Welcome New Associate Editor Anthony Kim to the World Journal of Surgery John G. Hunter Editorial Perspective 05 February 2018 Pages: 915 - 915
Surgical Site Infections in Emergency Abdominal Surgery at Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana Stephen TabiriEdwin YenliTheophilus T. K. Anyomih Original Scientific Report 23 September 2017 Pages: 916 - 922
An Evaluation of the Role of Simulation Training for Teaching Surgical Skills in Sub-Saharan Africa Nicholas J. CampainMithun KailavasanChandra Shekhar Biyani Original Scientific Report Open access 11 October 2017 Pages: 923 - 929
The Basic Surgical Skills Course in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Observational Study of Effectiveness Stuart J. FergussonDavid M. SedgwickFaustin Ntirenganya Original Scientific Report Open access 20 October 2017 Pages: 930 - 936
“The Longest Way Round Is The Shortest Way Home”: An Overhaul of Surgical Ward Rounds Kunal ShettyStephanie Xiu Wern PooThanos Athanasiou Scientific Review Open access 24 October 2017 Pages: 937 - 949
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Low- and Middle-Income Countries K. McQueenR. OoditO. Ljungqvist Editorial Perspective 30 January 2018 Pages: 950 - 952
Anti-inflammatory Effects of Enhanced Recovery Programs on Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer Surgery Aurélien VenaraEmilie DuchalaisMichel Neunlist Original Scientific Report 05 October 2017 Pages: 953 - 964
Damage Control Surgery for Non-traumatic Abdominal Emergencies Edouard GirardJulio AbbaCatherine Arvieux Original Scientific Report 25 September 2017 Pages: 965 - 973
Long-Term Follow-Up of Retromuscular Incisional Hernia Repairs: Recurrence and Quality of Life Peder RogmarkSam SmedbergAgneta Montgomery Original Scientific Report Open access 10 October 2017 Pages: 974 - 980
Induced Granulation Tissue but not Artificial Dermis Enhances Early Host–Graft Interactions in Full-Thickness Burn Wounds Heli LagusEsko KankuriJyrki Vuola Original Scientific Report 23 October 2017 Pages: 981 - 991
Classic Primary Hyperparathyroidism Versus Normocalcemic and Normohormonal Variants: Do They Really Differ? Andreas KiriakopoulosAthanasios PetraliasDimitrios Linos Original Scientific Report 01 February 2018 Pages: 992 - 997
Changes in Swallowing Symptoms and Esophageal Motility After Thyroid Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study Jesper Roed SorensenSimone MarkoewChristian Godballe Original Scientific Report 11 October 2017 Pages: 998 - 1004
Clinicopathological Risk Factors for Distant Metastasis in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis Huy Gia VuongUyen N. P. DuongTetsuo Kondo Scientific Review 14 September 2017 Pages: 1005 - 1017
Robot-Assisted Transaxillary Thyroidectomy (RATT): A Series Appraisal of More than 250 Cases from Europe Gabriele MaterazziLorenzo FregoliPaolo Miccoli Original Scientific Report 08 September 2017 Pages: 1018 - 1023
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) in Children and Adolescents with Pheochromocytomas and Retroperitoneal Paragangliomas: Experiences in 42 Patients Martin K. WalzLaura D. IovaPier F. Alesina Original Scientific Report 01 February 2018 Pages: 1024 - 1030
From Initial Description by Wermer to Present-Day MEN1: What have We Learned? Nancy D. Perrier Surgical Symposium Contribution 30 January 2018 Pages: 1031 - 1035
Influence of Pleurectomy and Decortication in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Wickii T. VigneswaranDiana Y. KirchevaAliya N. Husain Original Scientific Report 25 September 2017 Pages: 1036 - 1045
Efficacy and Safety of Pleurodesis Using Platelet-Rich Plasma and Fibrin Glue in Management of Postoperative Chylothorax After Esophagectomy Daryoush Hamidi AlamdariMehdi AsadiMostafa Mehrabibahar Original Scientific Report 06 October 2017 Pages: 1046 - 1055
Effect and Mechanisms of Diabetes Resolution According to the Range of Gastric Resection and the Length of Anastomosis in Animal Models: Implication for Gastric Cancer Surgery in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Yeon-Ju HuhYoung-Gil SonHyuk-Joon Lee Original Scientific Report 19 September 2017 Pages: 1056 - 1064
The Depth from the Skin to the Celiac Artery Measured Using Computed Tomography is a Simple Predictive Index for Longer Operation Time During Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy Hironobu GotoShingo KanajiYoshihiro Kakeji Original Scientific Report 10 October 2017 Pages: 1065 - 1072
Preoperative Prognostic Factors After Liver Resection for Non-Colorectal, Non-Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases and Validation of the Adam Score in an Asian Population Dayna P. Y. SimBrian K. P. GohAlexander Y. F. Chung Original Scientific Report 05 September 2017 Pages: 1073 - 1084
The Prognostic Impact of Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Following Curative Hepatectomy: A Retrospective Single Institution Study Tatsunori MiyataYo-ichi YamashitaHideo Baba Original Scientific Report 08 September 2017 Pages: 1085 - 1091
Are Incidental Gallbladder Cancers Missed with a Selective Approach of Gallbladder Histology at Cholecystectomy? Linda LundgrenCarolina MuszynskaPer Sandström Original Scientific Report Open access 12 September 2017 Pages: 1092 - 1099
Comparison of Regeneration of Remnant Liver After Hemihepatectomy with or Without the Middle Hepatic Vein Yoshihiro InoueYusuke SuzukiKazuhisa Uchiyama Original Scientific Report 19 September 2017 Pages: 1100 - 1110
Living Donor Liver Transplantation in South Asia: Single Center Experience on Intermediate-Term Outcomes Faisal S. DarAbu Bakar H. BhattiRashid Nazer Original Scientific Report 21 September 2017 Pages: 1111 - 1119
Impact of Splenic Volume and Splenectomy on Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within Milan Criteria After Curative Hepatectomy Kazuki TakeishiHirofumi KawanakaYoshihiko Maehara Original Scientific Report 18 September 2017 Pages: 1120 - 1128
A High Abdominal Aortic Calcification Score on CT is a Risk Factor for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula in Elderly Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy Nao KakizawaHiroshi NodaToshiki Rikiyama Original Scientific Report 19 September 2017 Pages: 1129 - 1137
Postoperative Bleeding After Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: the Achilles’ Heel? Sophie ChopinetDavid FuksBrice Gayet Original Scientific Report 10 October 2017 Pages: 1138 - 1146
Unraveling Pancreatic Segmentation Yohann RenardLouis de MestierReza Kianmanesh Scientific Review 03 October 2017 Pages: 1147 - 1153
Fluorescence-Guided Surgery in the Combined Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Colorectal Cancer: Preliminary Results and Considerations Eva LietoAnnamaria AuricchioGennaro Galizia Original Scientific Report 19 September 2017 Pages: 1154 - 1160
Clinical and Radiological Discrimination of Solitary Pulmonary Lesions in Colorectal Cancer Patients Yoichi OhtakiKimihiro ShimizuHiroyuki Kuwano Original Scientific Report 05 October 2017 Pages: 1161 - 1170
Repeated Resections of Hepatic and Pulmonary Metastases from Colorectal Cancer Provide Long-Term Survival Jocelyn BellierJulien De WolfStéphanie Truant Original Scientific Report 25 September 2017 Pages: 1171 - 1179
Impact of Visceral Adiposity as Well as Sarcopenic Factors on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases Atsushi KobayashiToshimi KaidoShinji Uemoto Original Scientific Report 21 September 2017 Pages: 1180 - 1191
Incidence of Clinically Relevant Incisional Hernia After Colon Cancer Surgery and Its Risk Factors: A Nationwide Claims Study Gi Hyeon SeoEun Kyung ChoeYoung Jun Chai Original Scientific Report 27 September 2017 Pages: 1192 - 1199
Extended Serum Lipid Profile Predicting Long-Term Survival in Patients Treated for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Niina KhanLeo-Pekka LyytikäinenNiku Oksala Original Scientific Report 12 October 2017 Pages: 1200 - 1207
The Pathophysiological Basis and Surgical Management of Ranula are Established John D. Harrison Letter to the Editor 24 July 2017 Pages: 1208 - 1209
The Pathophysiological Basis and Surgical Management of Ranula are Established: Reply Daniel KokongAugustine IduhSule Augustine Reply, Letter to the Editor 12 January 2018 Pages: 1210 - 1211
Does Time Difference in CT Scan Causes More Mortality? Affirul Chairil AriffinHanizah Ngadiron Letter to the Editor 06 September 2017 Pages: 1212 - 1212
Reply, Letter to the Editor Peter Stuart McKechnie Reply, Letter to the Editor 16 November 2017 Pages: 1213 - 1213
Approach to the Assessment of Vocal Cord Movement by Ultrasonography Oktay İrkörücü Letter to the Editor 20 September 2017 Pages: 1214 - 1214
Suitable Ultrasonographic Approach to Assessing Vocal Cord Movement: Reply Takahiro Fukuhara Reply, Letter to the Editor 13 November 2017 Pages: 1215 - 1215