World Journal of Surgery: Vol 42, No 11

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Scientific Review

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Programs for Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Original Scientific Report

Electronic Voting to Improve Morbidity and Mortality Conferences

Microeconomic Benefit of Corneal Transplantation in a Developing Country via Public–Private Partnership Model

Prepared for Mission? A Survey of Medical Personnel Training Needs Within the International Committee of the Red Cross

Affordable Laparoscopic Camera System (ALCS) Designed for Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Feasibility Study

Surgical Capacity at District Hospitals in Zambia: From 2012 to 2016

Backward Planning a Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Curriculum for the Surgical Workforce in Low-Resource Settings

Out-of-Pocket and Catastrophic Expenses Incurred by Seeking Pediatric and Adult Surgical Care at a Public, Tertiary Care Centre in Uganda

Risk Factors for Surgical Complications in Ventral Hernia Repair

Do Nano-crystalline Silver-Coated Hernia Grafts Reduce Infection?

Splenic Cysts: A Strong Indication for a Minimally Invasive Partial Splenectomy. Could the Splenic Hilar Vasculature Type Hold a Defining Role?

NCT

Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in Diagnosing Acute Cholecystitis and Appendicitis

Massive Transfusion: The Revised Assessment of Bleeding and Transfusion (RABT) Score

A New Oval Advancement Flap Design for Reconstruction of Pilonidal Sinus Defect

Prognostic Significance of Acute Kidney Injury Following Emergency Laparotomy: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

Application of the AAST EGS Grade for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction to a Multi-national Patient Population

Postoperative Peritonitis After Digestive Tract Surgery: Surgical Management and Risk Factors for Morbidity and Mortality, a Cohort of 191 Patients

Effects of Flow Disruptions on Mental Workload and Surgical Performance in Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Differences in Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Penetrating Injuries in the USA and the Netherlands: A Multi-institutional Comparison

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Correction to: Differences in Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Penetrating Injuries in the USA and the Netherlands: A Multi-institutional Comparison

Cribriform-Morular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Clinical and Pathological Features of 30 Cases

The Updated AJCC/TNM Staging System for Papillary Thyroid Cancer (8th Edition): From the Perspective of Genomic Analysis

Clinical Status and Treatment of Liver Metastasis of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Using Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

The Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cysts: A Single-Center Experience

Xiphoidectomy for Intractable Xiphodynia

Relationship Between Visceral Obesity and Postoperative Inflammatory Response Following Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

Three-Dimensional Versus Two-Dimensional Video-Assisted Endoscopic Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Clinical Data

Risk Factors for Postoperative Delirium After Gastrectomy in Gastric Cancer Patients

Impact of Biliary Drainage on Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography on R0 Resection of Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma

Is Intraoperative Blood Loss Underestimated in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Hepatectomy?

Invited Commentary

Do Not Forget to Collect All the Blood After Laparoscopic Liver Resection

Original Scientific Report

The Predictors of Microscopic Vessel Invasion Differ Between Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma with a Treatment History

Preliminary Report of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy as Diagnosis and Treatment of Biliary Tract Trauma

Impact of Enteral Nutrition with an Immunomodulating Diet Enriched with Hydrolyzed Whey Peptide on Infection After Liver Transplantation

Afferent Loop Decompression Technique is Associated with a Reduction in Pancreatic Fistula Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy

The Prognostic Value of Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Resected Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Case-Matched Comparison of Long-Term Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Versus Open Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis

Defunctioning Stomas Result in Significantly More Short-Term Complications Following Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

The Estimate of the Impact of Coccyx Resection in Surgical Field Exposure During Abdominal Perineal Resection Using Preoperative High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance

Analysis of Potential Alterations Affecting SETBP1 as a Novel Contributing Mechanism to Inhibit PP2A in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Meckel’s Diverticulum in Children—Parameters Predicting the Presence of Gastric Heterotopia

Pediatric Appendicitis Severity in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Trends in the Use of Laparoscopic Versus Open Paediatric Appendicectomy: A Regional 12-Year Study and a National Survey

Improved Prognosis and Low Failure Rate with Anticoagulation as First-Line Therapy in Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis

Letter to the Editor

Safe Surgery for All: Early Lessons from Implementing a National Government-Driven Surgical Plan in Ethiopia

Reply, Letter to the Editor

Authors’ Reply: Safe Surgery for All: Early Lessons from Implementing a National Government-Driven Surgical Plan in Ethiopia

Letter to the Editor

Comments on ‘Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping with Isosulfan Blue or Indocyanine Green in Colon Cancer Shows Comparable Results and Identifies Patients with Decreased Survival: A Prospective Single-Center Trial’

Pancreaticobiliary Maljunctions in European Patients with Bile Duct Cysts

Letter to the Editor: Functional Compromise Cohort Study (FCCS): Sarcopenia is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit

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Correction to: Letter to the Editor: Functional Compromise Cohort Study (FCCS): Sarcopenia is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit

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Correction to: Letter to the Editor: Functional Compromise Cohort Study (FCCS): Sarcopenia is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit

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Letter to the Editor: Functional Compromise Cohort Study (FCCS): Sarcopenia is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit

Correction to: The Surgical Teams’ Perception of the Effects of a Routine Intraoperative Pause

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The Surgical Teams’ Perception of the Effects of a Routine Intraoperative Pause

Correction to: Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure with Mesh-Mediated Fascial Traction Achieves Better Outcomes than Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure Alone: A Comparative Study

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Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure with Mesh-Mediated Fascial Traction Achieves Better Outcomes than Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure Alone: A Comparative Study

Correction to: Meeting Abstracts from the 1st Congress of the Ambroise Paré International Military Surgery Forum (APIMSF): 30th Anniversary APIMSF Meeting, Baku, Azerbaijan, May 15–18, 2018

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1st APIMSF Congress BAKU 2018 And 30th Anniversary Meeting of APIMSF

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