1. Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a systematic review of propensity score-matched studies

   • Ya-Fei Hu
   • Hai-Jie Hu
   • Fu-Yu Li

   Review Article Open access 02 November 2023 Pages: 2049 - 2061

   

2. Reinforced stapling does not reduce postoperative pancreatic fistula in distal pancreatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Ning Xia
   • Jiao Li
   • Junjie Xiong

   Review Article 10 November 2023 Pages: 2063 - 2074

   

3. Age and liver graft: a systematic review with meta-regression

   • Ilaria Neri
   • Marco Maria Pascale
   • Francesco Giovinazzo

   Original Article Open access 11 September 2023 Pages: 2075 - 2083

   

4. Comparison of the short-term and long-term outcomes of three different types of inferior mesenteric artery ligation in left colonic and rectal cancers: a network meta-analysis

   • Hao Zeng
   • Qilong Lan
   • Shuangming Lin

   Review Article 16 September 2023 Pages: 2085 - 2102

   

5. Comparison of clinical outcomes of anal fistula plug and endoanal advancement flap repair treating the complex anal fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Yongkang An
   • Xueqing Chen
   • Jihua Gao

   Review Article Open access 26 October 2023 Pages: 2103 - 2115

   

6. Comparison of proximal gastrectomy with double-flap technique and double-tract reconstruction for proximal early gastric cancer: a meta-analysis

   • Qiao-zhen Huang
   • Peng-cheng Wang
   • Kai Ye

   Review Article Open access 20 September 2023 Pages: 2117 - 2126

   

7. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a hybrid day care procedure: a case series of the first 53 patients at a tertiary care center

   • Mohammad S. Alshahrani
   • Ayman M. Babiker
   • Youssuf A. Alsuhaibani

   Review Article Open access 06 August 2023 Pages: 2127 - 2132

   

8. Meta‑analysis of single-incision laparoscopic versus multi-trocar laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

   • Deng-Chao Wang
   • Jun-Wen Fu
   • Miao Yu

   Review Article 28 August 2023 Pages: 2133 - 2145

   

9. Using the hazard function to evaluate hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence risk after curative resection

   • Wei-Feng Li
   • Sin-Hua Moi
   • Chih-Yun Lin

   Original Article 30 October 2023 Pages: 2147 - 2155

   

10. Hepaticojejunostomy with gastric access loop versus conventional hepaticojejunostomy: a randomized trial

    • Mohamad Raafat
    • Morsy M. Morsy
    • Mostafa M. Sayed

    Original Article Open access 09 August 2023 Pages: 2157 - 2167

    

11. Application of an innovative pancreaticojejunostomy technique with a modified set of perioperative management in pancreatoduodenectomy: a retrospective cohort study

    • Shiyin Chen
    • Cheng Zhang
    • Yun Zhang

    Original Article Open access 10 October 2023 Pages: 2169 - 2178

    

12. Transition from laparoscopic to robotic approach in rectal cancer: a single-center short-term analysis based on the learning curve

    • Rafael Calleja
    • Francisco Javier Medina-Fernández
    • Javier Briceño

    Original Article 24 October 2023 Pages: 2179 - 2189

    

13. The role of transanal compared to laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (taTME vs. lapTME) for the treatment of mid-low rectal cancer in obese patients: outcomes of a multicenter propensity-matched analysis

    • Patricia Tejedor
    • Jorge Arredondo
    • Carlos Pastor

    Original Article 31 October 2023 Pages: 2191 - 2200

    

14. Robotic and laparoscopic sphincter-saving resections have similar peri-operative, oncological and functional outcomes in female patients with rectal cancer

    • Vusal Aliyev
    • Guglielmo Niccolò Piozzi
    • Oktar Asoglu

    Original Article 13 November 2023 Pages: 2201 - 2209

    

15. Association of hemicolectomy with survival in stage II colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

    • Hao Zeng
    • Yongtai Chen
    • Shuangming Lin

    Original Article 24 November 2023 Pages: 2211 - 2223

    

16. Diagnostic value of a radiomics model based on CT and MRI for prediction of lateral lymph node metastasis of rectal cancer

    • Hongjie Yang
    • Peishi Jiang
    • Siwei Zhu

    Original Article 09 August 2023 Pages: 2225 - 2234

    

17. The feasibility of endoscopic resection for colorectal laterally spreading tumors

    • Xingcen Chen
    • Dongzi Peng
    • Rong Li

    Original Article 09 October 2023 Pages: 2235 - 2243

    

18. Prognostic impact of colorectal cancer patients with bone metastases: a single-center experience

    • Tianhao Li
    • Haoren Jing
    • Mingqing Zhang

    Original Article 17 November 2023 Pages: 2245 - 2256

    

19. Interval appendectomy as a safe and feasible treatment approach after conservative treatment for appendicitis with abscess: a retrospective, single-center cohort study

    • Toshiyuki Suzuki
    • Akiyo Matsumoto
    • Hiroshi Matsumoto

    Original Article Open access 21 November 2023 Pages: 2257 - 2265

    

20. Antibiotic treatment of post-appendectomy abscesses in children, regardless of size: a twelve years’ experience

    • Julio César Moreno-Alfonso
    • Ada Molina Caballero
    • Alberto Pérez Martínez

    Original Article 04 October 2023 Pages: 2267 - 2272

    

21. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of postoperative complications and readmissions after appendectomy in children

    • Carlos Delgado-Miguel
    • Miriam Miguel-Ferrero
    • Leopoldo Martínez

    Original Article 02 September 2023 Pages: 2273 - 2278

    

22. Surgeons’ practice and preferences for the anal fissure treatment: results from an international survey

    • Andrea Balla
    • Federica Saraceno
    • Anal Fissure Collaborative Group

    Original Article 08 October 2023 Pages: 2279 - 2290

23. Proctological disorders: psychometrics assessment of personality features and clinical evaluation

    • Antonio Giuliani
    • Lucia Romano
    • Monica Mazza

    Original Article 03 June 2023 Pages: 2291 - 2296

24. Association of chronic statin use, myopenia, myosteatosis and major morbidity in surgical patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer

    • Marco Cereda
    • Davide Paolo Bernasconi
    • Luca Gianotti

    Original Article Open access 18 May 2023 Pages: 2297 - 2303

    

25. Azygos vein preservation revisited: impact on early outcomes after repair of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula in newborns

    • Mohammad Daboos
    • Mohamed Abdelmaboud
    • Ahmed Elshamy

    Original Article Open access 09 November 2023 Pages: 2305 - 2311

    

26. Pre-incisional, trans-isthmic injection of indocyanine green for lymph node mapping during the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach

    • Tsung-Jung Liang
    • I-Shu Chen
    • Shiuh-Inn Liu

    Original Article 08 July 2023 Pages: 2313 - 2320

    

27. Combined effect of thymectomy on myasthenia gravis in patients with concomitant auto-immune diseases: a 22-year single-center experience

    • Lei Liu
    • Jiaqi Zhang
    • Cheng Huang

    Original Article Open access 27 June 2023 Pages: 2321 - 2326

    

28. Needlescopic sutureless repair of congenital inguinal hernia: A randomized controlled study

    • Rafik Shalaby
    • Mohamed Abdelmaboud
    • Ibrahim Gamman

    Original Article Open access 21 June 2023 Pages: 2327 - 2333

    

29. Is tumor diameter a risk factor for occult N1 metastasis in patients with peripheral non-small cell lung cancer which is smaller than 3 cm?

    • Muhammet Sayan
    • Ali Celik
    • Abdullah Irfan Tastepe

    Original Article 29 June 2023 Pages: 2335 - 2342

    

30. Sublobar resection versus lobectomy for stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer ≤ 2 cm: a systematic review and patient-level meta-analysis

    • Khi Yung Fong
    • Yiong Huak Chan
    • Pyng Lee

    Original Article 10 August 2023 Pages: 2343 - 2354

    

31. Predictors, surrogate, and patient-reported outcomes in immunotherapy and salvage surgery for unresectable lung cancer: a single-center retrospective study

    • Shehab Mohamed
    • Luca Bertolaccini
    • Lorenzo Spaggiari

    Original Article 05 September 2023 Pages: 2355 - 2363

    

32. Association of mechanical power during one-lung ventilation and post-operative pulmonary complications among patients undergoing lobectomy: a protocol for a prospective cohort study

    • Ying-Ying Zhang
    • Yu-Mei Zhang
    • Xiao-Bin Wang

    Original Article 04 August 2023 Pages: 2365 - 2375

    

33. Trans-fissure and trans-lobar coil insertion technique for small lesions positioned inside the fissure

    • Rushmi Purmessur
    • James Waugh
    • Vasileios Kouritas

    Original Article 26 July 2023 Pages: 2377 - 2381

    

34. Is there a common definition for massive pleurisy?

    • Barış Gülmez
    • Seda Kahraman Aydın
    • Banu Yoldaş

    Original Article 09 November 2023 Pages: 2383 - 2389

    

35. Robotic Hartmann’s reversal—feasibility and technical aspects

    • Mirko Barone
    • Massimo Ippoliti
    • Felice Mucilli

    Technical Note 16 October 2023 Pages: 2391 - 2394

    

36. World’s first report of sigmoidectomy for sigmoid cancer using the Saroa surgical system with tactile feedback

    • Marie Hanaoka
    • Yusuke Kinugasa
    • Masanori Tokunaga

    Technical Note 16 October 2023 Pages: 2395 - 2401

    

37. Laparoscopic transabdominal anterior bilateral adrenalectomy (La-TABA): an alternative approach for severe Cushing’s syndrome

    • Francesco Pennestrì
    • Carmela De Crea
    • Marco Raffaelli

    Technical Note 21 October 2023 Pages: 2403 - 2411

    

38. Preservation of the inferior mesenteric artery VS ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in left colectomy: evaluation of functional outcomes: a prospective non-randomized controlled trial

    • Maria Michela Chiarello
    • Valeria Fico
    • Giuseppe Brisinda

    Letter to the Editor 04 October 2023 Pages: 2413 - 2415

39. Role of palisading longitudinal esophageal vessels in coronavirus disease 2019: an anatomical consideration

    • Takahiro Sato

    Letter to the Editor 02 November 2023 Pages: 2417 - 2419

    

40. Reply to the editor: should multifocality be an indication for prophylactic neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer?

    • Kayhan Ozdemir
    • Belma Kocer
    • Zulfu Bayhan

    Letter to editor 08 September 2023 Pages: 2421 - 2421

41. Correction to: Practice of proctology among general surgery residents and young specialists in Italy: a snapshot survey

    • Carlo Alberto Manzo
    • Alfredo Annicchiarico
    • Gabriele Bislenghi

    Correction 09 June 2023 Pages: 2423 - 2423

42. Correction to: Sequential transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and portal vein embolization before hepatectomy for the management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Yang Liao
    • Qichen Cai
    • Fugui Li

    Correction 19 July 2023 Pages: 2425 - 2426