Welcome New Associate Editors Sandra Wong and Cheng Har Yip to the World Journal of Surgery Julie Ann Sosa Editorial Perspective 20 April 2018 Pages: 1571 - 1572
Appendicitis: Rural Patient Status is Associated with Increased Duration of Prehospital Symptoms and Worse Outcomes in High- and Low-Middle-Income Countries Matthew C. HernandezEric FinnesgaardMartin D. Zielinski Original Scientific Report 13 November 2017 Pages: 1573 - 1580
Pattern of Lower Intestinal Ostomies in a Low-Income Country: Case of Southeast of Niger Republic Harissou AdamouOumarou HabouRachid Sani Original Scientific Report 15 November 2017 Pages: 1581 - 1589
Novel Approach to Treat Uncomplicated Sigmoid Volvulus Combining Minimally Invasive Surgery with Enhanced Recovery, in a Rural Hospital in Zambia Niels van der NaaldMarloes I. PrinsRobert P. Bleichrodt Original Scientific Report with Video 21 December 2017 Pages: 1590 - 1596
High Elective Surgery Cancellation Rate in Malawi Primarily Due to Infrastructural Limitations Meghan PrinJessica EatonAnthony Charles Original Scientific Report 16 November 2017 Pages: 1597 - 1602
Risk of Catastrophic Health Expenditure in Rwandan Surgical Patients with Peritonitis J. L. RickardC. NgarambeR. Riviello Original Scientific Report 15 November 2017 Pages: 1603 - 1609
Quality of Surgery in Malawi: Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Hernia Surgery Between District and Central Hospitals Jakub GajewskiRonan ConroyRuairi Brugha Original Scientific Report 05 December 2017 Pages: 1610 - 1616
Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Declining Rates of Chronic and Recurrent Infection and Their Possible Role in the Origins of Non-communicable Diseases Stephen W. BicklerAndrew WangAntonio De Maio Scientific Review 12 December 2017 Pages: 1617 - 1628
Evaluation of Resources Necessary for Provision of Trauma Care in Botswana: An Initiative for a Local System Michael B. MwandriTimothy C. Hardcastle Original Scientific Report 28 November 2017 Pages: 1629 - 1638
The Economic and Social Burden of Traumatic Injuries: Evidence from a Trauma Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Christopher ZuraikJohn SampalisAlexa Brierre Original Scientific Report 21 November 2017 Pages: 1639 - 1646
Surgical Training and Standardised Management Guidelines Improved the 30-Day Complication Rate After Abdominoplasty for Massive Weight Loss E. SwedenhammarB. StarkJ. Gahm Original Scientific Report Open access 28 November 2017 Pages: 1647 - 1654
Competitive Advantage of MBA for Physician Executives: A Systematic Literature Review Anthony D. TurnerStanislaw P. StawickiWeidun Alan Guo Scientific Review 20 November 2017 Pages: 1655 - 1665
Meta-analysis on Materials and Techniques for Laparotomy Closure: The MATCH Review N. A. HenriksenE. B. DeerenbergF. E. Muysoms Scientific Review 10 January 2018 Pages: 1666 - 1678
Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure with Mesh-Mediated Fascial Traction Achieves Better Outcomes than Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure Alone: A Comparative Study Giuseppe SalamoneLeo LicariGaspare Gulotta Original Scientific Report Open access 16 November 2017 Pages: 1679 - 1686
Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Reinforcement Reduces the Risk of Incisional Hernia, Two-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial Philippe BrosiPhilippe M. GlauserChristoph A. Maurer Original Scientific Report 20 November 2017 Pages: 1687 - 1694
The Application of a Performance-Based Self-Administered Intra-procedural Checklist on Surgical Trainees During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Michael El BoghdadyAfshin Alijani Original Scientific Report Open access 15 November 2017 Pages: 1695 - 1700
Factors Associated with Premalignant Epithelial Changes in Chronic Calculous Cholecystitis: A Case–Control Study Muhibullah BangashAbdul Rehman AlviRoger Christopher Gill Original Scientific Report 15 November 2017 Pages: 1701 - 1705
Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Improves Outcomes in Basic Laparoscopic Procedures Katherine D. GrayJoshua G. BurshteinCheguevara Afaneh Original Scientific Report 15 November 2017 Pages: 1706 - 1713
Lipid Emulsion Enriched in Omega-3 PUFA Accelerates Wound Healing: A Placebo-Controlled Animal Study Yi-Chi PengFwu-Lin YangRu-Ping Lee Original Scientific Report 20 December 2017 Pages: 1714 - 1720
Fascio-Adipo-Cutaneous Lateral Advancement Flap for Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus: A Modification of the Karydakis Operation—Cohort Study Mohammad Hamdy Abo-RyiaHamdy Sedky Abd-AllahMahmoud Mohammed Abdulrazek Original Scientific Report 21 December 2017 Pages: 1721 - 1726
Early Seizure Prophylaxis in Traumatic Brain Injuries Revisited: A Prospective Observational Study Desmond KhorJinglan WuDemetrios Demetriades Original Scientific Report 20 November 2017 Pages: 1727 - 1732
Functional Compromise Cohort Study (FCCS): Sarcopenia is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit P. A. de HoogtK. W. ReisingerJ. H. M. B. Stoot Original Scientific Report Open access 29 December 2017 Pages: 1733 - 1741
Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Trauma Patients: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study of 5 Years’ Data at a Single Institution in Korea Byung Hee KangJayun ChoKyoungwon Jung Original Scientific Report 17 January 2018 Pages: 1742 - 1747
The Assessment of Risk Factors for Difficult Intubation in Thyroid Patients Ayse Cigdem TutuncuEmre ErbabacanMurat Ozcan Original Scientific Report 12 December 2017 Pages: 1748 - 1753
Outcome of Thyroid Carcinoma Showing Thymus-Like Differentiation in Patients Undergoing Radical Resection Wenwu DongPing ZhangHao Zhang Original Scientific Report 13 November 2017 Pages: 1754 - 1761
The Positive Lymph Node Number and Postoperative N-Staging Used to Estimate Survival in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Results from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Dataset (1988–2008) Wen-Jun WeiZhong-Wu LuQing-Hai Ji Original Scientific Report 28 November 2017 Pages: 1762 - 1771
Impact of “Tailored” Parathyroidectomy for Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Kiyomi HoriuchiMomoko SakuraiTakahiro Okamoto Original Scientific Report 14 November 2017 Pages: 1772 - 1778
Clinical Significance of New Magnetic Resonance Thoracic Ductography Before Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer Junya OgumaSoji OzawaTakakiyo Nomura Original Scientific Report 15 November 2017 Pages: 1779 - 1786
A Novel Technique of Paravertebral Thoracic and Preperitoneal Analgesia Enhances Early Recovery After Oesophagectomy Stephanie PhillipsJasmina Dedic-HaganG. L. Falk Original Scientific Report 21 November 2017 Pages: 1787 - 1791
Surgical Treatment of Gastro-Pulmonary Fistula Following Bariatric Surgery: Possible and Safe Alon Ben NunDavid SimanskyMichalle Soudack Original Scientific Report 15 November 2017 Pages: 1792 - 1797
Antireflux Surgery and Barrett’s Esophagus: Myth or Reality? Fernando A. M. HerbellaFrancisco SchlottmannMarco G. Patti Original Scientific Report 20 December 2017 Pages: 1798 - 1802
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Robotic and Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for cT1 Gastric Cancer Makoto HikageMasanori TokunagaMasanori Terashima Original Scientific Report 13 November 2017 Pages: 1803 - 1810
Impact of the Weekday of Surgery on Outcome in Gastric Cancer Patients who Underwent D2-Gastrectomy Felix BerlthK. MesserleH. Alakus Original Scientific Report 28 December 2017 Pages: 1811 - 1818
Prognostic Significance of the Preoperative Ratio of C-Reactive Protein to Albumin and Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio in Gastric Cancer Patients Hiroaki SaitoYusuke KonoYoshiyuki Fujiwara Original Scientific Report 21 December 2017 Pages: 1819 - 1825
Splenic Infarction as a Delayed Febrile Complication Following Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Patients: Computed Tomography-Based Analysis Yoon Ju JungHo Seok SeoCho Hyun Park Original Scientific Report 21 December 2017 Pages: 1826 - 1832
Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Laparoscopic Repair of Very Large Hiatus Hernias Impairs Quality of Life David S. LiuChek TogAhmad Aly Original Scientific Report 20 November 2017 Pages: 1833 - 1840
Postoperative Albumin–Bilirubin Grade Change Predicts the Prognosis of Patients with Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within the Milan Criteria Chuan LiXiao-Yun ZhangMing-Qing Xu Original Scientific Report 14 November 2017 Pages: 1841 - 1847
Long-Term Survival of Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: The Impact and Selection of Repeat Surgery Tomoaki YohEtsuro HatanoShinji Uemoto Original Scientific Report 07 December 2017 Pages: 1848 - 1856
Image-Guided Proper Liver Segmentectomy L. RoncatiA. ManentiE. Simonini Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 21 December 2017 Pages: 1857 - 1859
Second Generation of a Fast-track Liver Resection Programme Nicolai A. SchultzPeter N. LarsenJens G. Hillingsø Original Scientific Report 04 January 2018 Pages: 1860 - 1866
Routine Virtual Ileostomy Following Restorative Proctocolectomy for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Peter C. AmbeHubert ZirngiblGabriela Möslein Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 16 November 2017 Pages: 1867 - 1871
A Pilot Study for a Better Visibility in the 3D Laparoscopic Right Colectomy Surgery Lei GuPei-lin LiuQing Xu Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 29 December 2017 Pages: 1872 - 1876
Radical Surgery Improves Survival in Patients with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma Katherin VollmerStefan GfroererHenning Fiegel Original Scientific Report 10 November 2017 Pages: 1877 - 1884
International Study of the Epidemiology of Paediatric Trauma: PAPSA Research Study Catherine J. BradshawAshwath S. BandiKokila Lakhoo Original Scientific Report Open access 28 December 2017 Pages: 1885 - 1894
Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Failure in a Large Cohort of Hemodialysis Patients in the Netherlands Bram M. VoorzaatKoen E. A. van der Bogton behalf of the Dutch Vascular Access Study Group Original Scientific Report Open access 29 November 2017 Pages: 1895 - 1903
Nomenclature in Ventral Hernia Repair Julie L. HolihanMike K. Liang Letter to the Editor 10 October 2017 Pages: 1904 - 1905
Comment on: Nomenclature in Ventral Hernia Repair Samuel G. ParkerChristopher P. J. WoodAlastair C. J. Windsor Reply, Letter to the Editor 13 November 2017 Pages: 1906 - 1906
Risk Factors for Early Postoperative Small Bowel Obstruction after Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: Methodological Issues Jie WengHe WuZhiyi Wang Letter to the Editor 13 November 2017 Pages: 1907 - 1907
Risk Factors for Early Postoperative Small Bowel Obstruction After Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: Methodological Issues: Reply Katsuhito SuwaTomoyoshi OkamotoKatsuhiko Yanaga Reply, Letter to the Editor 17 January 2018 Pages: 1908 - 1908
Important Research Elements in Aiding Training Affirul Chairil AriffinHanizah Ngadiron Letter to the Editor 13 November 2017 Pages: 1909 - 1910