1. Hepatocellular cancer selection systems and liver transplantation: from the tower of babel to an ideal comprehensive score

   • Jan Lerut
   • Maxime Foguenne
   • Quirino Lai

   Review Article Open access 18 May 2021 Pages: 1599 - 1614

   

2. Liver transplantation and bariatric surgery: a new surgical reality: a systematic review of the best time for bariatric surgery

   • Fernando de Barros
   • Pedro Henrique Cardoso Faleiro Uba

   Review Article 12 June 2021 Pages: 1615 - 1622

   

3. Laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for malignant liver tumours in the elderly: systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Ali Yasen Y. Mohamedahmed
   • Shafquat Zaman
   • Abdul Karim Sillah

   Review Article 06 July 2021 Pages: 1623 - 1641

   

4. Is routine splenic flexure mobilization always necessary in laparotomic or laparoscopic anterior rectal resection? A systematic review and comprehensive meta-analysis

   • Fabio Rondelli
   • Alessandro Pasculli
   • Walter Bugiantella

   Review Article 24 July 2021 Pages: 1643 - 1661

   

5. Irrigation during laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated appendicitis increases the operative time and reoperation rate: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

   • Hani Oweira
   • Hazem Elhadedy
   • Mohamed Ali Chaouch

   Review Article 20 May 2021 Pages: 1663 - 1672

   

6. Robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

   • Luigi Marano
   • Daniele Fusario
   • Franco Roviello

   Review Article Open access 25 May 2021 Pages: 1673 - 1689

   

7. Comparison of aspiration with sclerotherapy and laparoscopic deroofing for the treatment of symptomatic simple renal cysts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Andrea Maugeri
   • Gabriele Fanciulli
   • Guido Basile

   Review Article Open access 01 April 2021 Pages: 1691 - 1698

   

8. Systematic review of prospective studies focused on regionalization of care in surgical oncology

   • Shokhi Goel
   • Matthew M. Symer
   • Heather L. Yeo

   Review Article 24 May 2021 Pages: 1699 - 1707

   

9. Partial segments 4/5 liver resection facilitates the repair of complicated bile duct injuries: a technical challenge and long-term outcomes

   • Pongserath Sirichindakul
   • Dungfun Ieamsuwan
   • Bunthoon Nonthasoot

   Original Article 04 August 2021 Pages: 1709 - 1716

   

10. Tumor location and concurrent liver resection, impact survival in T2 gallbladder cancer: a meta-analysis of the literature

    • Sualeh Muslim Khan
    • Sameh Hany Emile
    • Ramish Sumbal

    Original Article 23 August 2021 Pages: 1717 - 1726

    

11. Morbidity and mortality of iatrogenic hemothorax occurring in a cohort of liver transplantation recipients: a multicenter observational study

    • Fabrizio Panaro
    • Bader Al Taweel
    • Francis Navarro

    Original Article 03 July 2021 Pages: 1727 - 1734

    

12. Perioperative outcome of Whipple’s procedure with special attention to the impact of preoperative biliary drainage: a real-life scenario

    • Sukanta Ray
    • Somak Das
    • Sujan Khamrui

    Original Article 03 April 2021 Pages: 1735 - 1745

    

13. Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy: a single centre propensity score matching analysis

    • Riccardo Casadei
    • Carlo Ingaldi
    • Francesco Minni

    Original Article Open access 03 April 2021 Pages: 1747 - 1755

14. Compliance with evidence-based clinical guidelines in the management of acute biliary pancreatitis: the MANCTRA-1 study protocol

    • Mauro Podda
    • Gianluca Pellino
    • Adolfo Pisanu

    Original Article 17 June 2021 Pages: 1757 - 1765

    

15. Effect of antithrombotic therapy on postoperative outcome of 538 consecutive emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomies for acute cholecystitis: two Italian center’s study

    • Samuele Vaccari
    • Augusto Lauro
    • Vito D’Andrea

    Original Article 13 February 2021 Pages: 1767 - 1774

    

16. Oral neomycin and bacitracin are effective in preventing surgical site infections in elective colorectal surgery: a multicentre, randomized, parallel, single-blinded trial (COLORAL-1)

    • Alberto Arezzo
    • Massimiliano Mistrangelo
    • Mario Morino

    Original Article Open access 20 June 2021 Pages: 1775 - 1786

    

17. Distal resection margins in rectal cancer specimens: differences in assessment between surgeons and pathologists and the influence of neoadjuvant chemoradiation

    • T. L. Ghezzi
    • C. Tarta
    • D. C. Damin

    Original Article 07 June 2021 Pages: 1787 - 1793

    

18. Contemporary snapshot of tumor regression grade (TRG) distribution in locally advanced rectal cancer: a cross sectional multicentric experience

    • Paola Germani
    • Francesca Di Candido
    • the TRG Snapshot Study Group

    Original Article Open access 05 April 2021 Pages: 1795 - 1803

    

19. Surgical coaching applied to laparoscopic TME for continuous professional development in rectal surgery: proof of concept

    • I. Montroni
    • G. Mari
    • AIMS Academy clinical research network

    Original Article 21 August 2021 Pages: 1805 - 1810

20. Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients requiring surgery can be treated in referral centres regardless of the COVID-19 status of the hospital: results of a multicentric European study during the first COVID-19 outbreak (COVIBD-Surg)

    • Matteo Rottoli
    • Gianluca Pellino
    • Gilberto Poggioli

    Original Article 26 June 2021 Pages: 1811 - 1818

21. Anatomo-functional outcomes of the laparoscopic Frykman–Goldberg procedure for rectal prolapse in a tertiary referral centre

    • Gaetano Gallo
    • Mario Trompetto
    • Giuseppe Sammarco

    Original Article 17 June 2021 Pages: 1819 - 1828

    

22. Safety and effectiveness of minimal sphincterotomy in the treatment of female patients with chronic anal fissure

    • Antonio Brillantino
    • Domenico Izzo
    • Adolfo Renzi

    Original Article 02 September 2020 Pages: 1829 - 1836

    

23. Side-to-side esophagogastric anastomosis for minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy: operative technique and short-term outcomes

    • Manrica Fabbi
    • Stefano De Pascale
    • Uberto Fumagalli Romario

    Original Article Open access 26 April 2021 Pages: 1837 - 1847

    

24. Colonic interposition, a contemporary experience: technical aspects and outcomes

    • Naomi M. Fearon
    • Helen M. Mohan
    • John V. Reynolds

    Original Article 12 November 2020 Pages: 1849 - 1855

    

25. ERAS pathway for gastric cancer surgery: adherence, outcomes and prognostic factors for compliance in a Western centre

    • Pietro Maria Lombardi
    • Michele Mazzola
    • Giovanni Ferrari

    Original Article 20 May 2021 Pages: 1857 - 1865

    

26. Laparoscopic gastrectomy for early and advanced gastric cancer in a western center: a propensity score-matched analysis

    • Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille Ramos
    • Marina Alessandra Pereira
    • Sergio Carlos Nahas

    Original Article 04 June 2021 Pages: 1867 - 1877

    

27. A nomogram to predict overall survival and disease-free survival after curative-intent gastrectomy for gastric cancer

    • Alice Sabrina Tonello
    • Giulia Capelli
    • Gaya Spolverato

    Original Article Open access 14 June 2021 Pages: 1879 - 1890

    

28. Learning curve and global benchmark values of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: results of first 100 cases of a newly trained surgeon in an Italian center of excellence

    • Antonio Vitiello
    • Giovanna Berardi
    • Mario Musella

    Original Article Open access 29 June 2021 Pages: 1891 - 1898

    

29. Apprising the choice of bariatric surgery in patients with compensated cirrhosis with morbid obesity: results of a national analysis

    • Alexander Miller
    • Sajid Jalil
    • Khalid Mumtaz

    Original Article 05 August 2021 Pages: 1899 - 1908

    

30. Hemithyroidectomy versus total thyroidectomy in the intermediate-risk differentiated thyroid cancer: the Italian Societies of Endocrine Surgeons and Surgical Oncology Multicentric Study

    • C. Dobrinja
    • N. Samardzic
    • N. de Manzini

    Original Article 25 August 2021 Pages: 1909 - 1921

    

31. Thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology: association between nodule size, histopathological characteristics and clinical outcome in differentiated thyroid carcinomas — a multicenter retrospective cohort study on 761 patients

    • Federico Cozzani
    • Dario Bettini
    • Paolo Del Rio

    Original Article Open access 07 June 2021 Pages: 1923 - 1930

32. Implications of a background of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis on the current conservative surgical trend towards papillary thyroid carcinoma

    • Shadi Hamouri
    • Sohail Bakkar
    • Moamin Badwan

    Original Article 20 May 2021 Pages: 1931 - 1935

33. Are there any limits for laparoscopy in splenomegaly? Our experience

    • Mauro Santarelli
    • Giacomo Lo Secco
    • Paolo De Paolis

    Original Article 07 September 2020 Pages: 1937 - 1944

    

34. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: cost-effectiveness analysis of trend modifications of the technique

    • Benedetto Ielpo
    • Javier Nuñez
    • Gianluca Pellino

    Original Article 03 March 2021 Pages: 1945 - 1953

    

35. Extended totally extraperitoneal Rives–Stoppa (eTEP-RS) technique for ventral hernia: initial experience of The Wall Hernia Group and a surgical technique update

    • Jacopo Andreuccetti
    • Alberto Sartori
    • Alberto Di Leo

    Original Article 30 April 2021 Pages: 1955 - 1961

    

36. Epidemiology of trauma admissions in a level 1 trauma center in Northern Italy: a nine-year study

    • Margherita Difino
    • Roberto Bini
    • Osvaldo Chiara

    Original Article Open access 18 May 2021 Pages: 1963 - 1973

    

37. Predictive factors of mortality in open abdomen for abdominal sepsis: a retrospective cohort study on 113 patients

    • Dario Tartaglia
    • Jacopo Nicolò Marin
    • Massimo Chiarugi

    Original Article Open access 08 March 2021 Pages: 1975 - 1982

    

38. Prophylactic negative-pressure wound therapy for prevention of surgical site infection in abdominal surgery: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

    • Elin Roos
    • Jonathan Douissard
    • Jeremy Meyer

    Original Article Open access 10 April 2021 Pages: 1983 - 1988

    

39. A predictive score for 30-day survival for patients undergoing major lower limb amputation for peripheral arterial obstructive disease

    • Marco Franchin
    • Vincenzo Palermo
    • Gabriele Piffaretti

    Original Article Open access 13 June 2021 Pages: 1989 - 2000

    

40. Current perspectives on video and audio recording inside the surgical operating room: results of a cross-disciplinary survey

    • Floyd W. van de Graaf
    • Özgür Eryigit
    • Johan F. Lange

    Original Article Open access 26 October 2020 Pages: 2001 - 2007

41. Gender disparities in Ecuador: a survey study of the under-representation of women in surgery

    • Doris Sarmiento Altamirano
    • Amber Himmler
    • Salomone Di Saverio

    Original Article 19 January 2021 Pages: 2009 - 2015

    

42. Stent-free duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction after hepatectomy for liver tumors involving biliary confluence at the hepatic hilum: a monocentric experience

    • Daniele Del Fabbro
    • Matteo Maria Cimino
    • Guido Torzilli

    Technical Note 25 March 2021 Pages: 2017 - 2022

    

43. The mesorectum: an old acquaintance

    • Simone Arolfo
    • Mario Nano

    Letter to the Editor 27 May 2021 Pages: 2023 - 2024

    

44. How surgeon and pathologist cooperation may drive toward a more efficient nodes harvesting in gastric cancer surgery

    • Maria Raffaella Ambrosio
    • Bruno Perotti
    • Marco Arganini

    Letter to the Editor 07 May 2021 Pages: 2025 - 2028

    

45. Sclerotherapy with 3% polidocanol foam: revolutionizing outpatient treatment in patients with haemorrhoidal disease

    • Gaetano Gallo
    • Maurizio Ronconi
    • Mario Trompetto

    Letter to the Editor 03 March 2021 Pages: 2029 - 2030

46. How, Why, and When to administer transversus abdominis plane block in laparoscopic surgery?

    • Hytham K. S. Hamid

    Letter to the Editor 06 January 2021 Pages: 2031 - 2033

    

47. Letter to the Editor

    • Michele De Simone
    • Lorena Sorrentino
    • Marco Vaira

    Letter to the Editor 27 August 2020 Pages: 2035 - 2036

    

48. Correction to: Platelet indices in patients with acute appendicitis: a systematic review with meta‑analysis

    • Guixin Shen
    • Senjuan Li
    • Zubing Mei

    Correction 22 February 2021 Pages: 2037 - 2037