Issue 12/2021
Content (34 Articles)
The World Journal of Surgery Announces Two New Assistant Editors for Visual Abstracts and Social Media
Julie Ann Sosa
Robotic Surgery: At the Crossroads of a Data Explosion
Tejinder P. Singh, Jessica Zaman, Jessica Cutler
“Modern Endovascular Therapy”
Matthew Blecha, Vivian Gahtan
Transplanting Organs from Donors with HIV or Hepatitis C: The Viral Frontier
Brian J. Boyarsky, Alexandra T. Strauss, Dorry L. Segev
An Updated Overview of Gender Dysphoria and Gender Affirmation Surgery: What Every Plastic Surgeon Should Know
Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, Louisa C. Boyd, Loren Schechter
Invited Commentary: An Updated Overview of Gender Dysphoria and Gender Affirmation Surgery: What Every Plastic Surgeon Should Know
Michaela A. West
Biologic Mesh in Surgery: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis of Selected Outcomes in 51 Studies and 6079 Patients
David J. Samson, Mahir Gachabayov, Rifat Latifi
Trauma Training Courses and Programs in Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
Rachel J. Livergant, Selina Demetrick, Xenia Cravetchi, Janice Y. Kung, Emilie Joos, Harvey G. Hawes, Abdullah Saleh
The Direct Medical Cost of Acute Appendicitis Surgery in a Resource-Limited Setting of Papua New Guinea
Ian Umo, Kennedy James
Outcomes of Renal Trauma in Indian Urban Tertiary Healthcare Centres: A Multicentre Cohort Study
Bhakti Sarang, Nakul Raykar, Anita Gadgil, Gunjan Mishra, Martin Gerdin Wärnberg, Amulya Rattan, Monty Khajanchi, Kapil Dev Soni, Monali Mohan, Naveen Sharma, Vineet Kumar, Deepa KV, Nobhojit Roy
Pulmonary Recruitment Maneuver Reduces Shoulder Pain and Nausea After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
E. Kihlstedt Pasquier, E. Andersson
Management of Adult Intussusception—A Case Series Experience from a Tertiary Center
Mariya Neymark, Roi Abramov, Maria Dronov, Hayim Gilshtein
Immunohistochemical Inflammation in Histologically Normal Appendices in Patients with Right Iliac Fossa Pain
Emmanouil Psaltis, Abed M. Zaitoun, Keith R. Neal, Dileep N. Lobo
Hemorrhagic Complication in Surgical Resection for Massive Plexiform Neurofibroma in Body Trunk: The Flow-Void Sign as a Predictor and Preoperative Embolization as Prevention
Kenkichi Michimoto, Hirokazu Ashida, Takahiro Higuchi, Rui Kano, Jun Hasumi, Takayuki Suzuki, Katsuhiro Ishida, Haruyuki Hirayama, Arihito Ohta
Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirements Between Laparoscopic and Open Hernia Repair in Children
Eilidh S. Bruce, Sesi A. Hotonu, Merrill McHoney
Risk Factors for Postoperative Urinary Retention After Endoscopic Hernia Repair: Age and Unilateral Operation make the Difference
S. Di Natale, J. Slieker, S. Soppe, U. Bieri, A. Keerl, A. Nocito
Abdominal Oblique Internal and External Muscles Gap Colostomy for Lower Incidence of Parastomal Hernia and Higher Quality of Life: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Yongjian Huang, Hengkai Chen, Qiajun Zheng, Xiaohan Lin, Guangwei Zhu, Jinzhou Wang, Changli Huang, Jianxin Ye
The Impact of Obesity on Renal Trauma Outcome: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank from 2013 to 2016
Nizar Hakam, Behnam Nabavizadeh, Michael J. Sadighian, Jordan Holler, Patrick Shibley, Kevin D. Li, Patrick Low, Gregory Amend, Deborah M. Stein, Benjamin N. Breyer
Survival Benefit of Primary Tumor Resection Among Elderly Patients with Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Junya Toyoda, Kota Sahara, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Kentaro Miyake, Yasuhiro Yabushita, Yuki Homma, Takafumi Kumamoto, Ryusei Matsuyama, Timothy M. Pawlik
We Asked the Experts: One Size Does Not Fit All: The Option to Go Flat Following Mastectomy
Kari M. Rosenkranz
Hepatic Steatosis is Associated with an Increased Risk of Postoperative Infections and Perioperative Transfusion Requirements in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy
Diego Villagomez, Malay Shah, Francesc Marti, Gabriel Orozco, Daniel Davenport, Meera Gupta, Alexandre Ancheta, Siddharth Desai, Gabriel Vilchez, Joseph Zwischenberger, Roberto Gedaly
Predicting Post-Hepatectomy Liver Failure Using Intra-Operative Measurement of Indocyanine Green Clearance in Anatomical Hepatectomy
Naoya Sato, Akira Kenjo, Seiko Suzushino, Takashi Kimura, Ryo Okada, Teruhide Ishigame, Yasuhide Kofunato, Shigeru Marubashi
Impact of Lymph Node Metastases Around the Superior Mesenteric Artery on Postoperative Outcomes of Pancreatic Head Cancer
Yoichi Miyata, Naoto Yonamine, Ibuki Fujinuma, Takazumi Tsunenari, Yasuhiro Takihata, Toshimitsu Iwasaki, Takahiro Einama, Hironori Tsujimoto, Hideki Ueno, Junji Yamamoto, Yoji Kishi
Prognostic value of the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) in patients undergoing colorectal surgery
Charbel El-Kefraoui, Fateme Rajabiyazdi, Nicolò Pecorelli, Franco Carli, Lawrence Lee, Liane S. Feldman, Julio F. Fiore Jr.
Operative Approach Does Not Impact Radial Margin Positivity in Distal Rectal Cancer
George Q. Zhang, Rebecca Sahyoun, Miloslawa Stem, Brian D. Lo, Ashwani Rajput, Jonathan E. Efron, Chady Atallah, Bashar Safar
Center-Level Procedure Volume Does Not Predict Failure-to-Rescue After Severe Complications of Oncologic Colon and Rectal Surgery
Miriam Lillo-Felipe, Rebecka Ahl Hulme, Maximilian Peter Forssten, Gary A. Bass, Yang Cao, Peter Matthiessen, Shahin Mohseni
Letter to the Editor: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Controlled Study with Propensity Score Matching
W. Tahir, G. Perin, S. P. Balasubramanian
Authors’ Reply: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Controlled Study with Propensity Score Matching
Yusuke Uemoto, Kojiro Taura
Letter to the Editor: Debating Research in Global Surgery: Current Barriers and Potential Solutions
Fabio Botelho, Rodrigo López, Kathryn M. Chu, Nobhojit Roy, Lubna Samad, Justina Seyi-Olajide, Kokila Lakhoo
Correction to: Post-traumatic Splenic Injury Outcomes for Nonoperative and Operative Management: A Systematic Review
Sabrina Gill, John Hoff, Ashley Mila, Carol Sanchez, Mark McKenney, Adel Elkbuli