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Sahib Singh, Saurabh Chandan, Antonio Facciorusso 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2369-2373. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2369
Chuang Jiang, Zhi-Hong Zhang, Jia-Xin Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2374-2381. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2374
Davina Perini, Francesca Cammelli, Maximilian Scheiterle, Jacopo Martellucci, Annamaria Di Bella, Carlo Bergamini, Paolo Prosperi, Alessio Giordano 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2382-2385. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2382
Damian Jacenik, Jakub Fichna 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2393-2395. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2393
Frontier
Mauro Bortolotti 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2396-2408. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2396
Review
Xiao-Qin Li, Yun Liang, Chen-Feng Huang, Sui-Ning Li, Lei Cheng, Chuan You, Yao-Xia Liu, Tao Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2409-2425. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2409
Case Control Study
Miao-Yan Fan, Qiao-Li Jiang, Meng-Yan Cui, Meng-Qi Zhao, Jing-Jing Wang, Ying-Ying Lu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2436-2450. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2436
Retrospective Cohort Study
Romain Jaquet, Emmanuel Rivkine, Nicole De Souza, Jean Roudié 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2461-2473. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2461
Rong-Hua Zhu, Peng-Cheng Li, Jie Zhang, Hua-Hua Song 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2484-2493. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2484
Na Hong, Wei-Yong Liu, Jin-Long Zhang, Kai Qian, Jie Liu, Xian-Jun Ye, Fei-Yan Zeng, Yue Yu, Kai-Guang Zhang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2494-2502. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2494
Retrospective Study
Qian-Wen Wang, Jie-Wen Zhu, Ling-Zhen Gong 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2521-2527. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2521
Jun Ma, Dai-Bin Tang, Yu-Quan Tang, Da-Tian Wang, Peng Jiang, Ya-Ming Zhang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2528-2537. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2528
Yuichi Hosokawa, Masato Moritani, Yosuke Makuuchi, Yuichi Nagakawa 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2538-2545. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2538
Yoshiyuki Shibata, Takeshi Sudo, Sho Tazuma, Naoki Tanimine, Takashi Onoe, Yosuke Shimizu, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Kazuya Kuraoka, Shinya Takahashi, Hirotaka Tashiro 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2555-2564. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2555
Ping Hou, Hao-Jun Wu, Tang Li, Jia-Bin Liu, Quan-Qing Zhao, Hong-Jiang Zhao, Zi-Ming Liu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2583-2591. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2583
Jong Lyul Lee, Yong Sik Yoon, Hyun Gu Lee, Young Il Kim, Min Hyun Kim, Chan Wook Kim, In Ja Park, Seok-Byung Lim, Chang Sik Yu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2592-2601. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2592
Yu-Yin Lan, Jing Han, Yan-Yan Liu, Lei Lan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2602-2611. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2602
Observational Study
Hai-Hua Shen, Yu-Rong Hong, Wen Xu, Lei Chen, Jun-Min Chen, Zhi-Gen Yang, Cai-Hong Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2630-2639. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2630
Prospective Study
Chen Lin, Pei-Pei Wang, Zi-Yan Wang, Guo-Ru Lan, Kai-Wen Xu, Chun-Hua Yu, Bin Wu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2649-2661. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2649
Randomized Controlled Trial
Lv-Chi Xia, Ke Zhang, Chuan-Wen Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2662-2670. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2662
Randomized Clinical Trial
Hui-Min Bu, Min Zhao, Hong-Mei Ma, Xiao-Peng Tian 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2671-2678. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2671
Basic Study
Ioannis Lambrou, Ioannis Mantzoros, Orestis Ioannidis, Dimitrios Tatsis, Elissavet Anestiadou, Vasiliki Bisbinas, Manousos-Georgios Pramateftakis, Efstathios Kotidis, Barbara Driagka, Ourania Kerasidou, Savvas Symeonidis, Stefanos Bitsianis, Freideriki Sifaki, Konstantinos Angelopoulos, Haralabos Demetriades, Stamatios Angelopoulos 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2679-2688. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2679
Systematic Reviews
Lewis A Hall, Duncan Loader, Santiago Gouveia, Marta Burak, James Halle-Smith, Peter Labib, Moath Alarabiyat, Ravi Marudanayagam, Bobby V Dasari, Keith J Roberts, Syed S Raza, Michail Papamichail, David C Bartlett, Robert P Sutcliffe, Nikolaos A Chatzizacharias 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2689-2701. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2689
Scientometrics
Qi Sun, Xiao-Ying Wang, Guang-Jin Guo, Lei Wang, Li-Min Meng, Yun-Fei Guo, Tao Sun, Shou-Bin Ning 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2702-2718. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2702
Case Report
Yukiko Saito, Hirohisa Takeuchi, Joho Tokumine, Ryuji Sawada, Kunitaro Watanabe, Tomoko Yorozu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2719-2723. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2719
Barbora Pospisilova, Jaromir Frydrych, Antonin Krajina, Julius Örhalmi, Ivana M Kajzrlikova, Petr Vitek 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2735-2741. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2735
Letter to the Editor
Li-Fan Zhang, Liu-Xiang Chen, Wen-Juan Yang, Bing Hu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 16(8):2745-2747. Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2745
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