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  1. Coronavirus Disease 2019 is affecting most countries around the world, including Poland. In response, all elective surgeries have been postponed. We asked patients and surgeons when they want bariatric surgery...

    Authors: Alicja Dudek, Michał Wysocki, Maciej Walędziak, Jacek Szeliga, Monika Proczko-Stepaniak, Michał Pędziwiatr and Piotr Major
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:131
  2. Reliable prediction of the preoperative risk is of crucial importance for patients undergoing aortic repair. In this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated the metabolic equivalent of task (MET) in the preop...

    Authors: Alicja Zientara, Igor Schwegler, Omer Dzemali, Hans Bruijnen, Alain Bernheim, Florian Dick and Nicolas Attigah
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:130
  3. Despite profound advances in conservative management of esophageal perforation, patients’ selection for this type of treatment requires expert clinical judgment. Surgical intervention has been historically int...

    Authors: Armin Amirian, Reza Shahriarirad, Parviz Mardani and Maryam Salimi
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:129
  4. Neurofibromatosis comprises neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and type 2 (NF2). Major tumor type of NF1 are neurofibroma recognized as benign peripheral nerve tumor, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST...

    Authors: Yan Zhang, Hongfei Cai, Guangchao Lv and Yang Li
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:128
  5. Surgical training in the UK and Ireland has faced challenges following the implementation of the European Working Time Directive and postgraduate training reform. The health services are undergoing a digital t...

    Authors: Gemma Humm, Rhiannon L. Harries, Danail Stoyanov and Laurence B. Lovat
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:123
  6. Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is primary cancer of the liver with poor prognosis because of its high potential for recurrence and metastasis. We experienced a rare case of ICC with hematogenous metasta...

    Authors: Yoriko Nomura, Hisamune Sakai, Jun Akiba, Toru Hisaka, Toshihiro Sato, Yuichi Goto, Masanori Akashi, Shogo Fukutomi, Daisuke Muroya, Hiroki Kanno, Shusuke Okamura, Yuta Yano, Hirohisa Yano, Yoshito Akagi and Koji Okuda
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:122
  7. To investigate the readiness for hospital discharge of patients discharged with tubes from the department of hepatobiliary surgery and to explore the influencing factors.

    Authors: Jingyu Qian, Miaofang Qian, Yanyan Ren, Linyan Ye, Fangfang Qian, Linlin Jin, Lili Chen and Haixia Xu
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:121
  8. Most of the head and neck cancers are time-critical and need urgent surgical treatment. Our unit is one of the departments in the region, at the forefront in treating head and neck cancers in Pakistan. We have...

    Authors: Haroon Ur Rashid, Mamoon Rashid, Nasir Khan, Shayan Shahid Ansari and Noshi Bibi
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:120
  9. During March and April 2020, reductions in non-COVID-19 hospital admissions were observed around the world. Elective surgeries, visits with general practitioners, and diagnoses of medical emergencies were cons...

    Authors: Ibrahim Abu Shakra, Maxim Bez, Samer Ganam, Rola Francis, Amir Muati, Amitai Bickel, Fahed Merei, Ziv Talmi, Khatib Kamal and Eli Kakiashvili
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:119
  10. It is proposed a new running suture technique called Needle Adjustment Free (NAF) technique, or PAN suture. The efficiency and the safety were evaluated in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

    Authors: Jun-wei Pan, Xiang Zhang, Xing-wei Jin, Xiao Liu, Wei-chao Tu, Xian-jin Wang, Bao-xing Huang, Da Xu, Guo-liang Lu, Da-wei Wang, Xiang-hui Wang and Yuan Shao
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:118
  11. Osteopetrosis is a genetic disease characterized by defects in osteoclast formation and function. There were a few cases of subtrochanteric femur fractures treated with dynamic hip screw (DHS) in patients with...

    Authors: Haiqi Ding, Hongjiang Chen, Haiming Lin, Jiankun Xu, Zhonglian Huang, Wensheng Li and Jun Hu
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:117
  12. The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 forced our healthcare system in the Bronx, New York to cancel nearly all scheduled surgeries. We developed a framework for prioritizing postponed urologic ...

    Authors: Ahmed Aboumohamed, Josh Gottlieb, Matthew DeMasi, Emily Barry, Alexander Sankin and Kara Watts
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:116
  13. There is limited evidence to clarify the specific relationship between preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate (preop-eGFR) and postoperative 30-day mortality in Asian patients undergoing non-cardiac...

    Authors: Xueying Luo, Sujing Zheng, Baoer Liu, Liping Yang, Ya Li, Feng Li, Rui Gao, Haofei Hu and Jinsong He
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:114
  14. Cumulating evidence indicates that the systemic inflammatory response (SIR) plays a crucial role in the prognosis of various cancers. We aimed to generate a preoperative risk grade (PRG) by integrating SIR mar...

    Authors: Jianping Zhao, Yao Chen, Jingjing Wang, Jian Wang, Ying Wang, Songshan Chai, Yuxin Zhang, Xiaoping Chen and Wanguang Zhang
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:113
  15. Ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal malignancies. To date, no guidelines exists for isolated resectable metachronous disease. It is still unknown, which patients may ben...

    Authors: S. A. Safi, N. Lehwald-Tywuschik, A. Rehders, G. Fluegen, L. Haeberle, V. Keitel and W. T. Knoefel
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:110
  16. Sigmoid volvulus is an uncommon problem in children and adolescents, and is rarely considered a diagnosis in this group. A high index of suspicion is necessary to reach a diagnosis and avoid morbidity and mort...

    Authors: Abay Wondimu Gosaye, Temesgen Setato Nane and Tihitena Mammo Negussie
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:109
  17. Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (TFBA) is a critical disease in children and is extremely dangerous, even life-threatening. The factors affecting the occurrence and prognosis of TFBA are complex. The ...

    Authors: Weigang Gan, Ning Xiao, Yiyuan Feng, Danmei Zhou, Juanjuan Hu, Shixi Liu and Jian Zou
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:108
  18. Peritoneal recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after hepatectomy occurs rarely, accounting for less than 1% of all recurrences. Reported causes of such dissemination include a history of rupture of th...

    Authors: Hikaru Hayashi, Akira Shimizu, Hiroaki Motoyama, Koji Kubota, Tsuyoshi Notake, Shinsuke Sugenoya, Kiyotaka Hosoda, Koya Yasukawa, Ryoichiro Kobayashi and Yuji Soejima
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:107
  19. Early onset scoliosis (EOS) may cause malnutrition in affected patients. Growing-rod treatment has been an effective protocol for treating EOS. The objective of this study is to demonstrate whether growing-rod...

    Authors: Xingye Li, Zheng Li, Youxi Lin, Haining Tan, Chong Chen and Jianxiong Shen
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:106
  20. Recent studies suggest red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was a prognostic factor in various types of cancer patients, although the results are controversial. The objective of this study was to investigat...

    Authors: Xingchen Li, Qichen Chen, Xinyu Bi, Jianjun Zhao, Zhiyu Li, Jianguo Zhou, Zhen Huang, Yefan Zhang, Rui Mao, Hong Zhao and Jianqiang Cai
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:105
  21. Breast augmentation with polyacrylamide gel (PAAG) injection was approved in China in 1998 and later banned in 2006. The ban ensued numerous complaints from patients such as pain, induration, deformation, infe...

    Authors: Bin Wang, Jiaming Sun and Jing Tong
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:104
  22. Pilocytic astrocytomas (PAs) are World Health Organization (WHO) grade I tumors, which are relatively common, and are benign lesions in children. PAs could originate from the cerebellum, optic pathways, and th...

    Authors: Zhuo-Ya Zhou, Xiao-Shu Wang, Yang Gong, Ode La Ali Musyafar, Jiao-Jiao Yu, Gang Huo, Jia-Min Mou and Gang Yang
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:103
  23. Pancreatojejunostomy (PJ) is one of the most difficult and challenging abdominal surgical procedures. There are no appropriate training systems available outside the operating room (OR). We developed a structu...

    Authors: Kenichi Oshiro, Kazuhiro Endo, Kazue Morishima, Yuji Kaneda, Masaru Koizumi, Hideki Sasanuma, Yasunaru Sakuma, Alan Kawarai Lefor and Naohiro Sata
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:102
  24. A pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) is a rare condition that is associated with pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM). Few reports have described managing PAVMs using uniportal video-assisted thorac...

    Authors: R. Li, Y. Zhou, S. Kang, F. Kong, L. Guan, Y. Zhao and X. Yin
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:101
  25. It is important to understand the branching pattern of the celiac artery for a safe surgery. Various branching anomalies of the celiac artery were classified by Adachi in 1928. In Adachi’s classification, type...

    Authors: Takayoshi Kishino, Kensuke Kumamoto, Akihiro Kondo, Seiji Noge, Yasuhisa Ando, Jun Uemura, Hironobu Suto, Eisuke Asano, Minoru Oshima, Hisashi Usuki, Keiichi Okano and Yasuyuki Suzuki
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:99
  26. The importance of platelets in the pathogenesis of metastasis formation is increasingly recognized. Although evidence from epidemiologic studies suggests positive effects of aspirin on metastasis formation, th...

    Authors: E. Pretzsch, J. G. D’Haese, B. Renz, M. Ilmer, T. Schiergens, R. C. Miksch, M. Albertsmeier, M. Guba, M. K. Angele, J. Werner and H. Nieß
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:98
  27. Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) with multiple pathological types is extremely rare in the clinic, but the recurrence rate and mortality these patients are high. At present, there is no standard...

    Authors: Shangqing Ren, Hualin Feng, Yige Bao, Yi Wei, Yong Ou, Yaoqian Wang, Qian Lv, Shan Zhong, Fang Zhou, Shida Fan, Qiang Wang, Cheng Luo, Zhengjun Chen, Yu Nie and Dong Wang
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:96
  28. The hexapod external fixator (HEF) is increasingly used for high-energy tibial shaft fracture care as more general orthopedic surgeons are gaining expertise of this versatile device. The purpose of this study ...

    Authors: Yanshi Liu, Jialin Liu, Maimaiaili Yushan, Zhenhui Liu, Tao Zhang, He Ma, Chuang Ma and Aihemaitijiang Yusufu
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:95
  29. During clinical practice we have noticed that some patients with hyperthyroidism have finer skin with less wrinkles, pores, and spots after thyroidectomy, and the improvement can be observed within a few weeks...

    Authors: Spencer C. H. Kuo, Faye Huang, Shun-Yu Chi, Hui-Ping Lin, Peng-Chen Chien and Ching-Hua Hsieh
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:94
  30. Digitally designed surgical templates for minimally invasive temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery (MITMJS) are a promising tool for improving the safety of these procedures. Given the TMJ anatomy, the templat...

    Authors: Matthias Krause, Mohammad Kamal, Daniel Kruber, Dirk Halama, Thomas Hierl, Bernd Lethaus and Alexander K. Bartella
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:93
  31. Orbital solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare neoplasms. Recurrent, hypervascular, malignant variations of orbital SFTs have recently been noted and can present a surgical challenge.

    Authors: Xiawei Wang, Jianqin Shen, Hongguang Cui, Jianwei Pan, Xiaodong Teng, Min Yan, Shi Feng and Wei Ding
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:92
  32. The treatment of chronic pancreatitis requires a surgical approach in patients who are refractory to medical therapy. During surgical treatment, ductal decompression is required, but a pancreatectomy is necess...

    Authors: Kenta Saito, Yoichi Matsuo, Goro Ueda, Kan Omi, Yuichi Hayashi, Hiroyuki Imafuji, Ken Tsuboi, Mamoru Morimoto, Ryo Ogawa, Hiroki Takahashi, Itaru Naitoh, Kazuki Hayashi, Hiromi Kataoka and Shuji Takiguchi
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:91
  33. Primitive neuroectodermal tumours are clinically rare. Here, we report a case of a large peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the abdominal wall. The defect was reconstructed with the longest lateral...

    Authors: Xin Zhou, Pan You, Shuqing Huang, Xiang Li, Tongchun Mao, Anming Liu, Rongshuai Yan, Yiming Zhang, Wenlei Zhuo and Shaoliang Wang
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:90
  34. Mesenteric ischemia is associated with poor outcome and high overall mortality. The aim was to analyze an interdisciplinary treatment approach of vascular and visceral specialists focusing on the in-hospital o...

    Authors: Alicja Zientara, Anja-Rebeka Domenghino, Igor Schwegler, Hans Bruijnen, Annelies Schnider, Markus Weber, Stefan Gutknecht and Nicolas Attigah
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:89
  35. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Junsong Liu, Xiaoxia Wang, Rui Wang, Chongwen Xu, Ruimin Zhao, Honghui Li, Shaoqiang Zhang and Xiaobao Yao
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:85

    The original article was published in BMC Surgery 2020 20:4

  36. To explore the clinical safety and efficacy of single-stage posterior-only debridement, decompression, allograft bone using titanium mesh and interbody fusion combined for the treatment of thoracolumbar spinal...

    Authors: Wence Wu, Zhechen Li, Renqin Lin, Shenglin Wang and Jianhua Lin
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:84
  37. In recent years, natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) has become a field of special interest for colorectal surgeons. Some researchers have reported transanal specimen extraction in the laparosc...

    Authors: Si Yu, Yong Ji, Tedong Luo, Pengjie Xu, Zuojun Zhen and Jianzhong Deng
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:82
  38. The prognostic value of external vs internal pancreatic duct stents after pancreaticoduodenectomy remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the benefits of external and internal stents using the Fist...

    Authors: Yuancong Jiang, Qin Chen, Yi Shao, Zhenzhen Gao, Ming Jin, Bingqiang Gao, Bo Zhou and Sheng Yan
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2021 21:81

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