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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
Frontier
Review
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
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
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
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
Observational Study
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized Clinical Trial
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
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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