Welcome New Associate Editor Nancy Baxter of Canada to the World Journal of Surgery Julie Ann Sosa Editorial Perspective 20 May 2019 Pages: 1627 - 1627
Trauma Surveillance and Registry Development in Mozambique: Results of a 1-Year Study and the First Phase of National Implementation Fadi HamadaniTarek RazekOtilia Neves Original Scientific Report 19 April 2019 Pages: 1628 - 1635
Surgical Considerations for Pediatric Snake Bites in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Matthew C. HernandezMichael TraynorDamian L. Clarke Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 19 February 2019 Pages: 1636 - 1643
Enumeration of Operations Performed for Elderly Patients in Ghana: An Opportunity to Improve Global Surgery Benchmarking Adam GyeduBarclay StewartCharles Mock Original Scientific Report 01 March 2019 Pages: 1644 - 1652
The Operative Output of District Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal Province is Heavily Skewed Toward Obstetrical Care Aida TeferaElizabeth LutgeDamian Clarke Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 22 March 2019 Pages: 1653 - 1660
Prehabilitation Before Major Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Michael J. HughesRosie J. HackneyRichard J. E. Skipworth Scientific Review 20 February 2019 Pages: 1661 - 1668
Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Following Midline Laparotomy—Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Philippe M. GlauserPhilippe BrosiChristoph A. Maurer Original Scientific Report 01 March 2019 Pages: 1669 - 1675
Correction to: Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Following Midline Laparotomy—Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Philippe M. GlauserPhilippe BrosiChristoph A. Maurer Correction 29 March 2019 Pages: 1676 - 1676
The Effect of Perioperative Iron Therapy in Acute Major Non-cardiac Surgery on Allogenic Blood Transfusion and Postoperative Haemoglobin Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Anders SchackAdam A. BerkforsJakob Burcharth Scientific Review 01 March 2019 Pages: 1677 - 1691
The Effectiveness of Contralateral Drainage in Reducing Superficial Incisional Surgical Site Infection in Loop Ileostomy Closure: Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial Anna SerracantXavier Serra-AracilSalvador Navarro-Soto Original Scientific Report 01 March 2019 Pages: 1692 - 1699
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) for Severe Torso Trauma in Japan: A Descriptive Study Shokei MatsumotoKei HayashidaTakashi Moriya Original Scientific Report 01 March 2019 Pages: 1700 - 1707
The Modified Semi-lateral Transmesocolic Approach for Laparoscopic Left Adrenalectomy Philippe WindLaurent GenserAlban Zarzavadjian Le Bian Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 28 February 2019 Pages: 1708 - 1711
Large Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor Size >3 cm Negatively Impacts Long-Term Outcomes After R0 Resection Maria CattoniEric VallièresBrian E. Louie Original Scientific Report 19 February 2019 Pages: 1712 - 1720
A Perioperative Small Dose of Dexamethasone Enhances Postoperative Recovery by Reducing Volume and Inflammatory Contents in Wound Drainage After Thyroid Surgery: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Prospective Study Huiwen ZhangJie LuQuanhong Zhou Original Scientific Report 08 April 2019 Pages: 1721 - 1727
Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy: Importance of the Intraoperative Management of the Parathyroid Glands Guillermo Ponce de León-BallesterosDavid Velázquez-FernándezMiguel F. Herrera Original Scientific Report 27 March 2019 Pages: 1728 - 1735
Correction to: Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy: Importance of the Intraoperative Management of the Parathyroid Glands Guillermo Ponce de León-BallesterosDavid Velázquez-FernándezMiguel F. Herrera Correction 15 April 2019 Pages: 1736 - 1736
Granulomatous Mastitis and Factors Associated with Recurrence: An 11-Year Single-Centre Study of 113 Patients in Singapore Qing Ting TanSamantha Piaoxue TayEsther Wee Lee Chuwa Original Scientific Report 02 May 2019 Pages: 1737 - 1745
The Impact of Circular Stapler Size on the Incidence of Cervical Anastomotic Stricture After Esophagectomy Takahiro HosoiTetsuya AbeYasuhiro Shimizu Original Scientific Report 07 March 2019 Pages: 1746 - 1755
Effect of High Postoperative Body Temperature on Long-Term Prognosis in Patients with Gastric Cancer After Radical Resection Hua-Long ZhengJun LuChang-Ming Huang Original Scientific Report 27 February 2019 Pages: 1756 - 1765
Overweight or Obesity is an Unfavorable Long-Term Prognostic Factor for Patients who Underwent Gastrectomy for Stage II/III Gastric Cancer Yuichi KambaraNorihiro YuasaKanji Miyata Original Scientific Report 28 February 2019 Pages: 1766 - 1776
Trends in the Incidence, Treatment and Outcomes of Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in the USA: Facility Type is Associated with Margin Status, Use of Lymphadenectomy and Overall Survival Lu WuDiamantis I. TsilimigrasTimothy M. Pawlik Original Scientific Report 28 February 2019 Pages: 1777 - 1787
The Use of Prophylactic Somatostatin Therapy Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials A. AdiamahZ. ArifD. Gomez Scientific Review 23 February 2019 Pages: 1788 - 1801
Possible Preventable Causes of Unplanned Readmission After Elective Liver Resection, Results from a Non-academic Referral HPB Center G. W. de KleinR. M. BrohetJ. M. Klaase Original Scientific Report 06 March 2019 Pages: 1802 - 1808
Treatment Strategies and Survival Trends for Anorectal Melanoma: Is it Time for a Change? James P. TaylorMiloslawa StemJonathan E. Efron Original Scientific Report 04 March 2019 Pages: 1809 - 1819
Conventional Versus Minimally Invasive Hartmann Takedown: A Meta-analysis of the Literature Francesco GuerraDiego ColettaAlberto Patriti Scientific Review 01 March 2019 Pages: 1820 - 1828
Primary Tumor Resection in Patients with Incurable Localized or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Constantinos SimillisEliana KalakoutiParis P. Tekkis Scientific Review Open access 22 March 2019 Pages: 1829 - 1840
The Feasibility and Advantages of Subxiphoid Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Pulmonary Lobectomy Xueying YangLinlin WangZelong Wang Original Scientific Report Open access 07 May 2019 Pages: 1841 - 1849
Is Calcification in the Regional Lymph Nodes a Benign Feature in Patients with Lung Cancer? Keita NakanishiKazuo NakagawaShun-ichi Watanabe Original Scientific Report 07 March 2019 Pages: 1850 - 1856
Competing Risk Analysis in Lung Cancer Patients Over 80 Years Old Undergoing Surgery Haruaki HinoTakahiro KarasakiJun Nakajima Original Scientific Report 01 April 2019 Pages: 1857 - 1866
Letter to the Editor: Stenting in Palliation of Unresectable Esophageal Cancer Vladimir ResanovicAleksandar ResanovicTomislav Randjelovic Letter to the Editor 30 August 2018 Pages: 1867 - 1868
Letter to the Editor: Definitive Chemoradiotherapy Versus Trimodality Therapy for Resectable Oesophageal Carcinoma: Meta-analyses and Systematic Review of Literature Han-Yu Deng Letter to the Editor 31 January 2019 Pages: 1869 - 1870