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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 1/2022

Content (39 Articles)

Open Access COVID-19 Original Scientific Report

Burnout Among Surgeons in the UK During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cohort Study

Jonathan Houdmont, Prita Daliya, Elena Theophilidou, Alfred Adiamah, Juliet Hassard, Dileep N. Lobo, Jamil Ahmed, Victor Babu, Daryll Baker, David Bartlett, Ian Beckingham, Imran Bhatti, Adam Brooks, Steven Brown, Josh Burke, Hannah Byrne, Ian Chetter, Hannah Cook, James Coulston, Lucinda Cruddas, Richard Dias, Frank Dor, Mukul Dube, Katherine Grant, John Hammond, Rachel Hargest, Theophilus Joachim, Annie Joseph, Naveed Kara, Dimitrios Karavias, Sita Kotecha, Anisa Kushairi, Roshan Lal, Kit Lam, Irwin Lasrado, Rachel Lee, Gurminder Mann, George Mannu, Charles Maxwell-Armstrong, James McCaslin, Frank McDermot, Andrew Miller, Sarah Miller, Jenna Morgan, Sandip Nandhra, Sangara Narayanasamy, Patrick O’Brien, Laura Parry, Kizzie Peters, Marina Pitsika, Emmanouil Psaltis, Kevin Sargen, Panchali Sarmah, Murali Shyamsundar, Chinnappa Reddy, Katie Rollins, Farah Roslan, Joseph Shalhoub, Matt Stanislas, Benjamin Tan, Nilanjana Tewari, Pradeep Thomas, Tony Thomas, Jim Tiernan, Giles Toogood, Karl Trimble, Peter Vauhan, Luke Wheldon, Steven White, Tim White, Imeshi Wijetunga, Michael Wilson, Rebecca Winterborn, Lynda Wyld, Lora Young

COVID-19 Scientific Review

The Role of Telemedicine in Surgical Specialties During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Mahir Gachabayov, Lulejeta A. Latifi, Afshin Parsikia, Rifat Latifi

Acute Kidney Injury Original Scientific Report

Acute Kidney Injury within an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Program for Colorectal Surgery

Paul Andrew Drakeford, Shu Qi Tham, Jia Li Kwek, Vera Lim, Chien Joo Lim, Kwang Yeong How, Olle Ljungqvist

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Original Scientific Report

Supervised Immediate Postoperative Mobilization After Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Feasibility Study

Rose-Marie W. Thörn, Jan Stepniewski, Hans Hjelmqvist, Anette Forsberg, Rebecca Ahlstrand, Olle Ljungqvist

Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Racial Differences in the Phenotype of Colorectal Cancer: A Prospective Comparison Between Nigeria and South Africa

Olusegun I. Alatise, Gregory C. Knapp, Brendan Bebington, Patrick Ayodeji, Anna Dare, Jeremy Constable, Olalekan Olasehinde, T. Peter Kingham

Wound Debridement Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Surgical Management of Patients with Snakebite-Related Musculoskeletal Complication–A Single Institution Experience in Cambodia

Kim Uy, Oy Heang, Vanna Keo, Yong June Kim, Jim Gollogly, Ling Hong Lee

Laparotomy Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Comparison of Outcomes of Emergency Laparotomies Performed During Daytime Versus Nights and Weekends in Rwandan University Teaching Hospitals

Isaie Twahirwa, Norbert Niyonshuti, Clement Uwase, Jennifer Rickard

Antibiotic Original Scientific Report

Composite Criteria for Non-Operative Management of Acute Non-Complicated Appendicitis Result in Low Failure Rates

Shahaf Shay, Amram Kupietzky, Daniel Joshua Weiss, Roi Dover, Nachum Emil Eliezer Lourie, Tzlil Mordechay-Heyn, Haggi Mazeh, Ido Mizrahi

Care Original Scientific Report

A National Evaluation of Surgeon Experiences in Telemedicine for the Care of Hernia and Abdominal Core Health Patients

Vahagn C. Nikolian, Mudassir Akhter, Emaad J. Iqbal, Thomas Sutton, Ashraf Samhan, Sean B. Orenstein, Michael J. Rosen, Benjamin K. Poulose

Original Scientific Report

Penetrating Colon Trauma—the Effect of Injury Location on Outcomes

G. V. Oosthuizen, S. R. Čačala, V. Y. Kong, D. Couch, J. Buitendag, S. Variawa, N. Allen, D. L. Clarke

Laparotomy Original Scientific Report

Performance of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Following Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

Cameron Ghafil, Kazuhide Matsushima, Ruben Guzman, Natthida Owattanapanich, Marianne Marchini Reitz, Hemanth Garapati, Josephine O. Nwokedi, Kenji Inaba

Angiography Original Scientific Report

Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Angiography of Parathyroid Glands and the Prevention of Post-Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia

Pablo Moreno Llorente, Arantxa García Barrasa, José Manuel Francos Martínez, Marta Alberich Prats, Mireia Pascua Solé

Osteoporosis Original Scientific Report

Parathyroid Hormone Disturbances in Postmenopausal Women with Distal Forearm Fracture

Axel Wihlborg, Karin Bergström, Paul Gerdhem, Ingrid Bergström

Radiotherapy Scientific Review

(Neo)adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy is Beneficial to the Long-term Survival of Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Network Meta-analysis

Zixian Jin, Dong Chen, Meng Chen, Chunguo Wang, Bo Zhang, Jian Zhang, Chengchu Zhu, Jianfei Shen

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Original Scientific Report

Partial Fundoplication is Effective Treatment for Female Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Scleroderma: A Multicenter Comparative Cohort Study

Amanda Hii, David S. Liu, Feruza Kholmurodova, Tanya Irvine, Tim Bright, David I. Watson, Sarah K. Thompson

Thoracotomy Scientific Review

Esophageal Duplication Cysts in 97 Adult Patients: A Systematic Review

Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo, David Eugenio Hinojosa-Gonzalez, Diana Paola Padilla-Armendariz, Jorge Alberto Saldaña-Rodriguez, Adolfo Leyva-Alvizo, Mario Rodarte-Shade, Javier Rojas-Mendez

Metastasis Original Scientific Report

Prognostic Factors and Lymph Node Metastasis Patterns of Primary Duodenal Cancer

Kohei Nishio, Kenjiro Kimura, Shimpei Eguchi, Daisuke Shirai, Jun Tauchi, Masahiko Kinoshita, Akihiro Murata, Go Ohira, Hiroji Shinkawa, Kodai Shintaro, Ryosuke Amano, Shogo Tanaka, Sadatoshi Shimizu, Shigekazu Takemura, Akishige Kanazawa, Shoji Kubo

Nausea Original Scientific Report

Utility of a Novel Scale to Assess Readiness for Discharge After Bariatric Surgery

Richard L. Seip, Samantha Lee, Tara McLaughlin, Ilene Staff, Aloys Nsereko, Stephen Thompson, Connie Santana, Darren S. Tishler, Pavlos Papasavas

Metastasis Original Scientific Report

Incidence and Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism Following Hepatectomy for Colorectal Metastases: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

Nader Hanna, Susan B. Brogly, Xuejiao Shelly Wei, Christopher M. Booth, Sulaiman Nanji

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Original Scientific Report

Different Risk Factors for Early and Late Recurrence After Curative Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Suk Kyun Hong, Xue-Li Jin, Sanggyun Suh, Su young Hong, Kwangpyo Hong, Eui Soo Han, Jeong-Moo Lee, YoungRok Choi, Nam-Joon Yi, Kwang-Woong Lee, Kyung-Suk Suh

Pancreatectomy Original Scientific Report

Propensity-Score Matched Analyses Comparing Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Distal Pancreatectomies: A Single-Center Experience

Jaivikash Raghupathy, Chuan-Yaw Lee, Sarah K. W. Huan, Ye-Xin Koh, Ek-Khoon Tan, Jin-Yao Teo, Peng-Chung Cheow, London L. P. J. Ooi, Alexander Y. F. Chung, Chung-Yip Chan, Brian K. P. Goh

Pancreas Transplantation Original Scientific Report

Effective Technique for Pancreas Transplantation by Iliac Vascular Transposition, Without Heparin-Based Anticoagulation Therapy

Keizo Kaku, Yasuhiro Okabe, Yu Sato, Yu Hisadome, Takanori Mei, Hiroshi Noguchi, Masafumi Nakamura

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Scientific Review

Adjuvant Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Eric Chong, Bathiya Ratnayake, Bobby V. M. Dasari, Benjamin P. T. Loveday, Ajith K. Siriwardena, Sanjay Pandanaboyana

Scientific Review

Minimally Invasive Versus Open Radical Antegrade Modular Pancreatosplenectomy: A Meta-Analysis

Eric Jinyi Wu, Tousif Kabir, Joseph J. Zhao, Brian K. P. Goh

Pancreatoduodenostomy Original Scientific Report

Prognostic Impact of Indicators of Systemic Inflammation and the Nutritional Status of Patients with Resected Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Yuji Shimizu, Ryo Ashida, Teiichi Sugiura, Yukiyasu Okamura, Takaaki Ito, Yusuke Yamamoto, Katsuhisa Ohgi, Shimpei Otsuka, Akifumi Notsu, Katsuhiko Uesaka

NSCLC Original Scientific Report

Long-term Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resection in Smokers: Analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial

Joanna Sesti, Jonathan Decker, Jaimie Bell, Andrew Nguyen, Adam Lackey, Amber L. Turner, Patrick Hilden, Subroto Paul

Antibiotic Original Scientific Report

Parental Views on the Non-Operative Management of Simple Appendicitis in Children: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey

N. Ensor, K. R. Qin, M. Sivasubramaniam, B. Roddis, K. Mayakaduwage, M. Pacilli, R. M. Nataraja

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Margin Re-excision in Breast-Conserving Surgery

Zhen-Yu Wu, Guk Bae Kim, Seung Hyun Choi, Sangwook Lee, Namkug Kim, BeomSeok Ko

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: HBCUs and Global Surgery: How Intentional Recruitment of Black Students Advances the Field

Myron L. Rolle, Deen L. Garba, Olivia Sconyers, Charis Haynes

Correction to: The Impact of Quality Improvement Interventions in Improving Surgical Infections and Mortality in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

James Jin, Salesi ’Akau’ola, Cheng-Har Yip, Peter Nthumba, Emmanuel A. Ameh, Stijn de Jonge, Mira Mehes, Hon. Iferemi Waiqanabete, Jaymie Henry, Andrew Hill