1. Long-term outcome after SphinKeeper® surgery for treating fecal incontinence—who are good candidates?

   • Christopher Dawoud
   • Kerstin Melanie Widmann
   • Stefan Riss

   Research Open access 06 December 2023 Article: 456

   

2. Measuring intraoperative anesthetic parameters during hepatectomy with inferior vena cava clamping

   • Atsushi Nanashima
   • Masahide Hiyoshi
   • Isao Tsuneyoshi

   Research 05 December 2023 Article: 455

3. Delorme’s vs. Altemeier’s in the management of rectal procidentia: systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Pratik Bhattacharya
   • Mohammad Iqbal Hussain
   • Rajeev Peravali

   Systematic Review 02 December 2023 Article: 454

   

4. Role of specific nutritional biomarkers in predicting post-operative complications among patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery

   • Hemamalini Raghuraman
   • Balakrishnan Gurushankari
   • Vikram Kate

   Research 01 December 2023 Article: 453

   

5. A postoperative body weight increase is a novel risk factor for incisional hernia of midline abdominal incision after elective gastroenterological surgery

   • Yuki Mizusawa
   • Hiroshi Noda
   • Toshiki Rikiyama

   Research 30 November 2023 Article: 452

   

6. Impact of zero anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy followed by whole stomach reconstruction for esophageal cancer: prospective cohort study

   • Junya Kitadani
   • Toshiyasu Ojima
   • Manabu Kawai

   Research Highlight 30 November 2023 Article: 451

   

7. Low serum iPTH at the end of surgery is the earliest predictor of postoperative hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy

   • Alexandros Lalos
   • Alexander Wilhelm
   • Beatrice Kern

   Research Open access 30 November 2023 Article: 450

8. Valvulotomy of the great saphenous vein in ex situ non-reversed and in situ setting: a multicenter post-market study to assess the safety and efficacy of the AndraValvulotome™”

   • Yaser Souri
   • Dominik Liebetrau
   • Vascular Investigators

   Research Open access 30 November 2023 Article: 449

   

9. Laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair: keyhole, Sugarbaker, sandwich, or hybrid technique with 3D mesh? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Nicos Kritharides
   • Dimitrios Papaconstantinou
   • Dimitrios Dimitroulis

   Systematic Review Open access 29 November 2023 Article: 448

   

10. Diverticulitis patient care during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany—a retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study

    • Konstantin L. Uttinger
    • Maximilian Brunotte
    • Armin Wiegering

    Research Open access 25 November 2023 Article: 447

    

11. Delving into New Frontiers: assessing ChatGPT’s proficiency in revealing uncharted dimensions of general surgery and pinpointing innovations for future advancements

    • Bryan Lim
    • Ishith Seth
    • Chun Hin Angus Lee

    Brief Report 24 November 2023 Article: 446

    

12. Difficulty of adjuvant chemotherapy administration in patients with biliary tract cancer

    • Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi
    • Kenichiro Uemura
    • Shinya Takahashi

    Research 24 November 2023 Article: 445

    

13. Long-term outcome and cancer incidence after lower extremity bypass surgery in patients with critical limb threatening ischemia

    • Polykarpos Michailidis
    • Jasmin Epple
    • on behalf of DIGG gGmbH

    Research 24 November 2023 Article: 444

    

14. Preoperative scoring system for prediction of extended resection during emergency surgery for acute appendicitis

    • Toshimichi Kobayashi
    • Eiji Hidaka
    • Shigeyuki Kawachi

    Research 21 November 2023 Article: 443

    

15. What determines complications and prognosis among patients subject to multivisceral resections for locally advanced gastric cancer?

    • Łukasz Bobrzyński
    • Radosław Pach
    • Marek Sierzega

    Research Open access 21 November 2023 Article: 442

    

16. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy as revisional bariatric procedures after adjustable gastric banding: a retrospective cohort study

    • Hugo Santos-Sousa
    • Jorge Nogueiro
    • Eduardo Lima-da-Costa

    Research Open access 21 November 2023 Article: 441

    

17. One-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) as revisional procedures after failed laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG): systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

    • Antonio Vitiello
    • Giovanna Berardi
    • Vincenzo Pilone

    Review Open access 18 November 2023 Article: 440

    

18. Correction to: Nerve identifcation during open inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analyses

    • Viktor Bay Moseholm
    • Jason Joe Baker
    • Jacob Rosenberg

    Correction Open access 18 November 2023 Article: 439

19. Long-term outcomes in elderly patients after elective surgery for colorectal cancer within an ERAS protocol: a retrospective analysis

    • Andrea Navarra
    • Iride Porcellini
    • Dimitri Christoforidis

    Brief Report 17 November 2023 Article: 438

    

20. Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases: a single center outline and comparison of different surgical and intraperitoneal treatments

    • Francesco Santullo
    • Federica Ferracci
    • Fabio Pacelli

    Research 16 November 2023 Article: 437

    

21. CRP as an early indicator for anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy for cancer: a single tertiary gastro-esophageal center study

    • Motonari Ri
    • Antonios Tzortzakakis
    • Ioannis Rouvelas

    Research Open access 15 November 2023 Article: 436

    

22. A comparative study on laparoscopic and open surgical approaches for perforated peptic ulcer repair: efficacy and outcomes analysis

    • Zi-Wei Li
    • Yue Tong
    • Dong Peng

    Research 14 November 2023 Article: 435

    

23. Application of single-layer continuous duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy with two figure-of-eight sutures in total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy

    • Dongrui Li
    • Chengxu Du
    • Wenbin Wang

    Research 11 November 2023 Article: 434

    

24. Clinical impact of sarcopenia in early-stage intrahepatic recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: an association with impaired host immunity

    • Shunsuke Doi
    • Satoshi Yasuda
    • Masayuki Sho

    Research 10 November 2023 Article: 433

    

25. Incidence rate and histology of appendiceal neoplasms in complicated versus uncomplicated appendicitis: A meta-analysis and systematic review

    • Paola Solis-Pazmino
    • Kimberly Oka
    • Yosef Nasseri

    Systematic Review Open access 09 November 2023 Article: 432

    

26. Intraneural fibrosis within ilioinguinal nerve in inguinal hernia patients with preoperative pain: it’s the sign of irreversible nerve injury, isn’t it?

    • Masato Narita
    • Koki Moriyoshi
    • Hiroaki Hata

    Research 09 November 2023 Article: 431

    

27. Validation study for prognostic scoring system for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma surgery using preoperative factors

    • Yuma Aoki
    • Takehiro Noji
    • Satoshi Hirano

    Research 08 November 2023 Article: 430

    

28. Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy with cisplatin/5-flourouracil or carboplatin/paclitaxel in patients with resectable cancer of the esophagus and the gastroesophageal junction — comparison of postoperative mortality and complications, toxicity, and pathological tumor response

    • Eric Lorenz
    • Anna Weitz
    • Frank Benedix

    Research Open access 08 November 2023 Article: 429

29. Fournier’s gangrene and fecal diversion. When, in which patients, and what type should I perform?

    • Ana Ortega Ferrete
    • Enrique López
    • Javier Die Trill

    Research 06 November 2023 Article: 428

    

30. Postoperative computed tomography findings predict re-drainage cases after early drain removal in pancreaticoduodenectomy

    • Nobuhito Nitta
    • Hiromitsu Maehira
    • Masaji Tani

    Research 03 November 2023 Article: 427

    

31. Impact of fluorescent thoracic duct lymphography via intranodal approach in minimal access esophageal cancer surgery

    • Subramanyeshwar R. Thammineedi
    • Sujit C. Patnaik
    • Syed Nusrath

    Research 02 November 2023 Article: 426

    

32. Retroperitonealization of the pancreatic stump in distal pancreatectomy: a novel technique to reduce postoperative pancreatic fistula

    • Taoyuan Yin
    • Jingxiong Yuan
    • Renyi Qin

    Research 02 November 2023 Article: 425

    

33. Risk factors for ischemia/necrosis of the colonic stump after proctectomy and delayed coloanal anastomosis

    • Jules Le Pessot
    • Alexandra Pellegrin
    • Charles Sabbagh

    Research 01 November 2023 Article: 424

    

34. Assessment of the ileoanal pouch for the colorectal surgeon

    • Valerio Celentano
    • Carlo Alberto Manzo

    Brief Report Open access 01 November 2023 Article: 423

    

35. New approach of circumferential lymph node dissection around the superior mesenteric artery for pancreatic cancer during pancreaticoduodenectomy (with video)

    • Yoshihiro Ono
    • Yosuke Inoue
    • Yu Takahashi

    Research Highlight 01 November 2023 Article: 422

    

36. The impact of anemia and blood transfusion on mortality after open abdominal surgery in the elderly

    • Henrik Buhl
    • Astrid Nørgaard
    • Henrik Løvendahl Jørgensen

    Research Open access 01 November 2023 Article: 421

    

37. Multiplanar CT reconstructions allow optimization of the laparoscopic surgical approach for liver lesions

    • Fabien Werey
    • Kevin Allart
    • Jean-Marc Regimbeau

    Brief Report 28 October 2023 Article: 420

    

38. Does month of birth influence colorectal cancer prognosis?

    • José Martín-Arévalo
    • David Moro-Valdezate
    • Alejandro Espí-Macías

    Research Open access 26 October 2023 Article: 419

    

39. Global liver transplantation: emerging trends and ethical challenges

    • Angela L. Hill
    • Maryam Khan
    • Adeel S. Khan

    Review 25 October 2023 Article: 418

40. Nerve identification during open inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analyses

    • Viktor Bay Moseholm
    • Jason Joe Baker
    • Jacob Rosenberg

    Systematic Review Open access 24 October 2023 Article: 417

    

41. Evaluation of an established colorectal robotic programme at an NHS district general hospital: audit of outcomes and systematic review of published data

    • Peter G Vaughan-Shaw
    • Abraham S Joel
    • Golam Farook

    Research 24 October 2023 Article: 416

    

42. TSH receptor autoantibody levels post-total thyroidectomy in Graves’ ophthalmopathy: a meta-analysis

    • Arsalan Anees
    • Femi E. Ayeni
    • Senarath Edirimanne

    Systematic Review Open access 23 October 2023 Article: 415

    

43. Digestive cancer surgery in low-mid income countries: analysis of postoperative mortality and complications in a single-center study

    • Hamza Sekkat
    • Hassan Agouzoul
    • Farid Sabbah

    Research 21 October 2023 Article: 414

    

44. Impact of trans-anal versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision on the surgical and pathologic outcomes of patients with rectal cancer: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    • Mobeen Farooqi
    • Ahmed Hussain
    • Aimal Khan

    Review 20 October 2023 Article: 413

    

45. The impact of a dedicated social media strategy on enhancing surgical education

    • Carly N. Bisset
    • Frank D. McDermott
    • Deborah S. Keller

    Research Open access 19 October 2023 Article: 412

    

46. Transversus abdominis plane block vs quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia in inguinal hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Liqing Gao
    • Kai Xie
    • Gan Jin

    Systematic Review 18 October 2023 Article: 411

    

47. A systematic review of venous thromboembolism mechanical prophylaxis devices during surgery

    • Brianna Herring
    • Darren Lowen
    • Russell Hodgson

    Review Open access 18 October 2023 Article: 410

    

48. Waiting for bile duct dilation before repair of bile duct injury: a worthwhile strategy?

    • Arthur Marichez
    • Benjamin Fernandez
    • Laurence Chiche

    Research 18 October 2023 Article: 409

    

49. Management of groin hernias detected by ultrasound: a comprehensive study

    • Franco Alejandro Corvatta
    • Rubén Emilio Díaz
    • Claudio Darío Brandi

    Brief Report 17 October 2023 Article: 408

    

50. Comment on “Open vs robotic gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis on 1469 patients from the IMIGASTRIC prospective database”

    • Luigina Graziosi
    • Nicola Natalizi
    • Annibale Donini

    Correspondence 17 October 2023 Article: 407