World Journal of Surgery: Vol 46, No 4

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Scientific Review

Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update

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Correction to: Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update

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Correction to: Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update

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Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update

Editorial Perspective

Successful—But Not Always Easy Going—Professional Career as a Female Vascular Surgeon and Mother of Four Sons: Dr. Simone Hofer, Vascular Surgeon, Switzerland

Inspirational Women in Surgery: Olga Jonasson, the Legacy of the First Female Chair of an Academic Department of Surgery

Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Societal Preferences for Gender of Surgeons: A Cross-Sectional Study in the General Population of Pakistan

Invited Commentary

Understanding Societal Preferences Can Inform the Discussion Seeking to Promote Gender Equity in Surgery

Original Scientific Report

Surgical Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Risk Factors for Out-of-Pocket Expenditure at a South African Public Sector Hospital

Emergency to Elective Surgery Ratio as a Disparities Sensitive Surgical Access Metric, A Study of Low Socioeconomic Status in Australia

Gastric Pneumatosis with Portal Venous Gas can be Treated Non-operatively: A Retrospective Multi-institutional Study

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Preoperative Carbohydrate Drink Intake Increases Glycemic Variability in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Relationship Between Prehospital Time and 24-h Mortality in Road Traffic-Injured Patients in Laos

Comparison of Parathyroid Autofluorescence Signals in Different Types of Hyperparathyroidism

Parathyroidectomy Versus Cinacalcet for the Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Hemodialysis Patients

Extension of Prophylactic Surgery in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Differences Between Sporadic and Hereditary Tumours According to Calcitonin Levels and Lymph Node Involvement

Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Assessment of Intraparenchymal Injection of 1% Patent Blue Dye in the Upper Outer Quadrant of the Breast to Identify Sentinel Lymph Node in Early Retro-Areolar Breast Cancer in Women: A Tertiary Centre Experience in Egypt

Original Scientific Report

Breast Reconstruction–Prospective Follow up on Breast Cancer Patients’ Health-Related Quality of Life

Identification of Preoperative Fat-Free Mass Index for the Prognosis of Curatively Resected Esophageal Cancer

Roux-en-Y Versus One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass as Redo-Operations Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Study

Scientific Review

Effects of Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy on Bone Mineral Density and Bone Turnover Markers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Editorial Perspective

We Asked the Experts: Toward Personalized Immunosuppression for Liver Transplant Recipients

Scientific Review

Analgesia in the Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Original Scientific Report

Modified Frailty Index to Assess Risk in Elderly Patients Undergoing Distal Pancreatectomy: A Retrospective Single-Center Study

Scientific Review

Hybrid Laparoscopic Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy. A Meta-Analysis

Original Scientific Report

Periumbilical Transverse Incision for Reducing Incisional Hernia in Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Surgery

Clinical Utility and Characteristics of the LARS Score Compared to the CCIS

Risk Assessment for Loss-of-Exercise Capacity After Lung Cancer Surgery: Current Advances in Surgery and Systemic Treatment

Augmented Reality-Based Visual Cue for Guiding Central Catheter Insertion in Pediatric Oncologic Patients

Antecubital Fossa Perforator Flaps for Soft-Tissue Defect Repair of the Anterior Elbow: Anatomical Study and Clinical Application

Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Predicts Myocardial Infarction and Mortality After Vascular Surgery–A Prospective Cohort Study

Correction

Correction to: Prevalence of Paediatric Surgical Conditions in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Prevalence of Paediatric Surgical Conditions in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Gratitude and Good Outcomes: Rediscovering Positivity and Perspective in an Uncertain Time

Letter to the Editor: ‘Cost–Benefit Analysis of an Enhanced Recovery Program for Gastrectomy a Retrospective Controlled Analysis’

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Author's Reply: Cost–Benefit Analysis of an Enhanced Recovery Program for Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Controlled Analysis

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