Issue 10/2023
Content (41 Articles)
The World Journal of Surgery is Pleased to Welcome Dr Thomas Weiser to our Editorial Board
Julie Ann Sosa
The World Journal of Surgery is Pleased to Welcome Dr Shrirang Kulkarni to our Editorial Board
Julie Ann Sosa
The World Journal of Surgery is Pleased to Welcome Dr Yoshihiro Nabeya to Our Editorial Board
Julie Ann Sosa
We Asked the Experts: Virtual Interdisciplinary Research Teams—An Opportunity for Diversity and Inclusivity in the Pursuit of Excellence
Savio George Barreto
Surgical Site Infections During the Pandemic: The Impact of the “COVID Bundle”
Louise Catherine McLoughlin, Nathan Perlis, Katherine Lajkosz, Alexandra Boasie, Tariq Esmail, Chantelle Nielson, Natalia Lavrencic, Timothy Jackson, Girish S. Kulkarni
The Impact of Global Collaboration on the Academic Focus of the West African College of Surgeons: Are Worldwide Efforts Aligning with Local Priorities?
Gary S. Hoffman, Fatemeh P. Parvin-Nejad, Matthew S. Linz, S. Elina Salter, Christopher Goydos, Vennila Padmanaban, Benedict C. Nwomeh, Philip M. Mshelbwala, Ziad C. Sifri
Aligning Global Surgical Research Collaborations with Local Priorities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Emmanuel A. Ameh
Standardised Competency-Based Training of Medical Doctors and Associate Clinicians in Inguinal Repair with Mesh in Sierra Leone
Thomas Ashley, Hannah F. Ashley, Andreas Wladis, Pär Nordin, Michael Ohene-Yeboah, Rimantas Rukas, Vytautas Lipnickas, Isaac O. Smalle, Kristina Holm, Herta Kalsi, Juuli Palmu, Foday Sahr, Jessica H. Beard, Jenny Löfgren, Håkon A. Bolkan, Alex J. van Duinen
Strengthening Lay Advocacy for Trauma, Emergency, and Surgical Care
Charles Mock
Assessment of Machine Learning Methods to Predict Massive Blood Transfusion in Trauma
Matt Strickland, Anthony Nguyen, Shinyi Wu, Sze-Chuan Suen, Yanda Mu, Juan Del Rio Cuervo, Brandon J. Shin, Tej Kalakuntla, Cameron Ghafil, Kazuhide Matsushima
Risk Factors and Management of Blunt Inferior Vena Cava Injury: A Retrospective Study
Donghwan Choi, Byung Hee Kang, Kyoungwon Jung, Sang-Hyun Lim, Jonghwan Moon
Correction: Risk Factors and Management of Blunt Inferior Vena Cava Injury: A Retrospective Study
Donghwan Choi, Byung Hee Kang, Kyoungwon Jung, Sang-Hyun Lim, Jonghwan Moon
The Role of Diagnostic Laparoscopy in the Evaluation of Abdominal Trauma Patients: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program Study
Han-Hsi Chiu, Yu-San Tee, Chih-Po Hsu, Ting-An Hsu, Chi-Tung Cheng, Chien-Hung Liao, Chi-Hsun Hsieh, Chih-Yuan Fu
Optimizing Surgical Performance Using Preoperative Virtual Reality Planning: A Systematic Review
Nicholas M. B. Laskay, Jordan A. George, Laquanda Knowlin, Todd P. Chang, James M. Johnston, Jakub Godzik
Outpatient Non-operative Management of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: A Non-inferiority Study
Marco Ceresoli, Chiara Fumagalli, Paola Fugazzola, Nicola Zanini, Stefano Magnone, Michela Ravasi, Jacopo Bonalumi, Daniele Morezzi, Raffaele Bova, Benedetta Sargenti, Luca Schiavone, Alessandro Lucianetti, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Marco Braga
Efficacy and Safety of Gastrointestinal Tumour Site Marking with da Vinci-Compatible Near-Infrared Fluorescent Clips: A Case Series
Junji Takahashi, Masashi Yoshida, Hironori Ohdaira, Yuichi Nakaseko, Keigo Nakashima, Teppei Kamada, Norihiko Suzuki, Takayuki Sato, Yutaka Suzuki
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wound Classification is Prognostic of 30-Day Readmission Following Surgery
Victoria Yin, J. Perren Cobb, Sean C. Wightman, Scott M. Atay, Takashi Harano, Anthony W. Kim
Inefficient Admissions for Abdominal Pain Under an Acute General Surgical Unit
Yash Panwar, Sam Shan, Lily Owens, Chiu Kang, Russell Hodgson
A Neural Integrity Monitor Electromyography Endotracheal Tube Causes More Severe Postoperative Sore Throat Than a Standard Endotracheal Tube in Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study
Xi Liu, Zhongliang Cheng, Xiaoxiao Chen, Zhenghuan Rao, Aizhong Wang
Synthetic Versus Biological Mesh in Ventral Hernia Repair and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Recommendations from Evidence-Based Medicine
Hekai Shi, Rui Wang, Wenpei Dong, Dongchao Yang, Heng Song, Yan Gu
Elective Recurrent Inguinal Hernia Repair: Value of an Abdominal Wall Surgery Unit
V. Rodrigues-Gonçalves, M. Martínez-López, M. Verdaguer-Tremolosa, P. Martínez-López, M. López-Cano
Postoperative Analgesics Score as a Predictor of Chronic Postoperative Inguinal Pain After Inguinal Hernia Repair: Lessons Learned From a Retrospective Analysis
A. Widder, L. Reese, J. F. Lock, A. Wiegering, C.-T. Germer, G.-K. Kindl, H. L. Rittner, U. Dietz, J. Doerfer, N. Schlegel, M. Meir
Post-Operative Analgesics Score, Another Tool in the Quest for a Better Pain Management
Ruben Peralta, Gustav Frans Strandvik
Can Axillary Lymph Node Dissection be Omitted in Breast Cancer Patients with Metastatic Sentinel Lymph Nodes Undergoing Mastectomy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Real-World Evidence
Fulong Chen, Xiaowen Li, Xianjun Lin, Lijia Chen, Zhaoling Lin, Hao Wu, Jishang Chen
Cost-Efficacy Analysis of Use of Frozen Section Histology for Margin Assessment During Breast Conservation Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients
Gaurav Agarwal, Swati Sattavan, K. M. M. Vishvak Chanthar, Anup Kumar, M. Sabaretnam, Gyan Chand, Anjali Mishra, Vinita Agrawal
Outcomes of Patients with an Intermediate-Risk Group According to the Japanese Risk Classification of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Kiyomi Horiuchi, Mikiko Fujimoto, Kamio Hidenori, Yusaku Yoshida, Eiichiro Noguchi, Yoko Omi, Takahiro Okamoto
Cadaver Study on Transoral Thyroid Chondrolaryngoplasty and Transoral Sistrunk Operation, Possibility from Transoral Thyroidectomy
Hok Nam Li, Peter Wing Hong Chan, Michael Chi Fai Tong
McKeown Versus Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy for Patients with a History of Total Pharyngolaryngectomy: A Comparison Study
Kengo Kuriyama, Akihiko Okamura, Yasukazu Kanie, Suguru Maruyama, Kei Sakamoto, Jun Kanamori, Yu Imamura, Masayuki Watanabe
Risk-Adjusted Assessment of the Learning Curve for Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy for Adult Recipients
Koji Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Nitta, Akira Umemura, Hirokatsu Katagiri, Shoji Kanno, Daiki Takeda, Taro Ando, Satoshi Amano, Akira Sasaki
Risk Factors for Recurrence of Cholangitis After Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Comparison of Stents in Hepaticojejunostomy
Hirotaka Fukuoka, Hirochika Toyama, Takuya Mizumoto, Jun Ishida, Sadaki Asari, Tadahiro Goto, Yoshihide Nanno, Takeshi Urade, Kenji Fukushima, Hidetoshi Gon, Daisuke Tsugawa, Shohei Komatsu, Kaori Kuramitsu, Hiroaki Yanagimoto, Masahiro Kido, Tetsuo Ajiki, Takumi Fukumoto
Impact of Unplanned Intra-Operative Conversions on Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Pancreatoduodenectomy
Monish Karunakaran, Matthew Marshall-Webb, Shahid Ullah, Savio George Barreto
Colorectal Surgery in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review
Zi Qin Ng, Patrick Tan, Mary Theophilus
Evaluation of Colonoscopic Results of Patients with Incidental Colonic FDG Uptake in PET/CT Imaging
Ahmet Cem Esmer, Kevser Öksüzoğlu, Feyza Şen, Hilmi Yazıcı, Deniz Tazeoğlu, Rabia Ergelen, Tunç Öneş, Şevket Cumhur Yeğen
Study on the Influencing Factors of Short-Term Recovery of Neurological Symptoms after Carotid Body Tumor Resection
Wanzhong Yuan, Ran Huo, Chaofan Hou, Zhongzheng Wang, Jun Yang, Tao Wang
Prognostic Value of Systemic Inflammation Response Index in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Hongjie Xu, He Wang, Lujia Wu, Tianyu Xu, Lin Han, Fanglin Lu, Bailing Li, Yangyong Sun, Zhiyun Xu
Revisiting the Anatomical Landmark-Guided Central Venous Access Device Insertion: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Pallvi Kaul, Ajeet Ramamani Tiwari, Priyanka Kaul, Rahul Kumar, Pankaj Kumar Garg
Lobectomy Versus Sublobar Resection in Simultaneous Bilateral Thoracoscopic Lung Resection
Yu-Wei Liu, Ming-Ho Wu, Chieh-Ni Kao, Hung-Hsing Chiang, Jui-Ying Lee, Hsien-Pin Li, Po-Chih Chang, Andre Chou, Shah-Hwa Chou
Impact of Environmental Exposures on Lung Cancer in Patients Who Never Smoked
Rahul Chandwani, Cole Brokamp, Hai Salfity, Sandra L. Starnes, Robert M. Van Haren
Elastofibroma Dorsi: Case Series of a Rare Chest Wall Pseudotumor
Leah M. Chase, Shaina Sedighim, Carlin Lee, Mennatalla Hegazi, Hari B. Keshava, Ali Mahtabifard
Elastofibroma Dorsi: Points for Discussion and Future Direction
Marcello Migliore
Letter to the Editor: Kidney Transplantation and Obesity are There Any Differences in Outcomes?
Stefania Angela Piccioni, Matteo Zanchetta, Giuliana Ruggieri, Giorgio Micheletti, Giulio Monaci, Fabio Rollo, Guido Garosi, Gian Luigi Adani