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 Editorial
 Editorial: Botox for levator ani
 
 B. H. Gurland & L. Neshatian
 
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 Review
 Stoma rods in abdominal surgery: a systematic review and metaanalyses
 
 H. M. Mohan, A. Pasquali, B. OâNeill, D. Collins & D. C. Winter
 
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 Review
 Purse-string vs. linear skin closure at loop ileostomy reversal: a systematic
 review and meta-analysis
 
 M. Gachabayov, H. Lee, A. Chudner, A. Dyatlov, N. Zhang & R. Bergamaschi
 
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 Review Article
 Laparoscopic vs. robotic rectal cancer surgery and the effect on conversion
 rates: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity-score-
 matched studies
 
 K. Phan, H. R. Kahlaee, S. H. Kim & J. W. T. Toh
 
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 Original Article
 Stapled transanal rectal resection for the treatment of rectocele associated
 with obstructed defecation syndrome: a large series of 262 consecutive
 patients
 
 G. Giarratano, C. Toscana, E. Toscana, M. Shalaby & P. Sileri
 
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 Original Article
  Botox treatment in patients with chronic functional anorectal pain:
 experiences of a tertiary referral proctology clinic
 
 R. E. Ooijevaar, R. J. F. Felt-Bersma, I. J. Han-Geurts, D. van Reijn, P. F. Vollebregt &
 C. B. H. Molenaar
 
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 Original Article
 Short-term outcomes of the over-the-scope clip proctology system for
 rectovaginal fistula repair: a prospective study
 
 Yiwei Tong, Bertrand Trilling, Pierre-Yves Sage, Edouard Girard & Jean-Luc Faucheron
 
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 Original Article
 Proposal of a new classification system for complete mesocolic excison in
 right-sided colon cancer
 
 S. Benz, A. Tannapfel, Y. Tam, A. Grünenwald, S. Vollmer & I. Stricker
 
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 Original Article
 Short-term postoperative outcomes following robotic versus laparoscopic
 ileal pouch-anal anastomosis are equivalent
 
 A. L. Lightner, F. Grass, N. P. McKenna, M. Tilman, A. Alsughayer, S. R. Kelley, K. Behm,
 A. Merchea & D. W. Larson
 
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 Short Communication
 Level of inferior mesenteric artery ligation in low rectal cancer surgery: high
 tie preferred over low tie
 
 E. Girard, B. Trilling, P.-Y. Rabattu, P.-Y. Sage, N. Taton, Y. Robert, P. Chaffanjon & J.-
 L. Faucheron
 
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 Technical Advances
  Are two better than one? VALIFT: video-assisted ligation of the
 intersphincteric fistula tractâa combination of two minimally invasive
 techniques for treatment of transsphincteric perianal fistulas
 
 Michal Romaniszyn & Piotr Julian Walega
 
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 Video Forum
 Combined robotic and transanal total mesorectal excision with hysterectomy
 for rectal cancer
 
 A. Otero-Piñeiro, S. Valverde, F. B. de Lacy, R. Bravo & A. M. Lacy
 
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 Video Forum
 TAMIS resection of a large colonic polyp 20 cm from the anal verge: could
 endo-stapling be the solution to peritoneal entry?
 
 J. Valdes-Hernandez, J. C. Gomez-Rosado, J. Cintas-Catena, A. Perez-Sanchez, C. Torres,
 F. Del Rio, F. Oliva & L. C. Capitan-Morales
 
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 The Last Image
 Ring-shaped fibroepithelial polyps of the anus
 
 N. Tricomi, L. Velci & V. Podzemny
 
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 Trick of the Trade
  The âConeâ stoma: stoma creation in the presence of significant bowel
 dilatation
 
 A. lo Conte, K. Wasmann, P. J. Tanis, C. J. Buskens, R. Hompes & W. A. Bemelman
 
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 Correspondence
 Complete rectal prolapse: still a lot of work to do
 
 G. Gallo & M. Trompetto
 
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 Correspondence
 LIFT combined with mucosal advancement flap for transphincteric fistulas
 
 T. Hussain, B. Hughes & A. Sharma
 
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 Congress Report
 An update of the aims and achievements during the first year of the Young
 Group of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (Y-SICCR)
 
 G. Pellino, E. Moggia, E. Novelli, A. Sturiale, J. Martellucci, M. Trompetto & G. Gallo
 
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 Correction
 Correction to: EuroSurg-1 study: an opportunity to encourage student-driven
 surgical research in Italy
 
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 Correction
 Correction to: Topical antimicrobial prophylaxis in colorectal surgery for the
 prevention of surgical wound infection: a systematic review and meta-
 analysis
 
 R. L. Nelson, N. M. Iqbal, A. Kravets, R. Khateeb, M. Raza, M. Siddiqui, I. Taha,
 A. Tummala, R. Epple, S. Huang & M. Wen
 
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