The World Journal of Surgery Welcomes Dr. Jennifer Kuo to the Editorial Board Julie Ann Sosa Editorial Perspective 22 April 2021 Pages: 1967 - 1967
The World Journal of Surgery Welcomes Dr. Masato Nagino to the Editorial Board Julie Ann Sosa Editorial Perspective 30 April 2021 Pages: 1968 - 1968
The World Journal of Surgery Welcomes Professor Kathryn Chu to the Editorial Board Julie Ann Sosa Editorial Perspective 27 April 2021 Pages: 1969 - 1969
The World Journal of Surgery Welcomes Dr. Tamara Fitzgerald to the Editorial Board Julie Ann Sosa Editorial Perspective 30 April 2021 Pages: 1970 - 1970
Patient-Reported Quality of Life Following Laparotomy in a Resource-Limited Setting Laura N. PurcellRachel ReissAnthony Charles Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 23 March 2021 Pages: 1971 - 1978
We Asked the Experts: Autotransfusion for the Provision of Blood in Lower-and-Middle-Income Countries Timothy Craig Hardcastle Editorial Perspective 29 March 2021 Pages: 1979 - 1981
Effectiveness of Quality Improvement Processes, Interventions, and Structure in Trauma Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis James JinSalesi’ Akau’olaThe International Society of Surgery (ISS) and the G4 Alliance International Standards and Guidelines for Quality Safe Surgery and Anesthesia (ISG-QSSA) Group Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 09 April 2021 Pages: 1982 - 1998
The Worldwide Epidemiology of Acute Appendicitis: An Analysis of the Global Health Data Exchange Dataset Dakshitha P. WickramasingheChrisjit XavierDharmabandhu N. Samarasekera Original Scientific Report 23 March 2021 Pages: 1999 - 2008
Out of the Loop: The Value of a Preoperative Loopogram for Colostomy Reversal in Trauma Nolitha Makapi Tisetso MorareMeshack Nkosinaye MothaMaeyane Stephens Moeng Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 15 March 2021 Pages: 2009 - 2014
Yoga—An Alternative Form of Therapy in Patients with Blunt Chest Trauma: A Randomized Controlled Trial Mallikarjun GunjiganviPurva MathurSubodh Kumar Original Scientific Report 18 March 2021 Pages: 2015 - 2026
Post-traumatic Splenic Injury Outcomes for Nonoperative and Operative Management: A Systematic Review Sabrina GillJohn HoffAdel Elkbuli Scientific Review 08 April 2021 Pages: 2027 - 2036
Simultaneous Casualty Admissions—Do they Affect Treatment in the Receiving Trauma Center? Michel Paul Johan TeubenCarsten MandKai Oliver Jensen Original Scientific Report Open access 29 March 2021 Pages: 2037 - 2045
Patients over 65 years with Acute Complicated Calculous Biliary Disease are Treated Differently—Results and Insights from the ESTES Snapshot Audit Gary A. BassAmy E. Gillisfor the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) Cohort Studies Group Original Scientific Report Open access 03 April 2021 Pages: 2046 - 2055
Invited Commentary: Optimization of the Management of Elderly Patients with Acute Complicated Calculous Biliary Disease is Feasible T. CodjiaL. Schwarz Invited Commentary 12 May 2021 Pages: 2056 - 2057
Nighttime Cholecystectomies are Safe When Controlled for Individual Patient Risk Factors–A Nationwide Case–Control Analysis Kian Merati-KashaniClaudio CanalMatthias Turina Original Scientific Report Open access 18 March 2021 Pages: 2058 - 2065
Are Surgeons Working Smarter or Harder? A Systematic Review Comparing the Physical and Mental Demands of Robotic and Laparoscopic or Open Surgery Laura Seohyun ParkFeiyang PanJonathan Hong Scientific Review 26 March 2021 Pages: 2066 - 2080
Validation of the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response (AIR) Score Manne AnderssonBlanka KolodziejRoland E. Andersson Original Scientific Report Open access 06 April 2021 Pages: 2081 - 2091
Non-operative Management of Small Bowel Obstruction in Patients with No Previous Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Zubair BayatMatthew P. GuttmanPaul J. Karanicolas Scientific Review 23 March 2021 Pages: 2092 - 2099
Effectiveness of Pain Control of Local Anaesthetic Wound Infusion Following Elective Midline Laparotomy: A Randomized Trial Daniel GathegeAbdallah AbdulkarimStanley Mugambi Original Scientific Report 24 March 2021 Pages: 2100 - 2107
Application of Real-Time Augmented Reality Laparoscopic Navigation in Splenectomy for Massive Splenomegaly Hai-Su TaoJin-Yu LinJian Yang Original Scientific Report 26 March 2021 Pages: 2108 - 2115
Illustrations of Hernia Surgery in the Early Period of the Ottoman Empire by Şerefeddin Sabuncuoğlu Fatih DoğanFatma Nilay Tutak Surgical History 15 March 2021 Pages: 2116 - 2120
How Much is Enough? Public Perception of Minimum Surgeon Volumes Julia M. DanfordSandra L. WongMeredith J. Sorensen Original Scientific Report 01 April 2021 Pages: 2121 - 2131
The Public may be Right: Should We Reconsider Minimum Surgeon Volumes? Quan-Yang Duh Invited Commentary 28 April 2021 Pages: 2132 - 2133
Recurrence of Non-functional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors After Curative Resection: A Tumor Burden-Based Prediction Model Ding-Hui DongXu-Feng ZhangTimothy M. Pawlik Original Scientific Report 25 March 2021 Pages: 2134 - 2141
Development of a Rapid Intraoperative Point-of-Care Method Using Tissue Suspension to Differentiate Parathyroid Tissue: A Possible Substitute for Frozen Sections Toyone KikumoriMasahiro ShibataDai Takeuchi Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 19 March 2021 Pages: 2142 - 2145
Faster than Frozen: Promising Preliminary Data for Rapid Parathyroid Tissue Confirmation Via a Novel Point-of-Care Method Rajshri M. GartlandRichard A. Hodin Invited Commentary 09 April 2021 Pages: 2146 - 2147
The Added Value of Technetium-99 m Sestamibi Scan in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Positive Ultrasound T. YalonM. NeymarkM. Mekel Original Scientific Report 18 March 2021 Pages: 2148 - 2154
The Clinical Significance of Lymph Node Ratio and Ki-67 Expression in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Helene LindforsCatharina Ihre LundgrenIvan Shabo Original Scientific Report Open access 07 April 2021 Pages: 2155 - 2164
Invited Commentary: The Clinical Significance of Lymph Node Ratio and Ki-67 Expression in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Marcin Barczyński Invited Commentary Open access 26 March 2021 Pages: 2165 - 2166
Causes, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Patients Readmitted to the Intensive Care Unit After Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study Chaoyang TongHui CaoJingxiang Wu Original Scientific Report 31 March 2021 Pages: 2167 - 2175
Accuracy of Modern Clinical Risk Score Including RAS Status Changes Based on Whether Patients Received Perioperative Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases Yoshinori TakedaYoshihiro MiseAkio Saiura Original Scientific Report 20 April 2021 Pages: 2176 - 2184
Predictive Values of Preoperative Markers for Resectable Pancreatic Body and Tail Cancer Determined by MDCT to Detect Occult Metastases He ChengGuopei LuoChen Liu Original Scientific Report 27 March 2021 Pages: 2185 - 2190
How Should We Treat Pancreatic Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma? A Meta-Analysis Teijiro HirashitaYukio IwashitaMasafumi Inomata Scientific Review 25 March 2021 Pages: 2191 - 2199
Clinical Impact of Portal Vein Distance on Computed Tomography for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula after Pancreatoduodenectomy Yutaka EndoMinoru KitagoYuko Kitagawa Original Scientific Report 31 March 2021 Pages: 2200 - 2209
Detecting Hospital Outliers in Post-Pancreatectomy Care Using Funnel Plots from 2009–2018 Based on Nationwide Medico-Administrative Data Alain BernardJonathan CottenetCatherine Quantin Original Scientific Report Open access 05 April 2021 Pages: 2210 - 2217
The Role of Visceral Obesity, Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity on Surgical Outcomes After Liver Resections for Colorectal Metastases M. RunkelT. D. DialloS. Fichtner-Feigl Original Scientific Report Open access 11 April 2021 Pages: 2218 - 2226
Patient Acceptance of Routine Serial Postoperative Endoscopy Following Low Anterior Resection (LAR) and Its Ability to Detect Biomarkers in Anastomotic Lavage Fluid Kristina GuytonNatalia BelogortsevaJohn C. Alverdy Original Scientific Report 19 March 2021 Pages: 2227 - 2234
Conflicting Guidelines: A Systematic Review on the Proper Interval for Colorectal Cancer Treatment Charlotte J. L. MolenaarLoes JanssenGerrit D. Slooter Scientific Review 03 April 2021 Pages: 2235 - 2250
The Relationship Between Co-morbidity, Screen-Detection and Outcome in Patients Undergoing Resection for Colorectal Cancer Mark S. JohnstoneDonald C. McMillanDavid Mansouri Original Scientific Report Open access 27 March 2021 Pages: 2251 - 2260
Pelvimetric and Nutritional Factors Predicting Surgical Difficulty in Laparoscopic Resection for Rectal Cancer Following Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy Yanwu SunJianhua ChenPan Chi Original Scientific Report 05 April 2021 Pages: 2261 - 2269
Single-Centre Experience of Supra-Renal Vena Cava Resection and Reconstruction Nikola VladovRadoslav KostadinovVentsislav Mutafchiyski Original Scientific Report 16 March 2021 Pages: 2270 - 2279
Impact of Bypass Flow Assessment on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Ilijas CinaraPetar ZlatanovicLazar Davidovic Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 17 March 2021 Pages: 2280 - 2289
Outcomes Following Immediate Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (VRAM) Flap-Based Perineal Reconstruction Following Resectional Surgery For Pelvic Malignancies Rhiannon L. HarriesRami W. RadwanSwansea Pelvic Oncology Collaborators Original Scientific Report 17 March 2021 Pages: 2290 - 2297
Letter to the Editor: Outcomes of Incisional Hernia Repair Surgery After Multiple Re-recurrences: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis Daoxi WangPanyi YangXueyang Tang Letter to the Editor 31 March 2021 Pages: 2298 - 2299
Authors’ Reply: Outcomes of Incisional Hernia Repair Surgery After Multiple Recurrences: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis D. SneidersG. H. J. de SmetJ-F. Gillion Reply, Letter to the Editor 05 April 2021 Pages: 2300 - 2300
Letter to the Editor: Are Adrenal Lesions of 6 cm or More in Diameter a Contraindication to Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy? A Case Control Study Annalisa ComandatoreLorenzo Maria FatucchiMatteo Bianchini Letter to the Editor 01 April 2021 Pages: 2301 - 2302
Author’s Reply: Are Adrenal Lesions of 6 cm or more in Diameter a Contraindication to Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy? A Case Control Study Andrea BallaLivia PalmieriAlessandro M. Paganini Reply, Letter to the Editor 12 April 2021 Pages: 2303 - 2304
Letter to the Editor: Role of Chewing Gum in Reducing Postoperative Ileus after Reversal of Ileostomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Paweł Konstanty KorolkiewiczŁukasz Sein Anand Letter to the Editor 01 April 2021 Pages: 2305 - 2305
Letter to the Editor: Outcomes of Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Treatment of Splenomegaly: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis H. FiferA. LewisCRAMSURG Letter to the Editor 29 March 2021 Pages: 2306 - 2307
Author’s Reply: Outcomes of Laparoscopic Splenectomy for the treatment of Splenomegaly: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis María Rita Rodríguez-LunaCarmen BalaguéEduardo Mª Targarona Reply, Letter to the Editor 22 April 2021 Pages: 2308 - 2309