Articles

1. Anorectal Anatomy Quiz: Practical Review

   • Leonardo E. Garcia
   • Stefano Tassinari
   • Susan Gearhart

   Review Article 22 December 2023 Pages: 2931 - 2945

   

2. Contemporary Outcomes of Transduodenal Sphincteroplasty: the Importance of Surgical Quality

   • Sonal Walia
   • Mohammad Y. Zaidi
   • Nicholas J. Zyromski

   Original Article 07 December 2023 Pages: 2885 - 2892

   

3. Incidence and Impact of Preoperative Hiatal Hernia in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma Undergoing Curative Surgical Resection

   • Adi Zaslavsky
   • Daniel Solomon
   • Hanoch Kashtan

   Original Article 01 December 2023 Pages: 2907 - 2919

   

4. The Optimal Treatment Strategy for Postoperative Anastomotic Leakage After Esophagectomy: a Comparative Analysis Between Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy and Conventional Treatment

   • Joonseok Lee
   • Jae Hyun Jeon
   • Sanghoon Jheon

   Original Article 01 December 2023 Pages: 2899 - 2906

   

5. Adjuvant Radiotherapy Is Not Necessary for Stage III Mucinous Rectal Cancer: Evidence Based on Long Survival Analysis from SEER Data

   • Hualin Liao
   • Cheng Tang
   • Xiong Lei

   Original Article 21 November 2023 Pages: 2857 - 2866

   

6. Surgical Options for the Treatment of Perianal and Anovaginal Fistulas in the Setting of Ileoanal Pouch Crohn’s Disease: Experience of a Tertiary Center

   • Ana M. Otero-Piñeiro
   • Tracy Hull
   • Amy L. Lightner

   Original Article 20 November 2023 Pages: 2867 - 2875

   

7. Video-based Coaching: Current Status and Role in Surgical Practice, Part II- Practical Implementation and Risk Mitigation from the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Health Care Quality and Outcomes Committee

   • Deborah S. Keller
   • Vamsi V. Alli
   • Vanita Ahuja

   Original Article 16 November 2023 Pages: 2876 - 2884

   

8. Surgical Cancer Care in Safety-Net Hospitals: a Systematic Review

   • Paul Wong
   • Gregory P. Victorino
   • Lucas W. Thornblade

   Review Article 15 November 2023 Pages: 2920 - 2930

   

9. Do Weekend Discharges Impact Readmission Rate in Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Surgery?

   • Rachel C. Kim
   • Stephanie E. Schick
   • C. Max Schmidt

   Original Article 14 November 2023 Pages: 2815 - 2822

   

10. Recurrence in Paraesophageal Hernia: Patient Factors and Composite Surgical Repair in 862 Cases

    • Chu Luan Nguyen
    • David Tovmassian
    • Gregory L. Falk

    Original Article Open access 14 November 2023 Pages: 2733 - 2742

    

11. Immigrant Doctors and Their Role in US Healthcare

    • Zorays Moazzam
    • Selamawit Woldesenbet
    • Timothy M. Pawlik

    Original Article 10 November 2023 Pages: 2724 - 2732

    

12. Does Fixation of the Gastric Conduit Reduce the Incidence of Gastric Volvulus After Esophagectomy?

    • Haytham Alabbas
    • Erin M. Mobley
    • Ziad T. Awad

    Multimedia Article 08 November 2023 Pages: 3092 - 3095

13. Characteristic Changes of Ulcerative Colitis–Associated Neoplasm Patients in the Era of Biologics: a 20-Year Single Institution Experience of Surgical Cases

    • Hirochika Kato
    • Ryo Seishima
    • Yuko Kitagawa

    Research Communication 08 November 2023 Pages: 3076 - 3079

    

14. Association of County-Level Food Deserts and Food Swamps with Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Outcomes

    • Mujtaba Khalil
    • Muhammad Musaab Munir
    • Timothy M. Pawlik

    Original Article 08 November 2023 Pages: 2771 - 2779

    

15. Association of Textbook Outcome and Hospital Volume with Long-Term Survival Following Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: What Matters More?

    • Mujtaba Khalil
    • Diamantis I. Tsilimigras
    • Timothy M. Pawlik

    Original Article 08 November 2023 Pages: 2763 - 2770

    

16. Early postoperative hyperglycemia as a predictor of postoperative infectious complications and overall survival in non-diabetic patients with esophageal cancer

    • Soshi Hori
    • Yu Imamura
    • Masayuki Watanabe

    Original Article 08 November 2023 Pages: 2743 - 2751

    

17. Evaluation and Recalibration of Risk-Stratified Pancreatoduodenectomy Drain Fluid Amylase Removal Criteria

    • Artem Boyev
    • Ahad Azimuddin
    • Ching-Wei D. Tzeng

    Original Article 07 November 2023 Pages: 2806 - 2814

    

18. Endorectal Ultrasound (ERUS): an Accurate and Invaluable Tool for Identifying Suitable Candidates for Transanal Excision/Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TAE/TEM) in Early-Staged Rectal Tumors

    • Charlotte Campbell
    • Jason Conway
    • Girish Mishra

    Research Communication Open access 06 November 2023 Pages: 3086 - 3087

    

19. Meta-analysis of Prognostic Factors for Overall Survival Among Resected Patients with Spontaneous Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    • Tian-Run Lv
    • Fei Liu
    • Fu-Yu Li

    Review Article 06 November 2023 Pages: 2983 - 3000

    

20. Establishment and Validation of the LI-RADS Morphologic Type II Hepatocellular Carcinoma Early Recurrence Risk Scoring System

    • Yajuan Sun
    • Can Yu
    • Yang Zhou

    Original Article 06 November 2023 Pages: 2787 - 2796

    

21. Effects of Spinal Deformities on Hiatal Hernia Occurrence and Recurrence

    • Naveen Perisetla
    • William N. Doyle Jr
    • Vic Velanovich

    SSAT Quick Shot Presentation 06 November 2023 Pages: 2718 - 2723

    

22. Missed Opportunities: the Timing and Frequency of Screening Colonoscopy in Patients That Develop Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

    • Sarah C. McKay
    • Melissa L. DeSouza
    • Steven R. DeMeester

    SSAT Quick Shot Presentation 06 November 2023 Pages: 2711 - 2717

    

23. Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Borderline Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    • Hisahiro Hosogi
    • Shinya Yoshida
    • Seiichiro Kanaya

    Research Communication 02 November 2023 Pages: 3040 - 3042

    

24. Longitudinal Study of Comorbidities and Clinical Outcomes in Persons with Gallstone Disease Using Electronic Health Records

    • Aynur Unalp-Arida
    • Jane S. Der
    • Constance E. Ruhl

    Original Article 01 November 2023 Pages: 2843 - 2856

    

25. Hiatal Hernia Repair and Anti-Reflux Surgery in Older Patients: A Brief Communication

    • Eric Luo
    • Vic Velanovich

    Research Communication 31 October 2023 Pages: 3043 - 3044

26. Paving a Path to Gender Parity: Recent Trends in Participation of Women in an Academic Surgery Society (Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract)

    • Jenny H. Chang
    • Varisha Essani
    • R. Matthew Walsh

    SSAT Quick Shot Presentation 31 October 2023 Pages: 2705 - 2710

    

27. Impact of Neoadjuvant Treatment and Minimally Invasive Surgery on Perioperative Outcomes of Pancreatoduodenectomy: an ACS NSQIP Analysis

    • Amr I. Al Abbas
    • Jennie Meier
    • Patricio M. Polanco

    Original Article 30 October 2023 Pages: 2823 - 2842

    

28. Optimal Timing of Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) Testing in General Surgery Residency: Early Is Better

    • Theresa N. Wang
    • Jennifer M. Underhill
    • Kelly R. Haisley

    Original Article 26 October 2023 Pages: 2893 - 2898

    

29. Allogeneic Vessels in Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Portal Vein Resection: Risk of Portal Vein Thrombosis and Prognosis

    • Songping Cui
    • Hanxuan Wang
    • Ren Lang

    Original Article 26 October 2023 Pages: 2797 - 2805

    

30. Impact of Trinal Histological Glandular Differentiation Grade on the Prognosis of Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: a Multicenter Retrospective Study

    • Hisashi Kosaka
    • Mitsuaki Ishida
    • Masaki Kaibori

    Original Article 26 October 2023 Pages: 2780 - 2786

    

31. Volumetric Remodeling of the Left Liver After Right Hepatectomy: Analysis of Factors Predicting Degree of Hypertrophy and Post-hepatectomy Liver Failure

    • Pierre de Mathelin
    • Vincent Noblet
    • Pietro Addeo

    Original Article 26 October 2023 Pages: 2752 - 2762

    

32. Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) and Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy with Dor Fundoplication for Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction (EGJOO): a Comparison of Outcomes and Impact on Physiology

    • Inanc S. Sarici
    • Sven Eriksson
    • Shahin Ayazi

    SSAT Quick Shot Presentation Open access 17 October 2023 Pages: 2684 - 2693

    

33. Pure Laparoscopic Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) for a Giant Hepatocellular Carcinoma (> 15 cm) Abutting the Liver Hilum

    • Zhongkai Wang
    • Wei-Liang Loh
    • Brian K. P. Goh

    Multimedia Article 17 October 2023 Pages: 3096 - 3098

34. Real-time First-In-Human Comparison of Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging and ICG in Minimally Invasive Colorectal & Bariatric Surgery

    • Chibueze A. Nwaiwu
    • Christopher J. McCulloh
    • Erik B. Wilson

    Research Communication 17 October 2023 Pages: 3083 - 3085

    

35. Barriers and Facilitators of Surgical Prehabilitation Adherence from the Patient Perspective: a Mixed Method Study

    • Cintia Kimura
    • Yuning Liu
    • Cindy Kin

    Original Article 17 October 2023 Pages: 2547 - 2556

    

36. Transverse Coloplasty Pouch versus Straight Coloanal Anastomosis Following Intersphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Cancer: the Functional Benefits May Emerge After Two Years

    • Hongfeng Pan
    • Zeyi Zhao
    • Shenghui Huang

    Original Article 17 October 2023 Pages: 2526 - 2537

    

37. Reconsidering the absence of extrapancreatic extension in T staging for pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the AJCC (8^th ed) Staging Manual using the National Cancer Database

    • Mirang Lee
    • Alexander S. Thomas
    • Wooil Kwon

    Original Article 17 October 2023 Pages: 2484 - 2492

    

38. Comparison of Clinicopathological Features and Prognosis of Mucinous Gastric Carcinoma and other Gastric Cancers: A Retrospective Study of 4,417 Patients

    • Yubo Ma
    • Shengjie Zhang
    • Yian Du

    Original Article 17 October 2023 Pages: 2352 - 2364

    

39. Timing After Neoadjuvant Therapy Predicts Mortality in Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy: a Propensity Score–Matched Analysis

    • Taylor Maramara
    • Ravi Shridhar
    • Kenneth Meredith

    Original Article 17 October 2023 Pages: 2342 - 2351

    

40. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials on the Prevention and Treatment of Pouchitis after Ileoanal Pouch Anastomosis

    • Sameh Hany Emile
    • Nir Horesh
    • Steven D. Wexner

    Review Article 10 October 2023 Pages: 2650 - 2660

    

41. Liver Anatomy 2.0 Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

    • Mateo Lendoire
    • Harufumi Maki
    • Jean-Nicolas Vauthey

    Research Communication 06 October 2023 Pages: 3045 - 3068

    

42. Transduodenal Sphincteroplasty: A Visual Case Study

    • Kyle A. Lewellen
    • Thomas K. Maatman
    • Nicholas J. Zyromski

    Multimedia Article 03 October 2023 Pages: 2665 - 2666

43. Robotic Cholecystectomy in a Complete Situs Inversus Totalis Patient: a Game Changer Approach

    • Emiliano G. Manueli Laos
    • Francisco Schlottmann
    • Mario A. Masrur

    GI Image 02 October 2023 Pages: 3108 - 3110

    

44. Postoperative Liver Failure: Definitions, Risk factors, Prediction Models and Prevention Strategies

    • Katiuscha Merath
    • Ankur Tiwari
    • Timothy M. Pawlik

    Review Article 02 October 2023 Pages: 2640 - 2649

    

45. Concomitant Serous Cystadenoma and Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm in Pancreatic Cysts—a Diagnostic and Surgical Dilemma

    • T. Pollini
    • R. Salvia
    • A. V. Maker

    GI Image 02 October 2023 Pages: 3105 - 3107

    

46. Patient Values and Goals Regarding Treatment for Rectal Cancer: a Mixed Methods Study

    • Vanessa M. Welten
    • Kirsten F. A. A. Dabekaussen
    • Nelya Melnitchouk

    Research Communication 02 October 2023 Pages: 3088 - 3091

    

47. The Impact of Institutional Volume of Total Gastrectomy for Patients with Gastric Cancer on Short-Term Outcomes and Costs in Brazilian Public Health System

    • Daniel José Szor
    • Nelson Wolosker
    • Francisco Tustumi

    Research Communication 02 October 2023 Pages: 3038 - 3039

48. Surgical Planning for “Borderline Resectable” and “Locally Advanced” Pancreatic Cancer During Open Pancreatic Resection

    • Domenico Tamburrino
    • Federico De Stefano
    • Massimo Falconi

    Review Article 02 October 2023 Pages: 3014 - 3023

    

49. Is Lymphadenectomy Reasonable for Elderly Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Patients?

    • Qianyi Lin
    • Jianjun Chen
    • Zhenlong Wang

    Original Article Open access 02 October 2023 Pages: 2451 - 2463

    

50. Operative Outcomes for Polycystic Liver Disease: Results of a Large Contemporary Series

    • Savannah R. Smith
    • Abraham J. Matar
    • Juan M. Sarmiento

    Original Article 02 October 2023 Pages: 2444 - 2450