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Bariatric surgery
Guest Edited by Arda Isik and Imtiaz Wani
Pancreatic cancer surgery
Guest Edited by Marcello Di Martino and Michael El Boghdady.
Editors' picks
Articles
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Physiological stress level and screening for malnutrition as preoperative predictors of postoperative complications in pancreatic surgery: a retrospective study
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Reducing anastomotic leakage in TaTME by mucosal coverage of staple lines: a pilot study with preliminary results
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A predictive scoring system for postoperative delirium in the elderly patients with intertrochanteric fracture
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Short-term outcomes of robotic versus open hepatectomy among overweight patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score-matched 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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Surgical physiology of inguinal hernia repair - a study of 200 cases
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Spigelian hernia in the right upper abdominal wall: a case report
Aims and scope
BMC Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on surgical research, training, and practice.
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