Welcome New Associate Editor Sanziana Roman of the USA to the World Journal of Surgery Julie Ann Sosa Editorial Perspective 12 November 2019 Pages: 1 - 1
Professor Masaki Kitajima (1941–2019): An Unparalleled International Surgeon Diplomat Michael Sarr Editorial Perspective 24 September 2019 Pages: 2 - 2
Burden of Neonatal Surgical Conditions in Northern Ghana Alhassan Abdul-MuminTheophilus T. K. AnyomihStephen Tabiri Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries Open access 03 October 2019 Pages: 3 - 11
Appendectomy in Third Trimester of Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes: A Propensity Score Analysis of a 6-Year Cohort Study Using Administrative Claims Data Giancarlo BuitragoKenndy ArevaloHernando Gaitan Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 24 September 2019 Pages: 12 - 20
The Combined SIRS + qSOFA (qSIRS) Score is More Accurate Than qSOFA Alone in Predicting Mortality in Patients with Surgical Sepsis in an LMIC Emergency Department S. L. GreenM. T. D. SmithG. L. Laing Original Scientific Report 22 October 2019 Pages: 21 - 29
Curative Surgery Improves Survival for Colorectal Cancer in Rural Kenya Robert K. ParkerMichael M. MwachiroRussell E. White Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 24 October 2019 Pages: 30 - 36
Barriers to Women Entering Surgical Careers: A Global Study into Medical Student Perceptions I. H. MarksA. DiazD. C. Chang Original Scientific Report Open access 15 October 2019 Pages: 37 - 44
New Concept Air Conditioning System for the Operating Room to Minimize Patient Cooling and Surgeon Heating: A Historical Control Cohort Study Hisashi UsukiHiroaki KitamuraYasuyuki Suzuki Original Scientific Report Open access 10 October 2019 Pages: 45 - 52
Open Abdomen in Obese Patients: Pay Attention! New Evidences from IROA, the International Register of Open Abdomen Marco CeresoliFrancesco SalvettiThe IROA study group Original Scientific Report 10 October 2019 Pages: 53 - 62
Cumulative Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Among Surgeons During Intraoperative Cholangiography Arnold BarriosNeil VegaDiego Orejuela Original Scientific Report 10 September 2019 Pages: 63 - 68
O2 No Longer the Go2: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing the Effects of Giving Perioperative Oxygen Therapy of 30% FiO2 to 80% FiO2 on Surgical Site Infection and Mortality Brianna K. SmithRoss H. RobertsFrank A. Frizelle Scientific Review 11 October 2019 Pages: 69 - 77
Acronyms Use in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Introduction to a New Language B. RamanaRudrajit SinhaDanny Rosin Original Scientific Report 10 October 2019 Pages: 78 - 83
Association of Genetic Risk of Obesity with Postoperative Complications Using Mendelian Randomization Jamie R. RobinsonRobert J. CarrollJoshua C. Denny Original Scientific Report 11 October 2019 Pages: 84 - 94
Suture-Tool: A Mechanical Needle Driver for Standardized Wound Closure Gabriel BörnerAgneta Montgomery Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World Open access 23 September 2019 Pages: 95 - 99
Surgical Outcomes in Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: Has Anything Changed Over the Years? María Asunción Acosta-MéridaJoaquín Marchena-GómezMaría Mar Callejón-Cara Original Scientific Report 17 September 2019 Pages: 100 - 107
Is Annual Preoperative Utilization an Indicator of Postoperative Surgical Outcomes? A Study in Medicare Expenditure J. Madison HyerDiamantis I. TsilimigrasTimothy M. Pawlik Original Scientific Report 17 September 2019 Pages: 108 - 114
Transthyretin at Admission and Over Time as a Marker for Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Trauma Patients: A Prospective Single-Center Study Tobias HaltmeierKenji InabaDemetrios Demetriades Original Scientific Report 21 October 2019 Pages: 115 - 123
Self-assessment of Skills by Surgeons and Anesthesiologists After a Trauma Surgery Masterclass Edward C. T. H. TanTim W. H. RijnhoutMark W. Bowyer Original Scientific Report Open access 18 September 2019 Pages: 124 - 133
Health-Related Quality of Life and Cosmesis After Thyroidectomy: Long-Term Outcomes Dimitrios LinosSpyridon ChristodoulouAthanassios Petralias Original Scientific Report 16 September 2019 Pages: 134 - 141
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Thyroid Cancer Max B. AlbersErik NordenströmMartin Almquist Original Scientific Report 03 October 2019 Pages: 142 - 147
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During Thyroidectomy with Adhesive Skin Electrodes Hyoung Shin LeeJungho OhKang Dae Lee Original Scientific Report 10 October 2019 Pages: 148 - 154
Surgical Management of Diffuse Sclerosing Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Experience in 25 Patients Claudio SpinelliSilvia StrambiGabriele Materazzi Original Scientific Report 11 October 2019 Pages: 155 - 162
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Access and Utilization of Adrenal Metastasectomy Sarah S. PearlsteinMarco SalernoJennifer H. Kuo Original Scientific Report 03 October 2019 Pages: 163 - 170
Depth of Invasion into the Circular and Longitudinal Muscle Layers in T2 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Does Not Affect Prognosis or Lymph Node Metastasis: A Multicenter Retrospective Study Dong TianHeng HuangLong-Qi Chen Original Scientific Report 24 September 2019 Pages: 171 - 178
Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy in the Management of Postoperative Leakage After Esophagectomy Jae Hyun JeonHyo Joon JangKwhanmien Kim Original Scientific Report 11 October 2019 Pages: 179 - 185
Ineffective Esophageal Motility in Patients with GERD is no Contraindication for Nissen Fundoplication Milena NikolicKatrin SchwameisSebastian F. Schoppmann Original Scientific Report Open access 11 October 2019 Pages: 186 - 193
Tumor size ≥50 mm as an Independent Prognostic Factor for Patients with Stage II or III Gastric Cancer After Postoperative S-1 Monotherapy: Analysis of a Multi-institution Dataset Masayuki TsutsuyamaMitsuro KandaYasuhiro Kodera Original Scientific Report 24 September 2019 Pages: 194 - 201
Hybrid Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Partial Gastrectomy for Ulcerated GIST: Surgical Technique with Video Dimitrios NtourakisAdamantios MichalinosDimitrios Schizas Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 11 October 2019 Pages: 202 - 206
Prognostic Value of the Combined Index of Plasma Fibrinogen and the Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio in Gastric Cancer Masaaki YamamotoYukinori KurokawaYuichiro Doki Original Scientific Report 26 September 2019 Pages: 207 - 212
Is Preoperative Fibrinogen Associated with the Survival Prognosis of Gastric Cancer Patients? A Multi-centered, Propensity Score-Matched Retrospective Study Lin-Yong ZhaoYong-Liang ZhaoJian-Kun Hu Original Scientific Report Open access 21 October 2019 Pages: 213 - 222
Early Red Flags Associated with Delayed Discharge in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy: Analysis of Perioperative Variables and ERAS Protocol Items Paolo PariseLorenzo CinelliRiccardo Rosati Original Scientific Report 16 October 2019 Pages: 223 - 231
Liver Resection Versus Embolization for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma Yutaka MidorikawaTadatoshi TakayamaTokio Higaki Original Scientific Report 11 October 2019 Pages: 232 - 240
A New Recalibrated Four-Category Child–Pugh Score Performs Better than the Original Child–Pugh and MELD Scores in Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Decompensated Alcoholic Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Variceal Bleeding: a Real-World Cohort Analysis Jake KrigeRichard T. SpenceJames Ellsmere Original Scientific Report 03 October 2019 Pages: 241 - 246
The ALBI Grade is a Good Predictive Model for Very Late Recurrence in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Primary Resection Chun-Yu LinChih-Che LinMing-Chao Tsai Original Scientific Report 26 September 2019 Pages: 247 - 257
Prognostic Impact of Osteopenia in Patients Who Underwent Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Takeo ToshimaTomoharu YoshizumiMasaki Mori Original Scientific Report 17 October 2019 Pages: 258 - 267
Repeat Hepatectomy for Early Recurrence of Colorectal Liver Metastases—Prognostic Impacts Assessed from the Recurrence Pattern Genki WatanabeYoshihiro MiseAkio Saiura Original Scientific Report 16 October 2019 Pages: 268 - 276
Risk Factors Associated with In-Hospital Mortality for Patients with Acute Abdomen After Cardiac Surgery I. DjordjevicK. EghbalzadehT. Wahlers Original Scientific Report 11 October 2019 Pages: 277 - 284
Pneumonectomy for Lung Cancer Treatment in The Netherlands: Between-Hospital Variation and Outcomes Naomi BeckThomas J. van BrakelWilhelmina H. Schreurs Original Scientific Report Open access 23 September 2019 Pages: 285 - 294
Investigating Wilms’ Tumours Worldwide: A Report of the OxPLORE Collaboration—A Cross-Sectional Observational Study K. FordS. GunawardanaK. Lakhoo Original Scientific Report Open access 11 October 2019 Pages: 295 - 302
Prognostic Factors Associated with Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Appendectomies in Children: A Multilevel Analysis in a National Retrospective Cohort Study Juan ValeroGiancarlo BuitragoCarlos J. Rincon Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries 19 September 2019 Pages: 303 - 312
Letter to the Editor: Compliance with the ERAS Protocol and 3-Year Survival After Laparoscopic Surgery for Non-metastatic Colorectal Cancer Henrik Kehlet Letter to the Editor 22 August 2019 Pages: 313 - 313
Authors’ Reply: Compliance with the ERAS Protocol and 3-Year Survival After Laparoscopic Surgery for Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer Michał PędziwiatrMagdalena PisarskaOlle Ljungqvist Reply, Letter to the Editor 09 September 2019 Pages: 314 - 315
Letter to the Editor: Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Following Midline Laparotomy—Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial M. C. StottM. TaraziD. van Dellen Letter to the Editor 17 September 2019 Pages: 316 - 317
Author’s Reply: Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Following Midline Laparotomy: Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Philippe M. Glauser Reply, Letter to the Editor 23 October 2019 Pages: 318 - 319
Letter to the Editor: Comparison of Outcomes with Semi-mechanical and Circular Stapled Intrathoracic Esophagogastric Anastomosis Following Esophagectomy Victor D. PlatDonald L. van der Peet Letter to the Editor 22 October 2019 Pages: 320 - 320
Author’s Reply: Comparison of Outcomes with Semi-mechanical and Circular Stapled Intrathoracic Esophagogastric Anastomosis following Esophagectomy Fady Yanni Reply, Letter to the Editor 22 October 2019 Pages: 321 - 322
Correction to: Validation of the Aldosteronoma Resolution Score Within Current Clinical Practice Wessel M. C. M. VorselaarsDirk-Jan van BeekInternational CONNsortium Study Group Correction 05 September 2019 Pages: 323 - 323