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International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Issue 1/2014

Content (20 Articles)

Original Article

The influence of desmocollin 1–3 expression on prognosis after curative resection of colorectal liver metastases

Silke Schüle, Claudia Neuhäuser, Falk Rauchfuß, Thomas Knösel, Utz Settmacher, Annelore Altendorf-Hofmann

Original Article

Polymerase chain reaction for Enterococcus faecalis in drain fluid: the first screening test for symptomatic colorectal anastomotic leakage. The Appeal-study: Analysis of Parameters Predictive for Evident Anastomotic Leakage

Niels Komen, Juliette Slieker, Paul Willemsen, Guido Mannaerts, Piet Pattyn, Tom Karsten, Hans de Wilt, Erwin van der Harst, Willem van Leeuwen, Christine Decaestecker, Hans Jeekel, Johan F. Lange

Original Article

Preoperative adipocytokines as a predictor of surgical infection after colorectal surgery: a prospective survey

Pablo Ortega-Deballon, Laurence Duvillard, Marie-Lorraine Scherrer, Sophie Deguelte-Lardière, Abderrahmanne Bourredjem, Jean-Michel Petit, Claire Bonithon-Kopp

Original Article

Gefitinib enhances the effects of combined radiotherapy and 5-fluorouracil in a colorectal cancer cell line

Isabella Palumbo, Simonetta Piattoni, Vincenzo Valentini, Valeria Marini, Paola Contavalli, Monica Calzuola, Fabio Maria Vecchio, Debora Cecchini, Franca Falzetti, Cynthia Aristei

Original Article

Fecal calprotectin, MMP-9, and human beta-defensin-2 levels in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

Kaija-Leena Kolho, Taina Sipponen, Elsa Valtonen, Erkki Savilahti

Open Access Original Article

Postoperative arterial blood lactate level as a mortality marker in patients with colorectal perforation

Jiro Shimazaki, Gyo Motohashi, Kiyotaka Nishida, Hideyuki Ubukata, Takafumi Tabuchi

Original Article

Differential diagnosis of colorectal polyps with respect to similar capabilities of white light colonoscopy and narrow-band imaging

Wei-Chih Shen, Shwn-Huey Shieh, Ming-Hung Tsai, Tzu-Liang Kung, Wen-Hsin Huang, Chun-Fu Ting, Chun-Lung Feng

Original Article

Chronic hepatitis C as a risk factor for colorectal adenoma

Tarun Rustagi, Emily Idel Zarookian, Omesh Qasba, Luis F. Diez

Original Article

Survival after resection of liver and lung colorectal metastases in the era of modern multidisciplinary therapy

Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Yusuke Kinugasa, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Akio Shiomi

Original Article

Is complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation safe and effective in the surgical treatment of right-sided colon cancers? A prospective study

Gennaro Galizia, Eva Lieto, Ferdinando De Vita, Francesca Ferraraccio, Anna Zamboli, Andrea Mabilia, Annamaria Auricchio, Paolo Castellano, Vincenzo Napolitano, Michele Orditura

Original Article

Enhanced recovery after elective colorectal resection outside a strict fast-track protocol. A single centre experience

A. C. Agrafiotis, M. Corbeau, A. Buggenhout, G. Katsanos, B. Ickx, J. Van de Stadt

Original Article

Role of 0.4 % glyceryl trinitrate ointment after stapled trans-anal rectal resection for obstructed defecation syndrome: a prospective, randomized trial

Domenico Izzo, Antonio Brillantino, Francesca Iacobellis, Paolo Falco, Adolfo Renzi, Roberto Rea

Original Article

Laparoscopic sphincter-preserving surgery (intersphincteric resection) after neoadjuvant imatinib treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the rectum

Yoshiya Fujimoto, Takashi Akiyoshi, Tsuyoshi Konishi, Satoshi Nagayama, Yosuke Fukunaga, Masashi Ueno

Original Article

Short-term follow-up after laparoscopic versus conventional total mesorectal excision for low rectal cancer in a large teaching hospital

A. H. W. Schiphorst, A. Doeksen, M. E. Hamaker, D. D. E. Zimmerman, A. Pronk

Original Article

Long-term outcome of laparoscopic ileocecal resection for Crohn’s disease before the era of biologics

Andreas D. Rink, Ivo R. Fischer, Boris Vestweber, Karl-Heinz Vestweber

Letter to the Editor

Ultra-high C-reactive protein levels in hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients predicts serious complications

Kofi Clarke, Jana G. Hashash, Jason M. Swoger, Miguel Regueiro

Letter to the Editor

Persistent vaginal discharge following proctocolectomy—if there is no fistula, what is it?

Ahinoam Lev-Sagie, Hagit Tulchinsky, Nurith Hiller

Letter to the Editor

Acute leukemoid reaction associated with liver surgery for metastatic colorectal cancer

Georgios C. Sotiropoulos, Petros Charalampoudis, Maria K. Angelopoulou, Gregory Kouraklis