esophagectomy on facilitation of postoperative refilling

   • Naoto Fujiwara
   • Hiroshi Sato
   • Shinichi Sakuramoto

   Original Article 28 September 2020 Pages: 1079 - 1089

   

4. Recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during totally robot-assisted Ivor Lewis esophagectomy

   • J. I. Staubitz
   • P. C. van der Sluis
   • P. P. Grimminger

   Original Article Open access 24 September 2020 Pages: 1091 - 1099

   

5. Risk factor of mediastinal lymph node metastasis of Siewert type I and II esophagogastric junction carcinomas

   • Noriyuki Nishiwaki
   • Kazuhiro Noma
   • Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

   Original Article 05 November 2020 Pages: 1101 - 1109

   

6. Outcomes of esophageal bypass surgery and self-expanding metallic stent insertion in esophageal cancer: reevaluation of bypass surgery as an alternative treatment

   • Daichi Nomoto
   • Yoshifumi Baba
   • Hideo Baba

   Original Article 29 August 2020 Pages: 1111 - 1118

   

7. The prognostic value of combined tumor markers and systemic immune-inflammation index in colorectal cancer patients

   • Hailun Xie
   • Guanghui Yuan
   • Jialiang Gan

   Original Article 13 August 2020 Pages: 1119 - 1130

   

8. The impact of sarcopenia on pathologic complete response following neoadjuvant chemoradiation in rectal cancer

   • Tolga Olmez
   • Cem Batuhan Ofluoglu
   • Erdal Polat

   Original Article 09 September 2020 Pages: 1131 - 1138

   

9. Prospective analysis of tumor spread to the small bowel mesentery in cases of right-sided colon cancer

   • Sumito Sato
   • Manabu Shiozawa
   • Munetaka Masuda

   Original Article 21 October 2020 Pages: 1139 - 1145

   

10. Loop ileostomy versus loop colostomy as temporary deviation after anterior resection for rectal cancer

    • Dimitrios Prassas
    • Vasileios Vossos
    • Andreas Krieg

    Original Article 23 July 2020 Pages: 1147 - 1153

11. Is an enhanced recovery program (ERP) after rectal surgery as feasible as after colonic surgery? A multicentre Francophone study of 870 rectal resections

    • J. Veziant
    • K. Poirot
    • The Francophone Group for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (GRACE)

    Original Article 15 October 2020 Pages: 1155 - 1162

12. Three-dimensional (3D) system versus two-dimensional (2D) system for laparoscopic resection of adrenal tumors: a case-control study

    • José Ignacio Rodríguez-Hermosa
    • Alejandro Ranea
    • Antoni Codina-Cazador

    Original Article 09 September 2020 Pages: 1163 - 1173

13. Robotic resection for benign primary retroperitoneal tumors via the transperitoneal approach

    • Ronggui Lin
    • Xianchao Lin
    • Heguang Huang

    Original Article 12 August 2020 Pages: 1175 - 1181

    

14. Disinfection with single or double usage of new antiseptic olanexidine gluconate in general surgery: a randomized study

    • Manabu Yamamoto
    • Kazushi Hara
    • Yoshiyuki Fujiwara

    Original Article 15 October 2020 Pages: 1183 - 1189

    

15. Correlation of postoperative fluid balance and weight and their impact on outcomes

    • Fabio Butti
    • Basile Pache
    • Martin Hübner

    Original Article Open access 13 October 2020 Pages: 1191 - 1200

    

16. Antibiotic prophylaxis in acute cholecystectomy revisited: results of a double-blind randomised controlled trial

    • Gona Jaafar
    • Gabriel Sandblom
    • Folke Hammarqvist

    Controlled Clinical Trials Open access 29 August 2020 Pages: 1201 - 1207

    

17. Can T-tube drainage be replaced by primary suture technique in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    • Yuan Deng
    • Hong-Wei Tian
    • Yun-Tao Ma

    Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses 01 October 2020 Pages: 1209 - 1217

    

18. Systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical drain management after the diagnosis of postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: draining-tract-targeted works better than standard management

    • Sergio Pedrazzoli
    • Alessandra R. Brazzale

    Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Open access 26 October 2020 Pages: 1219 - 1231

    

19. Irrigation and passive drainage of pancreatic stump after distal pancreatectomy in high-risk patients: an innovative approach to reduce pancreatic fistula

    • Olga Adamenko
    • Carlo Ferrari
    • Jan Schmidt

    How-I-Do-It articles Open access 21 October 2020 Pages: 1233 - 1241

    

20. Complete REtraction of the StomaCh using pEnrose draiN and liver reTractor (CRESCENT) during laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

    • Seiko Hirono
    • Keiji Hayata
    • Hiroki Yamaue

    How-I-Do-It articles 14 July 2020 Pages: 1243 - 1250

    

21. Left-posterior approach for artery-first en bloc resection in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for left-sided pancreatic cancer

    • Kazuyuki Nagai
    • Gozo Kiguchi
    • Toshihiko Masui

    How-I-Do-It articles 06 November 2020 Pages: 1251 - 1258

    

22. With regard to the article “Acute abdomen in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection or co-infection”

    • Barbara Seeliger
    • Patrick Pessaux

    Letter to the Editor 22 September 2020 Pages: 1259 - 1260