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  1. Subcuticular suture has proven to reduce superficial incisional SSI (si-SSI) in clean surgery. However, question remains regarding clean-contaminated procedures. The aim of this study is to assess if subcuticu...

    Authors: Ignacio Aguirre-Allende, Maialen Alkorta-Zuloaga, Maria Teresa Iglesias-Gaspar, Iratxe Urreta-Ballobre, Amaia García-Domínguez, Xabier Arteaga-Martin, Adolfo Beguiristain-Gómez, Miguel Ángel Medrano-Gómez, Inmaculada Ruiz-Montesinos, Ana Paula Riverola-Aso, Raúl Jiménez-Agüero and José María Enríquez-Navascués
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2023 23:9
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  2. Systemic inflammation has been reported to be associated with cancer progression and metastasis. Systemic inflammation score (SIS), calculated from preoperative serum albumin level and lymphocyte-to-monocyte r...

    Authors: Takuro Matsumoto, Shinji Ohki, Akinao Kaneta, Akira Matsuishi, Yuya Maruyama, Leo Yamada, Takeshi Tada, Hiroyuki Hanayama, Yohei Watanabe, Suguru Hayase, Hirokazu Okayama, Wataru Sakamoto, Tomoyuki Momma, Zenichiro Saze and Koji Kono
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2023 23:8
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  4. We investigated the usefulness of apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) from diffusion-weighted images (DWI) obtained using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for prognosis of early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC...

    Authors: Shinichiro Yamada, Yuji Morine, Tetsuya Ikemoto, Yu Saito, Hiroki Teraoku, Yuhei Waki, Chiharu Nakasu and Mitsuo Shimada
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2023 23:6
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  5. Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) following distal pancreatectomy (DP) is a serious complication. In the present study, we aimed to identify the risk factors associated with clinically relevant postopera...

    Authors: Chenchen He, Yibing Zhang, Longfei Li, Mingda Zhao, Chunhui Wang and Yufu Tang
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2023 23:5
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  6. Computer Assisted Design and Computer Assisted Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) have revolutionized oncologic surgery of the head and neck. A multitude of benefits of this technique has been described, but there are on...

    Authors: Leonard Simon Brandenburg, Pit Jacob Voss, Thomas Mischkowsky, Jan Kühle, Michael Andreas Ermer, Julia Vera Weingart, René Marcel Rothweiler, Marc Christian Metzger, Rainer Schmelzeisen and Philipp Poxleitner
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2023 23:4
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  8. For those with a centrally located HCC, the two types of liver sectionectomy that can be performed are extended hepatectomy (EH) and central hepatectomy (CH). This meta-analysis aimed to compare the short- and...

    Authors: Edward Atef Gadallah, Beshoy Effat Elkomos, Ahmed Khalil, Fawzy Salah fawzy and Amr Abdelaal
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2023 23:2
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  10. Postoperative complications of colorectal cancer mainly include infections (surgical site infection, remote infection, etc.), post-operative ileus (POI), and anastomosis leakage. POI reportedly prolongs the ho...

    Authors: Maho Sasaki, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Masatsune Shibutani, Atsushi Sugimoto, Kiyoshi Maeda and Masaichi Ohira
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:448
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  11. A new technique for analgesia called pectoral nerve block is widely used in surgeries of breast cancer. Pectoral nerve block type II (Pecs II) block has less influence on immunity when compared with general an...

    Authors: Lili Yu, Xiuling Cui, Panpan Song, Chunlei Li, Haochen Zhao and Yulin Chang
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:447
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  12. Splenic lymphangiomas (SL) are very rare benign cystic lesions found in pediatric population. Their occurrence in adults is exceptional. Splenectomy is the common management of splenic lesions for diagnostic a...

    Authors: Boubacar Efared, Aïchatou Balaraba Abani Bako, Hama Younssa, Idrissa Boubacar, Aliou Zabeirou, Hamadou Halidou Koura, Habiba Salifou Boureima, Soumaila Amadou, Idrissa Seriba Coulibaly, James Didier Lassey and Hassan Nouhou
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:446
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  13. Hospital-acquired disability (HAD) in patients who undergo living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is expected to worsen physical functions due to inactivity during hospitalization. The aim of this study was...

    Authors: Masatoshi Hanada, Masaaki Hidaka, Akihiko Soyama, Takayuki Tanaka, Takanobu Hara, Hajime Matsushima, Masafumi Haraguchi, Mineaki Kitamura, Motohiro Sekino, Masato Oikawa, Hiroki Nagura, Rina Takeuchi, Shuntaro Sato, Hideaki Takahata, Susumu Eguchi and Ryo Kozu
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:445
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  14. The treatment of soft tissue defects with exposed cartilage after tumor excision is challenging. Local flap reconstruction causes occasional scarring, especially in non-Caucasian populations. Scar treatment re...

    Authors: Yung-Hsu Lei and Shu-Hung Huang
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:444
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  16. Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is frequently observed in young adults. There is no wide consensus on optimal treatment in the literature, and various procedures are used in clinical practice. The objective of t...

    Authors: Mari Odlo, Julie Horn and Athanasios Xanthoulis
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:442
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  17. To compare the CT values and length of the screw tracks of traditional trajectory (TT), cortical bone trajectory (CBT), and modified cortical bone trajectory (MCBT) screws and investigate the effects on the bi...

    Authors: Dongshan Liu, Alafate Kahaer, Yixi Wang, Rui Zhang, Abulikemu Maiaiti, Xieraili Maimaiti, Zhihao Zhou, Wenjie Shi, Zihao Cui, Tao Zhang, Longfei Li and Paerhati Rexiti
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:441
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  19. Difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) due to acute cholecystitis (AC) increases the risk of bile duct injuries and postoperative complications. Here, we added the lateral dorsal infundibular approach as ...

    Authors: Juxian Song, Jian Chen and Shuguo Zheng
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:439
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  20. The postoperative length of hospital stay (PLOS) is an important indicator of surgical quality. We identified perioperative factors that affect prolonged PLOS (PPLOS) after laparoscopic colorectal cancer resec...

    Authors: Hong Li, Tong-Feng Luo, Nan-Rong Zhang, Li-Zhen Zhang, Xia Huang and San-Qing Jin
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:438
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  21. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) can lead to pain and loss of function of the hip joint, which places a great burden on patients and society. Surgery is the main treatment for osteonecrosis of the femo...

    Authors: Changmeng San, Yongqing Xu, Mingjun Lee, Luqiao Pu, Teng Wang, Xiangwen Shi, Siyu Lu and Qi Cheng
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:437
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  22. In locally advanced breast cancer, axillary lymph node dissection remains a pivotal component of surgical therapy. Apart from this, it has been mostly replaced by sentinel node biopsy. Complications after axil...

    Authors: V. Wienerroither, R. Hammer, P. Kornprat, H. Schrem, D. Wagner, H. J. Mischinger and A. El-Shabrawi
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:436
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  23. Complete intracorporal robotic ileal ureteric replacement is challenging. We aimed to present the surgical technique of robotic ileal ureter replacement with extracorporeal ileal segment preparation for long u...

    Authors: Shubo Fan, GuanPeng Han, Zhihua Li, Xiang Wang, Xinfei Li, Shengwei Xiong, Dan Li, Jun Zhang, Chang Meng, Peng Zhang, Kunlin Yang, Xuesong Li and Liqun Zhou
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:435
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  25. Postoperative complications and mortality following laparotomy have remained high worldwide. Early postoperative risk stratification is essential to improve outcomes and clinical care. The surgical Apgar score...

    Authors: Bruno Chan Onen, Andrew Weil Semulimi, Felix Bongomin, Ronald Olum, Gideon Kurigamba, Ronald Mbiine and Olivia Kituuka
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:433
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  26. Currently, an increasing number of robotic major hepatectomies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are being performed. Despite the advantages of robotic surgery over laparoscopic procedures, studies comparing ...

    Authors: Linsen Liu, Yan Wang, Tianchong Wu, Jianwei Lin, Lingna Deng, Jiling Jiang and Tailai An
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:432
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  27. To compare the clinical efficacy of minimally invasive percutaneous treatment by ligamentotaxis with traditional open reduction and internal fixation in the treatment of Essex-Lopresti joint depression-type di...

    Authors: Zhiguo Chen, Chongyin Fan, Jinsong Zhang, Chen Zhao, Xin Du, Wei Huang, Weidong Ni and Gang Luo
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:431
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  28. To compare the clinical efficacy of unilateral unstable sacral fractures (USFs) involving the lumbosacral region treated with and without robot-aided triangular osteosynthesis (TOS).

    Authors: Zhao-Jie Liu, Ya Gu and Jian Jia
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:430
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  29. To perform a comparative assessment of percutaneous transfacet screws (TFS) and percutaneous bilateral pedicle screws (BPS) in oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) for the treatment of single-level degenera...

    Authors: Zhao Lang, Tenghui Ge, Jingye Wu, Qiang Yuan and Yuqing Sun
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:429
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  30. Recent improvements in systemic chemotherapy have provided an opportunity for patients with stage IV gastric cancer (GC) to undergo conversion surgery (CS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term ...

    Authors: Yosuke Kano, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Takaaki Hanyu, Yusuke Muneoka, Takashi Ishikawa, Masaki Aizawa, Atsushi Matsuki, Hiroshi Yabusaki, Takeo Bamba, Satoru Nakagawa, Kazuaki Kobayashi, Shirou Kuwabara, Shigeto Makino, Yasuyuki Kawachi, Tetsuya Naito, Tatsuo Tani…
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:428
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  31. Da Vinci robotic surgery system, a novel type of surgery, was widespread in surgical field. However, the perioperative outcomes of robotic distal gastrectomy (RDG) are still controversy, despite several observ...

    Authors: Tao Sun, Yinghua Wang, Yan Liu and Zhanyu Wang
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:427
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  32. Ventral hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. Despite the large volume, consensus is lacking regarding indications for repair or choice of surgical method used for re...

    Authors: Mikael Lindmark, Thyra Löwenmark, Karin Strigård and Ulf Gunnarsson
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:426
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  34. Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease characterized by irreversible morphological changes due to chronic pancreatic fibrosis. The treatment goals are to relieve pain, preserve function, and prevent f...

    Authors: Juliana González, Daniela Ayala, Nicolás Caballero, Carlos Eduardo Rey Chaves, Danny Conde and Juan Carlos Sabogal Olarte
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:424
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  35. To evaluate the effectiveness of surgery for recurrent distal cholangiocarcinoma and determine surgical indications based on prognostic factors for the recurrence of distal cholangiocarcinoma.

    Authors: Taro Mashiko, Toshihito Ogasawara, Yoshihito Masuoka, Shigenori Ei, Shinichiro Takahashi, Masaki Mori, Kazuo Koyanagi, Seiichiro Yamamoto and Toshio Nakagohri
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:423
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  36. Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most serious postoperative complications after colorectal anastomosis. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (...

    Authors: Liang Yu, Guangliang Chen, Hua Wang, Xiaojie Wang, Zhifen Chen, Ying Huang and Pan Chi
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:422
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  37. Results of previous studies regarding pelvic sepsis after Hartmann’s procedure (HP) for rectal cancer have been inconsistent and few studies report the risk factors. This study aimed to investigate the inciden...

    Authors: Elin Mariusdottir, Fredrik Jörgren, Amelia Mondlane, Jens Wikström, Marie-Louise Lydrup and Pamela Buchwald
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:421
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  40. At present, abdominoperineal excision with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is one of the treatment modalities of distal rectal cancer. Our study analyzed the effects of laparoscopic extralevator abdominop...

    Authors: Zhiqiang Wang, Rui Liang, Dilimulati Yalikun, Jun Yang, Wenliang Li and Zhiyong Kou
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:418
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  41. Esophageal cancer is a high-mortality disease. Esophagectomy is the most effective method to treat esophageal cancer, accompanied with a high incidence of post-operation complications. The anastomosis has a cl...

    Authors: Qi-Yue Ge, Yu-Heng Wu, Zhuang-Zhuang Cong, Yong Qiang, Yan-Qing Wang, Chao Zheng and Yi Shen
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:417
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  42. Several surgical techniques for the treatment of hemorrhoidal disease (HD) have been proposed. However, the selection of the most proper technique for each individual case scenario is still a matter of debate....

    Authors: Dimitrios Symeonidis, Michail Spyridakis, Dimitrios Zacharoulis, George Tzovaras, Athina A. Samara, Alexandros Valaroutsos, Alexandros Diamantis and Konstantinos Tepetes
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:416
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  43. This study was designed to investigate clinical efficiency and application indications of hepatic lobe hyperplasia techniques for advanced hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) patients.

    Authors: Qiang Guo, Maolin Wang, Kai Zhong, Jialong Li, Tiemin Jiang, Bo Ran, Paizula Shalayiadang, Ruiqing Zhang, Talaiti Tuergan, Tuerganaili Aji and Yingmei Shao
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:415
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  44. The debate of whether to centralize hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery has been ongoing. The principal objective was to compare outcomes of a community pancreatic surgical program with those of high-volume acade...

    Authors: Jane S. Han, C. Michael Dunham, Charles E. Renner, Steven A. Neubauer, F. Nikki McCarron and Thomas J. Chirichella
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:414
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  45. The present research is designed to evaluate the short-term outcome of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) for the treatment of posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors.

    Authors: Ziqiang Hong, Wenxi Gou, Baiqiang Cui, Yannan Sheng, Xiangdou Bai, Dacheng Jin, Yingjie Lu and Yunjiu Gou
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:413
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  46. To examine the benefits of interventional therapy for cicatricial constriction using a high-frequency electric knife, saccular dilatation, and cryotherapy.

    Authors: Kunying Li, Taomei Lian, Qiang Liang, Liping Zhang, Ying Chen, Jiwei Liu, Jiaping Qian and Xin Liu
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:412
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  47. Although umbilical two-port laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for the treatment of processus vaginalis patency of children has been verified to be safe and effective, the improvements of techni...

    Authors: Yuanhong Xiao and Jing Zhang
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:411
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  48. During clinical practice, we have detected a few cases of neck abscesses in patients diagnosed with esophageal foreign body impaction (EFB) but without the primary inflammatory disease. However, we do not know...

    Authors: Xuewei Wang, Feng Xu, Danzheng Liu, Xuemei Luo, Xu Zhou, Xinsheng Huang and Na Shen
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:410
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  49. Distal duodenal resections are sometimes necessary for radical surgery, but how to restore duodenal continuity is still unclear. This study aimed at determining which style of anastomosis was more suitable for...

    Authors: Wenshuai Liu, Jiongyuan Wang, Lijie Ma, Aobo Zhuang, Jing Xu, Junyi He, Hua Yang, Yuan Fang, Weiqi Lu, Yong Zhang and Hanxing Tong
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2022 22:409
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