Editors
Founding Editor
Mario Pescatori, Rome, Italy
Editors in Chief
Rodrigo Oliva Perez, MD, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Editor Emeritus in Memoriam
G. Gagliardi, Chicago, USA
Deputy Editors
Sebastiano Biondo, PhD, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Deborah S. Keller, MD, MS, MAFC, FASCRS, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Lankenau Medical Center, USA
Tsuyoshi Konishi, MD, PhD, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
Associate Editors
Sergio Eduardo Alonso Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brasil
Nicolas Avellaneda, MD, CEMIC, Argentina
Gabriele Bislenghi, MD, PhD, FEBS, Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
Fahima Dossa, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Jim Khan, PhD, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Hampshire, UK
Roel Hompes, MD, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Tsuyoshi Konishi, MD, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, USA
Gaetano Gallo, MD, PhD, FASCRS, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Alessio Pigazzi, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College, Orange, USA
Frederic Ris, MD, FEBS, Department of Coloproctology, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Giulio Aniello Santoro, MD, PhD, University of Padua, Italy
Bruna Vailati, MD, Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil
Jnindra Warusavitarne, MD, St Mark’s Hospital, UK
Editorial Board
Ariane Abcarian, MD, John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
Vito Annese, MD, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy
Sam Atallah, MD, HCA Florida Healthcare, Winter Park, USA
Massimo Bellini, MD, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Raffaele Borghini, MD, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Fábio Campos, PhD, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Manish Chand, PhD, University College London, UK
Gyu-Seog Choi, MD, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea
Willaim Cirocco, MD, Ochsner Health, USA
Jennifer Davids, MD, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Worcester, USA
Paola De Nardi, MD, FASCRS, Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Quentin Denost, MD, PhD, Bordeaux Colorectal Institute, France
Vincent De Parades, MD, Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France
Ian Daniels, MBBCh, FRCS, Department of Surgery, Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust, UK
Nagendra Dudi-Venkata, MBBS, GDip.SurgEd., FRACS, PhD, SA Health, Australia
Sameh H Emile, MD, Mansoura University, Egypt
Laura M Fernandez, MD, Fundacao Champalimaud, Portugal
Paolo Giamundo, MD, FRCSE, FEBSQ, Department of General Surgery, Città di Bra Clinic, Italy
Deena Harji, MD, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Philip Herrod, PhD, FRCS, BMBS, BMedSci, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK
Mehraneh Jafari, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine, Irvine, USA
Margie A Kahn, MD, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA
Jin Kim, PhD, Korea University College of Medicine, South Korea
Cindy Kin, MD, MS, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, USA
Joep Knol, PhD, Jessa Ziekenhuis vwz, Hasselt, Belgium
Christos Kontovounisios, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
Paulo Gustavo Kotze, MD, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil
Sergio Larach, MD, FACS, FASCRS, University of Central Florida, USA
Gaetano Luglio, MD, University Of Naples Federico II, Italy
Jacopo Martellucci, MD, PhD, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Armando Melani, MSc, Institute for Research into Cancer of the Digestive System, Sao Paulo, Brazil
W. Meng, MD, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, Hong Kong
Adrian Mattacheo, MD, Hospital Ramos Mejía, Argentina
John Migaly, MD, Duke University, Durham, USA
Marco Milone, MD, PhD, University of Naples, Italy
Massimiliano Mistrangelo, PhD, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Sthela M. Murad-Regadas, MD, PhD, Federal University of Ceara, Brazil
Lucia Oliveira, MD, PhD, Casa de Saude Sao Jose, Brazil
Roberto Passera, PharmD, PhD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
Arcangelo Picciariello, MD, University of Salento, Italy
Ruediger Prosst, MD, Proctological Institute Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Felipe Quezada-Diaz, MD, Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río, Chile
Christoph Reissfelder, MD, PhD, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Gustavo Rossi,MD, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Charles Sabbagh, MD, PhD, University Hospital Amiens-Picardie, France
Anthony Senagore, MD, MS, MBA, AJS Innovative Solutions, USA
Francesco Selvaggi, DM, DSc, MCh, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Vanvitelli University, Italy
Francis Seow-Choen, MBBS, FAMS, FRCSEd, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Selman Sökmen, MD, Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey
A, Trecca, PhD, Progetto I-salus Rome, Italy
Jasper Stijns, MD, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Belgium
Luca Stocchi, MD, Cleveland Clinic, USA
Guilherme P São Julião, MD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Tarik Sammour, PhD, University of Adelaide, Australia
Alessandro Sturiale, MD, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Bertrand Trilling, MD, PhD, Grenoble Alp University, Grenoble, France
Weidong Tong, PhD, DM, Colorectal Division, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
Antonello Trecca, PhD, Progetto I-salus Rome, Italy
Stefan van Oostendorp, PhD, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Vrij Universiteit, The Netherlands
Nir Wasserberg, MD, Herzliya Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Albert M Wolthuis, MD, PhD, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
Karen Zaghiyan, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA
Vincent Zimmer, PhD, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
Mario Pescatori, Rome, Italy
Editors in Chief
Rodrigo Oliva Perez, MD, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Editor Emeritus in Memoriam
G. Gagliardi, Chicago, USA
Deputy Editors
Sebastiano Biondo, PhD, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Deborah S. Keller, MD, MS, MAFC, FASCRS, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Lankenau Medical Center, USA
Tsuyoshi Konishi, MD, PhD, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
Associate Editors
Sergio Eduardo Alonso Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brasil
Nicolas Avellaneda, MD, CEMIC, Argentina
Gabriele Bislenghi, MD, PhD, FEBS, Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
Fahima Dossa, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Jim Khan, PhD, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Hampshire, UK
Roel Hompes, MD, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Tsuyoshi Konishi, MD, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, USA
Gaetano Gallo, MD, PhD, FASCRS, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Alessio Pigazzi, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College, Orange, USA
Frederic Ris, MD, FEBS, Department of Coloproctology, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Giulio Aniello Santoro, MD, PhD, University of Padua, Italy
Bruna Vailati, MD, Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil
Jnindra Warusavitarne, MD, St Mark’s Hospital, UK
Editorial Board
Ariane Abcarian, MD, John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
Vito Annese, MD, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy
Sam Atallah, MD, HCA Florida Healthcare, Winter Park, USA
Massimo Bellini, MD, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Raffaele Borghini, MD, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Fábio Campos, PhD, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Manish Chand, PhD, University College London, UK
Gyu-Seog Choi, MD, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea
Willaim Cirocco, MD, Ochsner Health, USA
Jennifer Davids, MD, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Worcester, USA
Paola De Nardi, MD, FASCRS, Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Quentin Denost, MD, PhD, Bordeaux Colorectal Institute, France
Vincent De Parades, MD, Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France
Ian Daniels, MBBCh, FRCS, Department of Surgery, Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust, UK
Nagendra Dudi-Venkata, MBBS, GDip.SurgEd., FRACS, PhD, SA Health, Australia
Sameh H Emile, MD, Mansoura University, Egypt
Laura M Fernandez, MD, Fundacao Champalimaud, Portugal
Paolo Giamundo, MD, FRCSE, FEBSQ, Department of General Surgery, Città di Bra Clinic, Italy
Deena Harji, MD, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Philip Herrod, PhD, FRCS, BMBS, BMedSci, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK
Mehraneh Jafari, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine, Irvine, USA
Margie A Kahn, MD, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA
Jin Kim, PhD, Korea University College of Medicine, South Korea
Cindy Kin, MD, MS, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, USA
Joep Knol, PhD, Jessa Ziekenhuis vwz, Hasselt, Belgium
Christos Kontovounisios, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
Paulo Gustavo Kotze, MD, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil
Sergio Larach, MD, FACS, FASCRS, University of Central Florida, USA
Gaetano Luglio, MD, University Of Naples Federico II, Italy
Jacopo Martellucci, MD, PhD, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Armando Melani, MSc, Institute for Research into Cancer of the Digestive System, Sao Paulo, Brazil
W. Meng, MD, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, Hong Kong
Adrian Mattacheo, MD, Hospital Ramos Mejía, Argentina
John Migaly, MD, Duke University, Durham, USA
Marco Milone, MD, PhD, University of Naples, Italy
Massimiliano Mistrangelo, PhD, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Sthela M. Murad-Regadas, MD, PhD, Federal University of Ceara, Brazil
Lucia Oliveira, MD, PhD, Casa de Saude Sao Jose, Brazil
Roberto Passera, PharmD, PhD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
Arcangelo Picciariello, MD, University of Salento, Italy
Ruediger Prosst, MD, Proctological Institute Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Felipe Quezada-Diaz, MD, Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río, Chile
Christoph Reissfelder, MD, PhD, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Gustavo Rossi,MD, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Charles Sabbagh, MD, PhD, University Hospital Amiens-Picardie, France
Anthony Senagore, MD, MS, MBA, AJS Innovative Solutions, USA
Francesco Selvaggi, DM, DSc, MCh, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Vanvitelli University, Italy
Francis Seow-Choen, MBBS, FAMS, FRCSEd, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Selman Sökmen, MD, Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey
A, Trecca, PhD, Progetto I-salus Rome, Italy
Jasper Stijns, MD, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Belgium
Luca Stocchi, MD, Cleveland Clinic, USA
Guilherme P São Julião, MD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Tarik Sammour, PhD, University of Adelaide, Australia
Alessandro Sturiale, MD, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Bertrand Trilling, MD, PhD, Grenoble Alp University, Grenoble, France
Weidong Tong, PhD, DM, Colorectal Division, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
Antonello Trecca, PhD, Progetto I-salus Rome, Italy
Stefan van Oostendorp, PhD, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Vrij Universiteit, The Netherlands
Nir Wasserberg, MD, Herzliya Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Albert M Wolthuis, MD, PhD, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
Karen Zaghiyan, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA
Vincent Zimmer, PhD, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany