World Journal of Surgery is Pleased to Welcome Dr. Diamantis I. Tsilimigras as a New Assistant Editor for Visual Abstracts and Social Media to Our Leadership Team Julie Ann Sosa Editorial Perspective 07 September 2023 Pages: 2599 - 2599
Financial Barriers to Surgical Conferences: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Registration Fees Noah OiknineDominique VervoortXiya Ma Original Scientific Report 21 September 2023 Pages: 2600 - 2607
The Influence of HIV Status on Acute Appendicitis: A Retrospective Study from South Africa Reza LaäsDamian L. ClarkeMergan Naidoo Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries Open access 14 August 2023 Pages: 2608 - 2616
Implementation of a Smartphone-Based Platform for Operative Feedback at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Study Serena S. BidwellRebecca GatesRobert K. Parker Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 10 September 2023 Pages: 2617 - 2625
Leveraging ChatGPT to Democratize and Decolonize Global Surgery: Large Language Models for Small Healthcare Budgets Fabio BotelhoJean Marie TshimulaDan Poenaru Editorial Perspective 10 September 2023 Pages: 2626 - 2627
Urologist Workforce and Services in Ethiopia Anteneh Tadesse KifleChandra Shekhar BiyaniTizazu Abebayehu Tsega Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 08 September 2023 Pages: 2628 - 2634
Injury Patterns and Treatment Strategies in Civilian and Military Isolated Abdominal Gunshot Wounds Joshua DildayNatthida OwattanapanichDemetrios Demetriades Original Scientific Report 02 August 2023 Pages: 2635 - 2643
Angioembolization for Isolated Severe Blunt Splenic Injuries with Hemodynamic Instability: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis Makoto AokiShokei MatsumotoKazuhide Matsushima Original Scientific Report 07 September 2023 Pages: 2644 - 2650
The Role for Preperitoneal Pelvic Packing in Low-to-Middle-Income Countries: A 16-Year Experience at a Johannesburg Trauma Unit Maeyane Stephens MoengFrancois ViljoenShumani Makhadi Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries Open access 17 September 2023 Pages: 2651 - 2658
Methods of Recruitment for Surgical and Perioperative Randomized Controlled Trials: A Rapid Review Maya Morton NinomiyaJenna HiemstraKathryn V. Isaac Scientific Review 17 August 2023 Pages: 2659 - 2667
Arrhythmias in Critically Ill Surgical and Non-surgical Patients: A National Propensity-Matched Study Selena J. AnDylane DavisAnthony Charles Original Scientific Report 31 July 2023 Pages: 2668 - 2675
A Content Framework of a Novel Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Detecting Early Adverse Events After Major Abdominal Surgery Johan ClausenVictor BoesenTorquil Watt Original Scientific Report Open access 23 August 2023 Pages: 2676 - 2687
Frailty Assessment Can Enhance Current Risk Prediction Tools in Emergency Laparotomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study Karl G. IsandShoaib HussainPeep Talving Original Scientific Report 17 August 2023 Pages: 2688 - 2697
Optimizing the Yield of Abnormal Preoperative Chest Radiographs in Elective Non-cardiothoracic Surgery: Development of a Risk Prediction Score and External Validation Alisa SeangleulurAmmarin ThakkinstianChusak Okascharoen Original Scientific Report 06 September 2023 Pages: 2698 - 2707
Effect of Preoperative Carbohydrate Drink and Postoperative Chewing Gum on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Day Care Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Mounika BalaboluKishore AbujiDivya Dahiya Original Scientific Report 17 September 2023 Pages: 2708 - 2717
Surgical Anatomy of Transversus Abdominis Muscle for Transversus Abdominis Release: A CT-Based Study in Three Patient Groups Md Yusuf AfaqueSyed Mohammad Danish QaseemSyed Amjad Ali Rizvi Original Scientific Report 15 September 2023 Pages: 2718 - 2723
Post-Cancer Treatment Reflections by Patients Concerning the Provisions and Support Required for a Prehabilitation Programme Amrita Kaur JanduArpanun NitayamekinDileep N. Lobo Original Scientific Report Open access 12 September 2023 Pages: 2724 - 2732
Umbilical Hernia Repair in Patients with Cirrhosis and in Patients with Severe Comorbidities—A Nationwide Cohort Study Christian SnitkjærMette W. ChristoffersenNadia A. Henriksen Original Scientific Report 18 May 2023 Pages: 2733 - 2740
Hernia Repair in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites: How Can We Improve? Gerwin A. Bernhardt Invited Commentary 25 August 2023 Pages: 2741 - 2742
Breaking the Barrier: A Study on Multi-drug Resistance in Breast Abscess at an Academic Malaysian Hospital Choon Jiat LeeLee Lee LaiYong Hui Tan Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 25 July 2023 Pages: 2743 - 2752
No Doppler Single Position-Lateral Intercostal Artery Perforator Flap (NDSP-LICAP): a Safe and Versatile Flap for Breast Oncoplasty in Resource-Limited Setting Ashutosh MishraS. V. S. DeoAkash Jha Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 13 August 2023 Pages: 2753 - 2760
Impact of Topical Epinephrine with Xylocaine on Drainage After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: A Randomized Controlled Trial Prerna DehariyaNamrata AgarwalDhananjaya Sharma Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 15 August 2023 Pages: 2761 - 2766
New Insights on the Importance of the Extent of Vascular Invasion in Widely Invasive Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Haruhiko YamazakiKiminori SuginoKoichi Ito Original Scientific Report 30 July 2023 Pages: 2767 - 2775
Validation of the Aldosteronoma Resolution Score as a Predictive Resolution Score of Hypertension After Unilateral Adrenalectomy for Primary Aldosteronism in a North-African Population Ahmed SaadiMohamed Ali BedouiRiadh Ben Slama Original Scientific Report 04 September 2023 Pages: 2776 - 2783
Neck Reoperation for Recurrent or Persistent Renal Hyperparathyroidism Lu-Chia ChangShiuh-Inn LiuTsung-Jung Liang Original Scientific Report 15 September 2023 Pages: 2784 - 2791
A Prospective Study Evaluating the Feasibility and Accuracy of Post-operative Laryngeal Ultrasonography (LUSG) in Assessment of Vocal Cord Function After Esophagectomy Matrix Man-Him FungIan Yu-hong WongBrian Hung-Hin Lang Original Scientific Report 04 August 2023 Pages: 2792 - 2799
Feeding Jejunostomy Tube in Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy: Utilization and Outcomes in a Nationwide Cohort Kevin M. TurnerAaron M. DelmanRobert M. Van Haren Original Scientific Report 13 September 2023 Pages: 2800 - 2808
Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) in a Single-Surgeon Experience on 892 Patients Over 11 Years Mohamed Abdul Moneim Amin El MasryIslam Abdul Rahman Original Scientific Report Open access 07 August 2023 Pages: 2809 - 2815
Total Superior Mesenteric Artery Nerve Plexus Preservation During Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer Yoshihiro MiyazakiTatsuya OdaTsuyoshi Enomoto Original Scientific Report 27 July 2023 Pages: 2816 - 2824
Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity on Body Composition Analysis is a Significant Predictor of Mortality in Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Longitudinal Observational Study Robert FarquharScott MatthewsSanjay Pandanaboyana Original Scientific Report Open access 04 August 2023 Pages: 2825 - 2833
Objective Definition and Optimized Strategy for “Biologically Borderline Resectable” Colorectal Liver Metastases Takeshi TakamotoSatoshi NaraMasatoshi Makuuchi Original Scientific Report 04 August 2023 Pages: 2834 - 2845
A Prospective Study of the Effect of Gastroduodenal Artery Reconstruction on Duodenal Oxygenation and Enzyme Content After Pancreas Transplantation Juliano C. M. OfferniErica Ai LiAlp Sener Original Scientific Report Open access 12 September 2023 Pages: 2846 - 2856
Impact of Preoperative Stoma Site Marking on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Colorectal Perforation: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study Jun WatanabeYusuke SasabuchiNaohiro Sata Original Scientific Report 10 June 2023 Pages: 2857 - 2864
The Best Stoma in an Emergency Su Mei HohDavid Allan Watters Invited Commentary Open access 05 September 2023 Pages: 2865 - 2866
The Prognostic Nutritional Index is a Predictive Marker for Postoperative Complications in Patients with Late-Onset Ulcerative Colitis Hirochika KatoRyo SeishimaYuko Kitagawa Original Scientific Report 20 July 2023 Pages: 2867 - 2875
Correction: The Prognostic Nutritional Index is a Predictive Marker for Postoperative Complications in Patients with Late-Onset Ulcerative Colitis Hirochika Kato Correction 31 July 2023 Pages: 2876 - 2876
Less Invasive Primary Treatment for Colorectal Cancer After Implementation of National Screening: A Nationwide Cohort Study Jannie DresslerSisse H. NjorMorten Rasmussen Original Scientific Report 23 August 2023 Pages: 2877 - 2887
"In Vitro" Evaluation of Energy-Based Sealing of Graft Side Branches in Bypass Surgery Manuel MirallesMoisés FalcónAlbert Clará Original Scientific Report 11 July 2023 Pages: 2888 - 2896
Invited Commentary to “In Vitro” Evaluation of Energy-Based Sealing of Graft Side Branches in Bypass Surgery Markus K. Furrer Invited Commentary 13 September 2023 Pages: 2897 - 2898
Direct Aortic Versus Supra-Aortic Arterial Cannulation During Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Tatu JuvonenMikko JormalainenFausto Biancari Original Scientific Report 11 July 2023 Pages: 2899 - 2908
Global Access to Cardiac Surgery Centers: Distribution, Disparities, and Targets Dominique VervoortMaryam Salma BabarJacques Kpodonu Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 03 August 2023 Pages: 2909 - 2916
Learning Curve for Thoracoscopic Individual Basilar Segmentectomy: 18-Year Experience Satoshi TakamoriHiroyuki OizumiRi Sho Original Scientific Report 17 September 2023 Pages: 2917 - 2924
Scoring Tool to Predict Need for Early Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) After Pediatric Trauma Brian KazempoorJeffry NahmiasAreg Grigorian Original Scientific Report Open access 31 August 2023 Pages: 2925 - 2931
Axial Convex-Shaped Hematoma was Associated with Poor Curative Effect of Surgical Treatment for Traumatic Posterior Fossa Epidural Hematoma in Children Zhuangzhuang MiaoJin LeiTing Lei Original Scientific Report 04 September 2023 Pages: 2932 - 2939
Letter to the Editor: Management and Outcome of Blunt Pancreatic Trauma: A Retrospective Cohort Study Jake E. KrigeEduard G. JonasPradeep H. Navsaria Letter to the Editor 28 July 2023 Pages: 2940 - 2941
Authors’ Reply: Management and Outcome of Blunt Pancreatic Trauma: A Retrospective Cohort Study Xiaozhi LuJishu Wei Reply, Letter to the Editor 04 September 2023 Pages: 2942 - 2943
The Emergency Surgery Frailty Index (EmSFI) in Elderly Patients with Acute Appendicitis: An External Validation of Prognostic Score Nicola Veronese Letter to the Editor 01 August 2023 Pages: 2944 - 2944
Authors’ Reply: The Emergency Surgery Frailty Index (EmSFI) in Elderly Patients with Acute Appendicitis—An External Validation of Prognostic Score Daniele FusarioAlessandro NeriDaniele Marrelli Reply, Letter to the Editor 01 September 2023 Pages: 2945 - 2946