Colorectal Disease

Article	Citations
Management guidelines for low anterior resection syndrome – the MANUEL project	85
Validation of the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG.dk) database – on behalf of the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group	52
Delay to elective colorectal cancer surgery and implications for survival: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	50
Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer (RALAR study): A nationwide retrospective study of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology Colorectal Cancer Network Co	48
The Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer cohort study: Analysis of case selection, risk factors and survival in a prospective observational study of 512 patients	46
Intraureteral indocyanine green augments ureteral identification and avoidance during complex robotic‐assisted colorectal surgery	45
The learning curve in robotic colorectal surgery compared with laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a systematic review	41
The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland consensus guidelines in emergency colorectal surgery	39
Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic	39
COVID‐19 and the emergency presentation of colorectal cancer	37
Transanal opening of the intersphincteric space: a novel sphincter‐sparing procedure to treat 325 high complex anal fistulas with long‐term follow‐up	37
Complete mesocolic excision versus conventional surgery for colon cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	34
Can we Save the rectum by watchful waiting or TransAnal surgery following (chemo)Radiotherapy versus Total mesorectal excision for early REctal Cancer (STAR‐TREC)? Protocol for the international, mult	33
Implementation of the Versius robotic surgical system for colorectal cancer surgery: First clinical experience	33
Incidence and risk factors for incisional hernia and recurrence: Retrospective analysis of the French national database	31
Accuracy of preoperative staging with multidetector computed tomography in colon cancer	29
Risk factors for readmission with dehydration after ileostomy formation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	28
Empty pelvis syndrome: a systematic review of reconstruction techniques and their associated complications	27
Effects of probiotics on bowel function restoration following ileostomy closure in rectal cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial	27
Does neoadjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy improve the prognosis of high‐risk Stage II and III colon cancers? Three years' follow‐up results of the PRODIGE 22 phase II randomized multicentre trial	27
Trends in risk factors of anastomotic leakage after colorectal cancer surgery (2011–2019): A Dutch population‐based study	26
High ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery and anastomotic leakage in anterior resection for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trial studies	26
Segmental versus extended colectomy for tumours of the transverse colon: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	26
Position statement by the Pelvic Floor Society on behalf of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland on the use of mesh in ventral mesh rectopexy	25
Allogeneic expanded adipose‐derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease: A case series	24

Iron deficiency in colorectal cancer patients: a cohort study on prevalence and associations	24
Altered colonic motility is associated with low anterior resection syndrome	24
The robotic colorectal experience: an outcomes and learning curve analysis of 502 patients	23
A novel bowel rehabilitation programme after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: the BOREAL pilot study	23
‘Let's talk about sex’: a patient‐led survey on sexual function after colorectal and pelvic floor surgery	23
ScotCap – A large observational cohort study	23
Prognostic significance of MR identified EMVI, tumour deposits, mesorectal nodes and pelvic side wall disease in locally advanced rectal cancer	23
Pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal cancer: health utility scores by EQ‐5D‐3L in a randomized controlled trial show no benefit from lung metastasectomy	22
Management of benign anastomotic strictures following rectal resection: a systematic review	22
Stoma‐related complications: a report from the Stoma‐Const randomized controlled trial	22
The science behind programming algorithms for sacral neuromodulation	22
The use of indocyanine green fluorescence to define bowel microcirculation during laparoscopic surgery for acute small bowel obstruction	21
The impact of the first peak of the COVID‐19 pandemic on colorectal cancer services in England and Wales: A national survey	21
Does prophylactic ureteric stenting at the time of colorectal surgery reduce the risk of ureteric injury? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	21
Nurse‐led standardized intervention for low anterior resection syndrome. A population‐based pilot study	20
Yield of colorectal cancer at colonoscopy according to faecal haemoglobin concentration in symptomatic patients referred from primary care	20
Defunctioning stomas may reduce chances of a stoma‐free outcome after anterior resection for rectal cancer	20
Risk and consequences of dehydration following colorectal cancer resection with diverting ileostomy. A systematic review and meta‐analysis	20
Impact of preoperative enteral nutritional support on postoperative outcome in patients with Crohn’s disease complicated by malnutrition	20
The Clinical Frailty Scale is a useful tool for predicting postoperative complications following elective colon cancer surgery at the age of 80 years and above: A prospective, multicentre observationa	19
Long‐term efficacy of fibrin glue injection for perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease	19
Prevalence and predictors of chronic postsurgical pain after colorectal surgery: A prospective study	19
Surgical anatomy of the accessory middle colic artery: a meta‐analysis with implications for splenic flexure cancer surgery	19
Protocol for the UK cohort study to investigate the prevention of parastomal hernia (the CIPHER study)	19
The learning curve of transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer is associated with local recurrence: results from a multicentre external audit	19
Patient decision‐making and regret in pilonidal sinus surgery: a mixed‐methods study	18
Prospective correlation of the radiological, surgical and pathological findings in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery for colorectal peritoneal metastases: implications for the preoperative est	18
Comparative analysis of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Bowel Function Instrument and the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Questionnaire for assessment of bowel dysfunction in rectal cancer patients after	18
Prevalence of pouchitis in both ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	18
Optimization of indocyanine green angiography for colon perfusion during laparoscopic colorectal surgery	18
Treatment of anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection: The TENTACLE–Rectum study	18
Long‐term outcome of the Surgisis® (Biodesign®) anal fistula plug for complex cryptoglandular and Crohn’s fistulas	17
Adoption of faecal immunochemical testing for 2‐week‐wait colorectal patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an observational cohort study reporting a new service at a regional centre	17
Ileorectal anastomosis in patients with Crohn’s disease. Postoperative complications and functional outcome—a systematic review	17
The effect of preoperative stoma site marking on risk of stoma‐related complications in patients with intestinal ostomy — A systematic review and meta‐analysis	17
Using the faecal immunochemical test in patients with rectal bleeding: evidence from the NICE FIT study	17
Sinus laser therapy versus sinus lay open in the management of sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease	17
The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer: An international prospective cohort study	16
Perioperative safety of tofacitinib in surgical ulcerative colitis patients	16
Revisional ileoanal pouch surgery: a systematic literature review assessing outcomes over the last 40 years	16
What is the risk of permanent stoma beyond 5 years after low anterior resection for rectal cancer? A 15‐year follow‐up of a randomized trial	16
Factors impacting time to ileostomy closure after anterior resection: the UK closure of ileostomy timing cohort study (CLOSE‐IT)	16
Multidimensional evaluation of the learning curve for laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision for right colon cancer: a risk‐adjusted cumulative summation analysis	15
A systematic review and meta‐analysis on complications of transanal total mesorectal excision	15
Regular endoscopic surveillance and polypectomy is effective in managing rectal adenoma progression following colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis	15
Distribution of lymph node metastasis and oncological outcomes of mid‐transverse colon cancer: extended versus transverse colectomy	15
A phase III randomized trial evaluating chemotherapy followed by pelvic reirradiation versus chemotherapy alone as preoperative treatment for locally recurrent rectal cancer – GRECCAR 15 trial protoco	14
European Society of Coloproctology guidance on the use of mesh in the pelvis in colorectal surgery	14
The incidence of extraction site incisional hernia after minimally invasive colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	14
Ileal pouch–anal anastomosis in the elderly: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	14

A nationwide comparison of short‐term outcomes after transanal, open, laparoscopic, and robot‐assisted total mesorectal excision	14
Urinary dysfunction after colorectal cancer treatment and impact on quality of life—a national cross‐sectional study in males	14
The role of intraoperative radiotherapy in advanced rectal cancer: a meta‐analysis	14
ESCP Safe Anastomosis ProGramme in CoLorectal SurgEry (EAGLE): Study protocol for an international cluster randomised trial of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following r	14
Natural orifice specimen extraction for colorectal surgery: Early adoption in a Western population	14
Current practice in Australia and New Zealand for defunctioning ileostomy after rectal cancer surgery with anastomosis: Analysis of the Binational Colorectal Cancer Audit	14
Long‐term surgical complications following pelvic exenteration: Operative management of the empty pelvis syndrome	14
Ambulatory laparoscopic colectomies: a systematic review	14
Endoscopic submucosal dissection is safe and feasible, allowing for ongoing surveillance and organ preservation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	13
Short‐term outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in Denmark – a prospective multicentre study	13
The impact of three‐dimensional reconstruction and standardised CT interpretation (AMIGO) on the anatomical understanding of mesenteric vascular anatomy for planning complete mesocolic excision surger	13
Patient reported outcome measure‐haemorrhoidal impact and satisfaction score (PROM‐HISS): Development, reliability and construct validity	13
Combined rubber band ligation with 3% polidocanol foam sclerotherapy (ScleroBanding) for the treatment of second‐degree haemorrhoidal disease: a video vignette	13
Prophylactic transanal drainage tube placement for preventing anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer: A meta‐analysis	13
Pregnancy outcomes after stoma surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: The results of a retrospective multicentre audit	13
The evaluation of follow‐up strategies of watch‐and‐wait patients with a complete response after neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer	13
Long‐term gastrointestinal sequelae in colon cancer survivors: prospective pilot study on identification, the need for clinical evaluation and effects of treatment	12
Evolutionary patterns of chromosomal instability and mismatch repair deficiency in proximal and distal colorectal cancer	12
The impact of postoperative complications and delay of adjuvant chemotherapy on oncological outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer	12
Prolonged postoperative ileus following right‐ versus left‐sided colectomy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	12
Outcomes following local excision of early anal squamous cell carcinomas of the anal canal and perianal margin	12
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of variants of the branches of the superior mesenteric artery: the Achilles heel of right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision?	12
Rectovaginal fistula: Risk factors for failure after graciloplasty—A bicentric retrospective European study of 61 patients	12
SupPoRtive Exercise Programmes for Accelerating REcovery after major ABdominal Cancer surgery trial (PREPARE‐ABC): Pilot phase of a multicentre randomised controlled trial	11
Patient‐reported outcomes after pelvic exenteration for colorectal cancer: A systematic review	11
The 'Pelvic exenteration lexicon’: Creating a common language for complex pelvic cancer surgery	11
Diagnosis of colorectal and emergency surgical site infections in the era of enhanced recovery: an all‐Wales prospective study	11
Quality of life meta‐analysis following coloanal anastomosis versus abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer	11
Delayed pull‐through coloanal anastomosis without temporary stoma: an alternative to the standard manual side‐to‐end coloanal anastomosis with temporary stoma? A comparative study in 223 patients with	11
Risk of malignancy and outcomes of surgically resected presacral tailgut cysts: A current review of the Mayo Clinic experience	11
Assessment of sexual dysfunction in patients with perianal Crohn's disease	11
Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging staging of tumour and nodal stage in rectal cancer treated by primary surgery: a population‐based study	11
Performance evaluation of stool DNA methylation tests in colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Analysis of colectomy rates for ulcerative colitis in pre‐ and postbiological eras in Lothian, Scotland	11
Prognostic significance of carcinoembryonic antigen combined with carbohydrate antigen 19‐9 following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer	11
Sclerotherapy with 3% polidocanol foam to treat second‐degree haemorrhoidal disease: Three‐year follow‐up of a multicentre, single arm, IDEAL phase 2b trial	11
Treatment of faecal incontinence with autologous expanded mesenchymal stem cells: results of a pilot study	11
Comparison of the clinical frailty score (CFS) to the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) risk calculator in all patients undergoing emergency laparotomy	11
Use of prophylactic mesh during initial stoma creation to prevent parastomal herniation: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials	11
Systematic screening for late sequelae after colorectal cancer—a feasibility study	11
Reducing surgical site infection rates in colorectal surgery – a quality improvement approach to implementing a comprehensive bundle	10
Sacral neuromodulation with the InterStim™ system for faecal incontinence: results from a prospective French multicentre observational study	10
Role of MRI to confirm healing in complex high cryptoglandular anal fistulas: long‐term follow‐up of 151 cases	10
Protective ileostomy creation after anterior resection of the rectum: Shared decision‐making or still subjective?	10
Short‐term outcomes of a COVID‐adapted triage pathway for colorectal cancer detection	10
The use of radiomic analysis of magnetic resonance imaging in predicting distant metastases of rectal carcinoma following surgical resection: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Is fistulotomy with immediate sphincter reconstruction (FISR) a sphincter preserving procedure for high anal fistula? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Linked colour imaging versus white‐light colonoscopy for the detection of flat colorectal lesions: A randomized controlled trial	10
Impact and outcomes of postoperative anaemia in colorectal cancer patients: a systematic review	10
Level of inferior mesenteric artery ligation does not affect rectal cancer treatment outcomes despite better cancer‐specific survival after low ligation—randomized trial results	10
Clinical and endoscopist factors associated with post‐colonoscopy colorectal cancer in a population‐based sample	10
Hartmann's procedure versus intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision (HiP Study): a multicentre prospective cohort study	10
Pragmatic multicentre factorial randomized controlled trial testing measures to reduce surgical site infection in low‐ and middle‐income countries: study protocol of the FALCON trial	10
Risk factors for developing peritoneal metastases after curative surgery for colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Mesh, flap or combined repair of perineal hernia after abdominoperineal resection – A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Diagnostic accuracy of C‐reactive protein, procalcitonin and neutrophils for the early detection of anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection: a multicentric, prospective study	10
Selected stage IV rectal cancer patients managed by the watch‐and‐wait approach after pelvic radiotherapy: a good alternative to total mesorectal excision surgery?	10
Incidence and predictors of textbook outcome after simultaneous liver and rectal surgeries for Stage IV rectal cancer	10
Patients’ perceptions of surgery for inflammatory bowel disease	10
Financial and occupational impact of low anterior resection syndrome in rectal cancer survivors	10
Long‐term outcome of sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence	10
The role of laparoscopic surgery in repeat ileocolic resection for Crohn’s disease	9
Functional outcomes following pelvic exenteration: results from a prospective cohort study	9
Interactive online informational and peer support application for patients with low anterior resection syndrome: patient survey and protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial	9
Monitoring of C‐reactive protein decreases length of stay after laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for cancer: a prospective case‐matched study in 236 patients	9
Time for a paradigm shift in the follow‐up of colorectal cancer	9
Preoperative oral antibiotics with versus without mechanical bowel preparation to reduce surgical site infections following colonic resection: Protocol for an international randomized controlled trial	9
Nodal metastases in small rectal neuroendocrine tumours	9
Local excision for T1 rectal tumours: are we getting better?	9
Postoperative nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs in relation to recurrence, survival and anastomotic leakage after surgery for colorectal cancer	9
Redo‐surgery after failed colorectal or coloanal anastomosis: Morbidity, mortality and factors predictive of success. A retrospective study of 200 patients	9
Cost of postoperative ileus following colorectal surgery: A cost analysis in the Australian public hospital setting	9
Long term oncological outcomes for laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer – A population‐based nationwide noninferiority study	9
Long‐term anorectal function in rectal cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy and endorectal brachytherapy	9
The retrocolic fascial system revisited for right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision based on anatomical terminology: do we need the eponyms Toldt, Gerota, Fredet and Treitz?	9
Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation to reduce ileus after major colorectal surgery: early development study	9
Faecal incontinence is associated with an impaired rectosigmoid brake and improved by sacral neuromodulation	9
PyRICo‐Pilot: pyridostigmine to reduce the duration of postoperative ileus after colorectal surgery – a phase II study	9
Beyond transanal total mesorectal excision: short‐term outcomes of transanal total mesorectal excision in locally advanced rectal cancer requiring resection beyond total mesorectal excision	9
Poor response at restaging MRI and high incomplete resection rates of locally advanced mucinous rectal cancer after chemoradiation therapy	9

Transanal reinforcement of low rectal anastomosis versus protective ileostomy after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. Preliminary results of a randomized clinical trial	9
Identification of the optimal medical and surgical management for patients with perianal fistulising Crohn's disease	9
Pouch volvulus—why adhesions are not always the enemy	9
A worldwide survey on proctological practice during COVID‐19 lockdown (ProctoLock 2020): a cross‐sectional analysis	9
Robotic beyond total mesorectal excision surgery for primary and recurrent pelvic malignancy: Feasibility and short‐term outcomes	9
The impact of a nationwide hands‐on workshop on the diagnostic rates and management of obstetrical anal sphincter Injuries in Israel	8
Acute kidney injury is a common and significant complication following ileostomy formation	8
Finding the needle in the haystack: the diagnostic accuracy of the faecal immunochemical test for colorectal cancer in younger symptomatic patients	8
Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in Crohn's disease and the effect on surgery rates	8
Management of treatment‐related sequelae following colorectal cancer	8
Variation in rectoanal inhibitory reflex after laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for ultralow rectal cancer	8
The impact of experience on recurrence rates after biopsy punch excision for pilonidal disease	8
Systematic review and meta‐analysis: Associations between metabolic syndrome and colorectal neoplasia outcomes	8
The impact of surgical subspecialization on patient outcomes following emergency colorectal resections in the north of England: a retrospective cohort study	8
Chronic loose stools following right‐sided hemicolectomy for colon cancer and the association with bile acid malabsorption and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth	8
A phase IB/IIA study of remestemcel‐L, an allogeneic bone marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cell product, for the treatment of medically refractory ulcerative colitis: a	8
Urinary dysfunction after colorectal cancer treatment and its impact on quality of life – a national cross‐sectional study in women	8
Oncological outcomes after complete mesocolic excision in right‐sided colon cancer: a population‐based study	8
Long‐term oncological outcomes in patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open surgery for colon cancer: A nationwide cohort study	8
How reliable is restaging MRI after neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer?	8
Incorporating neoadjuvant chemotherapy into locally advanced colon cancer treatment pathways: Real‐life experience of implementing FOxTROT	8
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of anal motor and rectal sensory dysfunction in male and female patients undergoing anorectal manometry for symptoms of faecal incontinence	8
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients undergoing colonic resection for locally advanced nonmetastatic colon cancer: A nationwide propensity score matched cohort study	8
Intra‐operative assessment of left‐sided colorectal anastomotic integrity: a systematic review of available techniques	8
Efficacy of Permacol injection for perianal fistulas in a tertiary referral population: poor outcome in patients with complex fistulas	8
Long‐term outcome and quality of life after continent ileostomy for ulcerative colitis: A systematic review	8
Surgical closure, mainly with glue injection and anti‐tumour necrosis factor α, in fistulizing perianal Crohn's disease: A multicentre randomized controlled trial	8
Association between urinary function and resected pattern of the autonomic nerve system after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer	8
Challenges in the interpretation of colorectal indocyanine green fluorescence angiography – A video vignette	8
Operative, long‐term and quality of life outcomes after salvage of failed re‐do ileal pouch anal anastomosis	8
Comparison of textbook versus three‐dimensional animation versus cadaveric training videos in teaching laparoscopic rectal surgery: a prospective randomized trial	8
The impact of the ileoanal pouch on female fertility in ulcerative colitis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	8
Influence of age on surgical treatment and postoperative outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer in Denmark and Yorkshire, England	8
The significance of subdivisions of microscopically positive (R1) margins in colorectal cancer: A retrospective study of a national cancer registry	8
The Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) burden of care study: Analysis of local treatments for lung metastases and systemic chemotherapy in 220 patients in the PulMiCC cohort	8
SupPoRtive Exercise Programmes for Accelerating REcovery after major ABdominal Cancer surgery trial (PREPARE‐ABC): Study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial	8
Long‐term quality of life, sexual health and gastrointestinal function following colorectal cancer resection in an Asian cohort	8
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery and discharge within 24 h—who is at risk for readmission?	8
High recurrence rate after posterior component separation and keyhole mesh reconstruction for complex parastomal hernia: A case series study	8
The importance of rectal contrast in CT assessment to detect anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery	7
National variation in pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer	7
A case–control study examining the association of smad7 and TLR single nucleotide polymorphisms on the risk of colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis	7
Prevalence of repeat faecal immunochemical testing in symptomatic patients attending primary care	7
A survey of treatment preferences of UK surgeons in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease	7
Trial protocol for COLO‐DETECT: A randomized controlled trial of lesion detection comparing colonoscopy assisted by the GI Genius™ artificial intelligence endoscopy module with standard colonoscopy	7
Statin therapy and postoperative short‐term mortality after rectal cancer surgery	7
Laparoscopic 3‐port anterior resection with transvaginal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) in a patient with a high BMI: A video vignette	7
Is early bowel resection better than medical therapy for ileocolonic Crohn's disease? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Age‐related differences in morbidity and mortality after surgery for primary clinical T4 and locally recurrent rectal cancer	7
Performance of the faecal immunochemical test for the detection of colorectal neoplasms and the role of proton pump inhibitors in their diagnostic accuracy	7
A prospective evaluation of the outcome of submucosal ligation of fistula tract	7
Elective minimally invasive surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis: operative outcomes of patients with complicated versus uncomplicated disease	7
Endoscopic sinusectomy: ‘a rose by any other name’. A systematic review of different endoscopic procedures to treat pilonidal disease	7
Pelvic exenteration combined with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for advanced primary or recurrent colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases	7
Evaluation of the implementation of the sigmoid take‐off landmark in the Netherlands	7
Young‐onset colorectal cancer: Insights from an English population‐based study	7
C‐reactive protein (CRP) trajectory as a predictor of anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection: A multicentre cohort study	7
Inferior versus medial approach in laparoscopic colectomy with complete mesocolic excision and D3 lymphadenectomy for right‐sided colon cancer: A propensity‐score‐matched analysis	7
Development of a core descriptor set for Crohn's anal fistula	7
Outcomes of colostomy takedown following Hartmann's procedure: successful restoration of continuity comes with a high risk of morbidity	7
Could meeting the standards of the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database improve patient outcomes?	7
The effect of the endoscopic device Endocuff™/Endocuff vision™ on quality standards in colonoscopy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized trials	7
The pouch behaving badly: management of morbidity after ileal pouch–anal anastomosis	7
Potential use of serum insulin‐like growth factor 1 and E‐cadherin as biomarkers of colorectal cancer	7
Delayed ileostomy closure increases the odds of Clostridium difficile infection	7
Antitumour necrosis factor therapy is associated with de novo Crohn’s disease after ileal pouch‐anal anastomosis	7
Laparoscopic rectal dissection preserves erectile function after ileal pouch–anal anastomosis: a two‐centre study	7
An umbrella systematic review of drain fluid analysis in colorectal surgery for the detection of anastomotic leak: Not yet ready to translate research studies into clinical practice	7
Survey to define informational needs of patients undergoing surgery for Crohn’s anal fistula	7
Redefining the collateral system between the superior mesenteric artery and inferior mesenteric artery: a novel classification	7
Gracilis muscle interposition for complex perineal fistulas: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the literature	7
Outcomes of colorectal cancer resection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a national population‐based analysis in England and Wales	7
European Society of Coloproctology: Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of cryptoglandular anal fistula	7
Management of inguinal lymph node metastases from rectal and anal canal adenocarcinoma	7
Development of a procedure‐specific tool for skill assessment in left‐ and right‐sided laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision	7
Prevalence and determinants of depression up to 5 years after colorectal cancer surgery: results from the ColoREctal Wellbeing (CREW) study	7
Sample size calculations for randomized controlled trials and for prediction models	7
Robotic abdominal resection of tailgut cysts – A technical note with step‐by‐step description	7
Translation and international validation of the Colostomy Impact score	7
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of robotic resections for diverticular disease	7
Learning curves for minimally invasive total mesorectal excision beyond the competency phase – a risk‐adjusted cumulative sum analysis of 1000 rectal resections	7
A comparison of faecal incontinence scoring systems	6
Personalizing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced colon cancer: protocols for the international phase III FOxTROT2 and FOxTROT3 randomized controlled trials	6
The long‐term incidence of dysplasia and colorectal cancer in a Crohn’s colitis population‐based cohort	6
Predicting life with a permanent end colostomy: A prospective study on function, bother and acceptance	6
A multicentre confirmatory single‐arm trial of the safety and efficacy of a transanal drain for prevention of anastomotic leakage after surgery for rectal cancer	6
Long‐term outcome after Bascom's pit‐pick procedure for pilonidal sinus disease: A cohort study	6
Differences in management and outcome for colon and rectal carcinoma with synchronous liver metastases: a population‐based cohort study	6
Meta‐analysis of direct‐to‐surgery lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for rectal cancer	6
A phase III randomized trial evaluating the quality of life impact of a tailored versus systematic use of defunctioning ileostomy following total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer—	6
Has network meta‐analysis resolved the controversies related to bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery?	6
Impact of operation duration on postoperative outcomes of minimally‐invasive right colectomy	6
Randomized controlled trials in surgical resection of colorectal peritoneal metastases: Disentangling negativity in PRODIGE 7 and PROPHYLOCHIP	6
The use of an obstetric balloon as a pelvic spacer in preventing empty pelvis syndrome after total pelvic exenteration in rectal cancers – A prospective safety and efficacy study for the Bakri balloon	6
Implications for the colorectal surgeon following the 100 000 Genomes Project	6