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Postoperative stroke in acute type A aortic dissection: incidence, outcomes, and perioperative risk factors
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Prediction of the number of positive axillary lymph nodes according to sentinel lymph node involvement and biological subtypes in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy
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Safety and effectiveness of using Disposable Ultrasonic shears to coagulate 5–7 mm blood vessels: protocol for a prospective, multicenter, randomized, parallel controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial
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Application of indocyanine green-labeled fluorescence technology in laparoscopic total extra-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair surgery:a preliminary study
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Furuncular myiasis of the breast caused by the larvae of the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga)
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Epiploic appendagitis – clinical characteristics of an uncommon surgical diagnosis
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Age and HPV type as risk factors for HPV persistence after loop excision in patients with high grade cervical lesions: an observational study
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Spigelian hernia in the right upper abdominal wall: a case report
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Surgical physiology of inguinal hernia repair - a study of 200 cases
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 1.6
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 1.9
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.019
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.520
Speed 2023
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 21
Submission to acceptance (median days): 131
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Downloads: 1,809,339
Altmetric mentions: 257
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Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication