Authors’ Reply: Are LMICs Achieving the Lancet Commission Global Benchmark for Surgical Volumes? A Systematic Review Priti PatilPriyansh NathaniAnita Gadgil Reply, Letter to the Editor 27 September 2023 Pages: 3439 - 3440
Correction: Efficacy and Safety of Gastrointestinal Tumour Site Marking with da Vinci-Compatible Near-Infrared Fluorescent Clips: A Case Series Junji TakahashiMasashi YoshidaYutaka Suzuki Correction Open access 27 September 2023 Pages: 3436 - 3436
Comparison of Cefazolin and Ceftriaxone as Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Pancreatoduodenectomy with Preoperative Drainage: Incidence of Surgical Site Infection and Susceptibility of Bacteria in Bile Taihei SomaKatsuhisa OhgiKatsuhiko Uesaka Original Scientific Report 25 September 2023 Pages: 3298 - 3307
The Effect of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on Weight Loss and Resolution of Obesity-Related Disorders After Bariatric Surgery Thaer S. A. AbdallaAnastasios D. GiannouStefan Wolter Original Scientific Report Open access 25 September 2023 Pages: 3281 - 3288
Factors Contributing to Delays to Accessing Appendectomy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review Johnelize LouwM. McCaulK. M. Chu Scientific Review Open access 25 September 2023 Pages: 3060 - 3069
Modified Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol Versus Non-ERAS Protocol in Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy for Acute Intestinal Obstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial Ankit AggarwalSantosh IrrinkiYashwant Sakaray Original Scientific Report 23 September 2023 Pages: 2990 - 2999
Letter to the Editor: Spontaneous Resolution of Uncomplicated Appendicitis may Explain Increase in Proportion of Complicated Appendicitis During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Andersson et al. E. TokidisD. MarshallS. P. Balasubramanian Letter to the Editor 22 September 2023 Pages: 3441 - 3442
The Role of Open Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Chest Trauma Patients with No Sign of Life: A National Trauma Data Bank Study Yau-Ren ChangLing-Wei KuoFaran Bokhari Original Scientific Report 22 September 2023 Pages: 3107 - 3113
The Importance of Perceived Barriers to Women Entering and Advancing in Orthopaedic Surgery in the US and Beyond Amy L. XuCasey J. HumbyrdDawn LaPorte Original Scientific Report 21 September 2023 Pages: 3051 - 3059
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
Postoperative Hypoalbuminemia as a Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury After Open Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Hei Jin YoonTae-Hoon KimSung Yeon Ham Original Scientific Report 20 September 2023 Pages: 3382 - 3393
Intracorporeal Vessel Ligation in Laparoscopic Right Colectomy for Cancer is Associated with Increased Lymph Node Yield Zoe GaroufaliaSameh Hany EmileSteven D. Wexner Original Scientific Report 20 September 2023 Pages: 3356 - 3362
Randomized Controlled Trial of Perioperative Telemonitoring of Patient Generated Health Data in Gastrointestinal Oncologic Surgery: Assessing Overall Feasibility and Acceptability Kristen LimbachPatricia EsslinLaleh G. Melstrom Original Scientific Report Open access 20 September 2023 Pages: 3131 - 3137
Learning Curve for Thoracoscopic Individual Basilar Segmentectomy: 18-Year Experience Satoshi TakamoriHiroyuki OizumiRi Sho Original Scientific Report 17 September 2023 Pages: 2917 - 2924
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
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
Neck Reoperation for Recurrent or Persistent Renal Hyperparathyroidism Lu-Chia ChangShiuh-Inn LiuTsung-Jung Liang Original Scientific Report 15 September 2023 Pages: 2784 - 2791
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
Outcomes of Metaplastic Breast Cancer Versus Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis YuPing TanBiao YangXi Yan Original Scientific Report 14 September 2023 Pages: 3192 - 3202
Orthopaedic Wire Debridement: A Novel Surgical Technique for Hypergranulated Burn Wounds Nathan Carl EnglishGary Dos Passos Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World Open access 14 September 2023 Pages: 3101 - 3104
Predictive Factors for Delayed Gastric Emptying After Pancreatoduodenectomy: A Swedish National Registry-Based Study A. Hörberg ZdanowskiJ. WennerblomCaroline Williamsson Original Scientific Report Open access 13 September 2023 Pages: 3289 - 3297
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
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
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
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
Operative Case Volumes and Variation for General Surgery Training in East, Central, and Southern Africa Michael M. MwachiroYves YankunzeRobert K. Parker Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries Open access 11 September 2023 Pages: 3032 - 3039
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
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
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
Comparison of Conservative Treatment and Surgery Treatment for Acute Scaphoid Fracture: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Fatih Özden Letter to the Editor 07 September 2023 Pages: 3449 - 3450
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
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
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
The Best Stoma in an Emergency Su Mei HohDavid Allan Watters Invited Commentary Open access 05 September 2023 Pages: 2865 - 2866
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
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
Outcomes of Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with Biologic Mesh in Patients with 8 Years of Follow-Up Abbas M. HassanCamila M. FrancoCharles E. Butler Original Scientific Report 04 September 2023 Pages: 3175 - 3181
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
Letter to the Editor: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Readmission Rates Following Colorectal Surgery—A Retrospective Cohort Study Henry Richard Edward DrysdaleDavid Allan Watters Letter to the Editor 01 September 2023 Pages: 3447 - 3448
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
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
Hernia Repair in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites: How Can We Improve? Gerwin A. Bernhardt Invited Commentary 25 August 2023 Pages: 2741 - 2742
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
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
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
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
Elastofibroma Dorsi: Points for Discussion and Future Direction Marcello Migliore Invited Commentary 14 August 2023 Pages: 2594 - 2595
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
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