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    World Journal of Surgery: Volume 47, Issue 3

    563-831
    March 2023
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Editorial Perspective

The World Journal of Surgery Welcomes Professor Dileep N. Lobo of the UK as a New Associate Editor

Julie Ann Sosa, 
  • Page: 563
  • First Published: 19 January 2023

Original Scientific Report

Benefits of PECS Block as Part of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol for Breast Cancer Surgery in an Asian Institution: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Kavinya Diana,  Mei-Sze Teh,  Tania Islam,  Woon-Lai Lim,  Zhi-Yuan Beh,  Nur Aishah Mohd Taib, 
  • Pages: 564-572
  • First Published: 04 January 2023

Safety of Surgery Among Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 PCR-Positive Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Ozlem Aydın,  Pınar Ergen,  Haluk Vahaboglu, 
  • Pages: 573-577
  • First Published: 13 January 2023

Editorial Perspective

We Asked the Experts: Community Participation in Global Surgery Research

Lynn Bust,  Lucia D'Ambruoso,  Jakub Gajewski,  Kathryn Chu, 
  • Pages: 578-580
  • First Published: 21 October 2022

Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Determining the Minimum Dataset for Surgical Patients in Africa: A Delphi Study

Hyla-Louise Kluyts,  Gillian J. Bedwell,  Alemayehu G. Bedada,  Tarig Fadalla,  Adam Hewitt-Smith,  Bernard A. Mbwele,  Busisiwe Mrara,  Akinyinka Omigbodun,  Jones Omoshoro-Jones,  Edwin W. Turton,  Fitsum K. Belachew,  Kathryn Chu,  Esther Cloete,  Gerald Ekwen,  Mohamed Ahmed Elfagieh,  Mahmoud Elfiky,  Mayaba Maimbo,  Atilio Morais,  Christophe Mpirimbanyi,  Dolly Munlemvo,  Pisirai Ndarukwa,  Isaac Smalle,  Alexandra Torborg,  Mpoki Ulisubisya,  Maher Fawzy,  Veekash Gobin,  Motselisi Mbeki,  Zipporah Ngumi,  Ushmaben Patel-Mujajati,  Hamza D. Sama,  Janat Tumukunde,  Akwasi Antwi-Kusi,  Apollo Basenaro,  Gillian Lamacraft,  Farai Madzimbamuto,  Salome Maswime,  Vanessa Msosa,  Wakisa Mulwafu,  Coulibaly Youssouf,  Rupert Pearse,  Bruce M. Biccard, 
  • Pages: 581-592
  • First Published: 15 November 2022

Original Scientific Report

Geographical Inequalities in Access to Bellwether Procedures in Brazil

Matheus Daniel Faleiro,  Miguel Godeiro Fernandez,  Jéssica Moreira Santos,  Catarina Ester Gomes Menezes,  João Vitor Sabadine Lima,  Júlia Oliveira Dabien Haddad,  Sofia Wagemaker Viana,  Nivaldo Alonso, 
  • Pages: 593-599
  • First Published: 01 December 2022

Surgical History

Surgeons in Captivity: Thai–Burma Railway, 1942–1943

Adrian W. Ong,  Sarah Mathew, 
  • Pages: 600-605
  • First Published: 28 November 2022

Invited Commentary

Safe, Available, Sustainable: Goals for More Relevant Global Surgery—Lessons from Wartime

Michael J. Hollands, 
  • Pages: 606-607
  • First Published: 12 January 2023

Surgical History

The History of the National Clinicians Scholars Program and Surgery: A New Inlet to the Surgical Workforce Pipeline of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jason K. Tong,  Raina Merchant,  Rachel Kelz, 
  • Pages: 608-610
  • First Published: 25 October 2022

Scientific Review

Comparison of Conservative Treatment and Surgery Treatment for Acute Scaphoid Fracture: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Shao Chen,  Caihua Zhang,  Bo Jiang,  Yunfeng Mi,  Yingchun Zhu,  Xuewen Jia, 
  • Pages: 611-620
  • First Published: 09 December 2022

Original Scientific Report

Preperitoneal Packing for Pelvic Fracture Bleeding Control: A Human Cadaver Study

Elizabeth R. Benjamin,  Zachary Warriner,  Demetrios Demetriades, 
  • Pages: 621-626
  • First Published: 19 December 2022

Inpatient Versus Outpatient Surgery: A Comparison of Postoperative Mortality and Morbidity in Elective Operations

Helen J. Madsen,  William G. Henderson,  Adam R. Dyas,  Michael R. Bronsert,  Kathryn L. Colborn,  Anne Lambert-Kerzner,  Robert A. Meguid, 
  • Pages: 627-639
  • First Published: 15 November 2022

Scientific Review

Critical View of Safety in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence and Future Perspectives

Dimitrios K. Manatakis,  Maria-Ioanna Antonopoulou,  Nikolaos Tasis,  Christos Agalianos,  Ioannis Tsouknidas,  Dimitrios P. Korkolis,  Christos Dervenis, 
  • Pages: 640-648
  • First Published: 06 December 2022

Original Scientific Report

Open Access

Digital Informed Consent: Modernising Information Sharing in Surgery to Empower Patients

Simon L. Parsons,  Prita Daliya,  Phil Evans,  Dileep N. Lobo, 
  • Pages: 649-657
  • First Published: 03 December 2022
Open Access

Index Admission Cholecystectomy for Biliary Colic Precludes the Risk of Readmissions with Biliary Complications and should be Standard Treatment

James Lucocq,  Pradeep Patil,  John Scollay, 
  • Pages: 658-665
  • First Published: 16 December 2022

Original Scientific Report with Video

Fluorescence Cholangiography Using Indocyanine Green Improves the Identification of Biliary Structures During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Fabrizio D'Acapito,  Alessandro Cucchetti,  Leonardo Solaini,  Matteo Serenari,  Massimo Framarini,  Giorgio Ercolani, 
  • Pages: 666-673
  • First Published: 02 December 2022

Original Scientific Report

Impact of Age on Prognosis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: How Should Age be Incorporated into the Treatment Strategy?

Kiminori Sugino,  Kenichi Matsuzu,  Mitsuji Nagahama,  Wataru Kitagawa,  Akifumi Suzuki,  Chisato Tomoda,  Kiyomi Yamada Hames,  Junko Akaishi,  Chie Masaki,  Kana Yoshioka,  Yoshiyuki Saito,  Koichi Ito, 
  • Pages: 674-681
  • First Published: 29 November 2022

Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Prevalence and Predictors of Post-Thyroidectomy Voice Dysfunction in a Nigerian Cohort

Adekunle Adeyemo,  Olalekan Olasehinde,  Afolabi Muyiwa Owojuyigbe,  Ugochukwu Josiah Anagbogu,  Akumbu Sylvia Ohuche,  Adeola Ajibare,  Yemisi Bola Amusa, 
  • Pages: 682-689
  • First Published: 08 December 2022

Original Scientific Report

Genotype–Phenotype Correlations and Clinical Outcomes in 155 Cases of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

Hogan Wang,  Alexander J. Papachristos,  Anthony J. Gill,  Roderick Clifton-Bligh,  Ahmad M. Aniss,  Anthony Glover,  Mark Sywak,  Stan B. Sidhu, 
  • Pages: 690-698
  • First Published: 22 December 2022
Genotype–Phenotype Correlations and Clinical Outcomes in 155 Cases of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Graphical abstract

Ultrasound-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Excision to Treat Intraductal Papilloma

Ping He,  Yu-Tao Lei,  Wen Chen,  Wei-Wei Shen,  Peng Fu,  Hong-Mei Zhao,  Li-Gang Cui, 
  • Pages: 699-706
  • First Published: 09 January 2023

Comparison of the Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognosis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Intramural Metastases and Multiple Primary Carcinomas

Na Cheng,  Weihua Li,  Bingzhi Wang,  Zhuo Li,  Zhaoyang Yang,  Rongshan Chen,  Liyan Xue, 
  • Pages: 707-716
  • First Published: 27 November 2022

The Impact of Involved Resection Margin on Recurrence and Survival After Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Periampullary Carcinoma, with Emphasis on Pancreatic Head Carcinoma

Kit-fai Lee,  Hon-ting Lok,  Andrew K. Y. Fung,  Janet W. C. Kung,  Eugene Y. J. Lo,  Charing C. N. Chong,  John Wong,  Kelvin K. C. Ng,  Paul B. S. Lai, 
  • Pages: 717-728
  • First Published: 05 November 2022
Open Access

Prognostic Impact of Positive Peritoneal Lavage Cytology on Resectable Pancreatic Body and Tail Cancer: A Retrospective Study

Taro Mashiko,  Toshihito Ogasawara,  Yoshihito Masuoka,  Shigenori Ei,  Shinichiro Takahashi,  Kenichi Hirabayashi,  Masaki Mori,  Kazuo Koyanagi,  Seiichiro Yamamoto,  Toshio Nakagohri, 
  • Pages: 729-739
  • First Published: 10 November 2022
Open Access

A Conceptual Classification of Resectability for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Tomoaki Yoh,  Takamichi Ishii,  Takahiro Nishio,  Yukinori Koyama,  Satoshi Ogiso,  Ken Fukumitsu,  Yoichiro Uchida,  Takashi Ito,  Satoru Seo,  Koichiro Hata,  Etsuro Hatano, 
  • Pages: 740-748
  • First Published: 26 October 2022

Correction

Open Access

Correction: A Conceptual Classification of Resectability for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Tomoaki Yoh,  Takamichi Ishii,  Takahiro Nishio,  Yukinori Koyama,  Satoshi Ogiso,  Ken Fukumitsu,  Yoichiro Uchida,  Takashi Ito,  Satoru Seo,  Koichiro Hata,  Etsuro Hatano, 
  • Page: 749
  • First Published: 23 November 2022

Original Scientific Report

Hand-Assisted Versus Pure Minimally-Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy: Is There a Downside to Lending a Hand?

Phoebe N. Miller,  Fernanda Romero-Hernandez,  Patricia Conroy,  Lucia Calthorpe,  Mignote Yilma,  Sarah Mohamedaly,  Yvonne M. Kelly,  Jean Feng,  Kenzo Hirose,  Kimberly Kirkwood,  Ajay V. Maker,  Carlos Corvera,  Eric Nakakura,  Adnan Alseidi,  Mohamed A. Adam, 
  • Pages: 750-758
  • First Published: 19 November 2022

Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World

Technique of Hepatic Artery Anastomosis in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Review of Its Results in Over 1200 Adult and Pediatric Transplants

Muthukumarassamy Rajakannu,  Jasper Sandeep Rajasekar,  Ramkiran Cherukuru,  Ashwin Rammohan,  Mohamed Rela, 
  • Pages: 759-763
  • First Published: 02 December 2022

Original Scientific Report

Impact of Early Enteral Nutrition on Delayed Gastric Emptying and Nutritional Status After Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Kiyotaka Hosoda,  Akira Shimizu,  Koji Kubota,  Tsuyoshi Notake,  Hitoshi Masuo,  Takahiro Yoshizawa,  Hiroki Sakai,  Tomohiko Ikehara,  Koya Yasukawa,  Hikaru Hayashi,  Yuji Soejima, 
  • Pages: 764-772
  • First Published: 16 December 2022

A Bayesian Network Prediction Model for Microvascular Invasion in Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Multi-institutional Study

Qi Li,  Jingwei Zhang,  Zhiqiang Cai,  Chen Chen,  Hong Wu,  Yinghe Qiu,  Tianqiang Song,  Xianhai Mao,  Yu He,  Zhangjun Cheng,  Wenlong Zhai,  Jingdong Li,  Shubin Si,  Dong Zhang,  Zhimin Geng,  Zhaohui Tang, 
  • Pages: 773-784
  • First Published: 06 January 2023

Intracorporeal Anastomosis Versus Extracorporeal Anastomosis in Laparoscopic Right Colectomy: An Observational Cohort Study

Rui Sun,  Yuelun Zhang,  Bo Feng,  Xiangqian Su,  Yueming Sun,  Lai Xu,  Junyang Lu,  Guannan Zhang,  Aiwen Wu,  Liang Kang,  Haijun Deng,  Pan Chi,  Ming Zhong,  Minhua Zheng,  Yi Xiao,  On behalf of the RELARC Study Group ,  Lai Xu,  Xiangqian Su,  Xiangqian He,  Xiangqian Zhang,  Xiangqian Lu,  Lei Chen,  Guannan Zhang,  Bo Feng,  Lu Zang,  Junjun Ma,  Yueming Sun,  Yifei Feng,  Dongjian Ji,  Xiaohui Du,  Changzheng He,  Ze Fu,  Pan Chi,  Ying Huang,  Weizhong Jiang,  Ziqiang Wang,  Qingbin Wu,  Ming Zhong,  Minhao Yu,  Aiwen Wu,  Pengju Chen,  Anlong Zhu,  Wenlong Guan,  Bin Wu,  Fei Li,  Ang Li,  Jianmin Xu,  Guodong He,  Liang Kang,  Xiaowen He,  Jian Suo,  Daguang Wang,  Haijun Deng,  Yanan Wang,  Yingjiang Ye,  Kai Shen,  Guole Lin,  Hongwei Yao,  Huizhong Qiu,  Kefeng Ding,  Tao Xu,  Zhiyong Liang,  Weixun Zhou,  Huadan Xue,  Bin Li,  Zhongtao Zhang,  Minhua Zheng,  Yi Xiao, 
  • Pages: 785-795
  • First Published: 12 January 2023

Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta is Associated with Increased Risk of Extremity Compartment Syndrome

Yu-Tung Wu,  Meghan R. Lewis,  Miharu Arase,  Demetrios Demetriades, 
  • Pages: 796-802
  • First Published: 13 November 2022

Scientific Review

Chimney Versus Fenestrated Endovascular Versus Open Repair for Juxta/Pararenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of the Short-term Results

Petar Zlatanovic,  Aleksa Jovanovic,  Paolo Tripodi,  Lazar Davidovic, 
  • Pages: 803-823
  • First Published: 23 November 2022

Invited Commentary

Please, Look Beyond. Comment on ‘‘Chimney Versus Fenestrated Endovascular Versus Open Repair for Juxta/Pararenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of the Short-Term Results’’

Pasqualino Sirignano,  Maurizio Taurino, 
  • Pages: 824-825
  • First Published: 06 December 2022

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Patients with Neuroendocrine Neoplasia After Surgery

Alexander Albert Dermanis,  Erika Victoria Pond, 
  • Pages: 826-827
  • First Published: 07 November 2022

Reply, Letter to the Editor

Author's Reply: Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Patients with Neuroendocrine Neoplasia After Surgery

Nehara Begum, 
  • Page: 828
  • First Published: 06 December 2022

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Parathyroidectomy for Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism (nPHPT) is Associated with Improved Bone Mineral Density Regardless of Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels

Spandana Jagannath,  Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan,  Sarrah Idrees, 
  • Page: 829
  • First Published: 08 December 2022

Reply, Letter to the Editor

Parathyroidectomy for Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism Improves Bone Mineral Density Regardless of Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels

Michael S. Lui,  Nancy D. Perrier, 
  • Pages: 830-831
  • First Published: 09 January 2023