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Lapo Bencini, Elvira Adinolfi 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):101823. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.101823
Jarosław Cwaliński, Kamila Stawczyk-Eder, Agnieszka Cwalinska, Wiktoria Zasada, Hanna Cholerzyńska, Tomasz Banasiewicz, Jacek Paszkowski 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):102064. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.102064
Review
Rui-Quan Zhou, Pei-Jun Yang, Tian-Tong Liu, Dong-Dong Han, Xiao-Lei Liu, Li-Guo Liu, Shuang Si, Shi-Wei Yang, Shuai-Shuai Xu, Yi-Wen Guo, Hai-Dong Tan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):105783. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.105783
Minireviews
Si-Yao Wang, Si-Qiao Zhao, Shu-Peng Wang, Yue Zhang, Si-Yu Sun, Sheng Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):104267. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.104267
Zhi-Jie Qu, Yu-Ning Wang, Ya-Hui Liu, Rui-Heng Duan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):105058. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.105058
Ying-Xuan Ye, Chu-Ying Wu, Li-Quan Chen, Si-Jia Wu, Kai Ye 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):105295. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.105295
Benoît Dupont, Justine Lozac'h, Arnaud Alves 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):105410. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.105410
Case Control Study
Miao-Miao Hu, Ya-Li Ding, Juan Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):106384. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.106384
Retrospective Cohort Study
Hao Zuo, Zheng Yuan, Meng-Hui Gu, Wei Xu, Jia-Hui Zhou, Yan Zhang, Xin-Hua Gu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):104394. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.104394
Yi-Ming Lu, Peng Jin, Hai-Kuo Wang, Xin-Xin Shao, Hai-Tao Hu, Yu-Juan Jiang, Wang-Yao Li, Yan-Tao Tian 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):107579. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.107579
Retrospective Study
Ying Xiao, Bang-Chun Ren, Tao Zhang, Dong Peng, Jiang Min 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):101047. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.101047
Alba Fernández-Candela, Xavier Barber, Francisco López-Rodríguez-Arias, Sandra Lario-Pérez, Alicia Calero, Verónica Aranaz-Ostáriz, Iban Caravaca-García, Cristina Lillo-García, Luis Sánchez-Guillén, Francisco-Javier Lacueva 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):101323. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.101323
Qun Dai, Peng-Fei Ma, Jing Tian, Zhan Zhang, Qin Fang, Zi-Yu Lin, Li-Li Wu, Xue-Min Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):101674. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.101674
Liang Wang, Mei-Zhu Chen, Lei Liu, Zi-Nian Jiang, Si-Meng Zhang, Mao-Shen Zhang, Xian-Xiang Zhang, Rui-Qing Liu, Dong-Sheng Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):102201. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.102201
Zhen-Yu Min, Jie Zhou, Zhong-Wei Zhu, Zhen-Zhong Fa 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):103065. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.103065
Jian-Zhong Yi, Yun-Geng Liu, Chuan-Yuan Liu, Chuan-Fa Fang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):103439. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.103439
Minha Kim, Keerthivasan Vengatesan, Krist Aploks, Kyle Thompson, Xiang Dong, Ramanathan Seshadri 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):103653. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.103653
Ali R Caliskan, Mehmet A Erdogan, Adil Baskiran, Ibrahim H Ocal, Huseyin Kacmaz 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):104803. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.104803
Clinical Trials Study
Observational Study
Nian-Jun Xiao, Su Liu, Zhe-Yi Han, Tong-Zhen Zhang, Zhi-Meng Jiang, Tao Sun, Jing Zhang, Lei Wang, Shou-Bin Ning, Wen Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):103194. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.103194
Sezgin Yilmaz, Esat Taylan Ugurlu, Alpen Yahya Gumusoglu, Mahmut Said Degerli, Kemal Dolay, Emre Balli, Yasin Kara, Ali Kocataş, Ekrem Çakar, Bünyamin Gürbulak, Sercan Yüksel, Soykan Arikan, Hasan Bektaş, Yusuf Emre Aytin, Doğan Albayrak, Ali Fuat Kaan Gok, Cemalettin Ertekin, Alpaslan Fedayi Çalta, Serhat Oğuz, Mustafa Örmeci, Ali Haldun Özcan, Barış Sevinç, Ömer Karahan, İhsan Tümkaya, Osman Kones, Mehlika Bilgi Kirmaci, Mustafa Yavuz, Emrah Akın, Merve Yeşilsancak 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):104618. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.104618
Randomized Controlled Trial
Ning-Ning Xue, Xiang-Jing Li, Zhao-Ming Liu, Fei Tian, Li-Bo Wang, Jia-Huan Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):103141. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.103141
Basic Study
Hua-Xian Chen, Guo-Zhong Xiao, Chao-Xin Yang, Yi-Hui Zheng, Ming-Yuan Lei, Hao Xu, Dong-Lin Ren, Liang Huang, Qiu-Lan He, Hong-Cheng Lin 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):106000. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.106000
Systematic Reviews
Meta-Analysis
Scientometrics
Ru-Jun Zheng, Dong-Lun Li, Hao-Min Lin, Jun-Feng Wang, Ya-Mei Luo, Yong Tang, Fan Li, Yue Hu, Song Su 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):104728. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.104728
Case Report
Sean Huu-Tien Nguyen, Matthew Wheelwright, Victor Vakayil, Pravin Meshram, Ryan O’Donnell, James Vail Harmon 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):103078. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.103078
Rui-Xian Shi, Zhen-Ping Guo, Xin Li, Hui Wang, Bo Wang, Ming-Yue Du, Ji-Jun Wang, Zhen-Yu Dong 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):104049. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.104049
Tan-Yang Zhou, Hong-Liang Wang, Guo-Fang Tao, Sheng-Qun Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):104893. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.104893
Kun Li, Xue-Jia Pan, Ting-Ting Liu, Hong-Yu Guo, Xue-Ling Fang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):105023. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.105023
Tao Huang, Shang-Kun Li, Wei Wang, Rui Zhang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):105423. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.105423
Guang-Bin Chen, Yan-Guang Sha, Zhi-Lin Wang, Ding-Bang Wang, Rong-Mei Tang, Yi-Sheng Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):105894. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.105894
Ying-Ling Liu, Jie Liu, Wen-Jun Jiang, Kai-Guang Zhang, Ye-Tao Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):106784. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.106784
Letter to the Editor
Qian-Cheng Du, Yu Bai, Hui Nian 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(5):104235. Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.104235
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