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Editorial
Duygu Kirkik, Betul Dogantekin, Sevgi Kalkanli Tas, Burak Sarikaya 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):110619. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.110619
Enver Zerem, Predrag Jovanovic, Suad Kunosic, Admir Kurtcehajic, Dina Zerem, Omar Zerem 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):110644. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.110644
Review
Stefan Lucian Popa, Vlad Dumitru Brata, Olga Hilda Orășan, Giuseppe Chiarioni, Abdulrahman Ismaiel, Alexandru Marius Padureanu, Dinu Iuliu Dumitrascu, Miruna Oana Dita, Mara Filip, Traian Adrian Duse, Raphaël Eftimie Spitz, Teodora Surdea-Blaga 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113546. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113546
Minireviews
Dionysios Dellaportas, Ioannis Margaris, Charalampos M Charalampous, Zoi Gkiafi, Anastasia Pikouli, Despoina Myoteri, Nikolaos Pararas, Panagis M Lykoudis, Constantinos Nastos, Emmanuel Pikoulis 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111262. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111262
Sabrina Hui-Xian Cheok, Salman Ahmed Abdul Jabbar, Neng-Wei Wong, James Chi-Yong Ngu, Nan-Zun Teo 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111582. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111582
Ioannis Katsaros, Stavros P Papadakos, Markos Despotidis, Andreas Koutsoumpas, Dimitrios Schizas 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113305. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113305
Case Control Study
Zi-Zhen Liang, Jin-Hua He, Ze-Ping Han, Xiao-Yan Yang, Li-Yin Liao 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):112038. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.112038
Retrospective Cohort Study
Turan Acar, Yunus Sür, Nihan Acar, Mustafa Agah Tekindal, Osman Nuri Dilek 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111450. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111450
Retrospective Study
Shun-Ping Wang, You-Feng Zhou, Chun-Bo Tang, Shuai-Shuai Huang, Yong Zhou, Zi-Pei Cao, Wei Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111221. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111221
Bao-Qiang Wu, Tao Li, Xu-Dong Zhang, Lei Jin 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111834. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111834
Li-Hua Liu, Su-Bing Wu, Le-Yi Zhou, Li-Li Cai, Chuan-Pei Cao, Yao Huang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111864. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111864
Qiu-Hong Hu, Wen Liu, Hong-Qin Yin, Yun-Fei Wang, Wen-Kui Zhang, Mei-Long Shen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):112063. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.112063
Wen-Jing Li, Na Mi, Xi Huang, Chang-Sha Liu, Shu-Ting Zhang, Yu Liao, Yan Yu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):112175. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.112175
Yu Bai, Zhi-Long Zhang, Lei Qiao, Ling-Ling Shi, Jian Wang, Hui Nian, Qian-Cheng Du, Zhi-Hao Tian, Zi-Long Yao, Yi-Bin Wu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113408. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113408
Cheng-Ming Peng, Shao-Chieh Lin, Yung-Yin Cheng, Teng-Chieh Cheng, Ching-Lung Hsieh, Chia-Hong Hsieh, Mei-Fang Hsieh, Chun-Han Liao, Ming-Cheng Liu, Yi-Jui Liu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113940. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113940
Lei Gong, Jing Yu, Zhen-Bing Lv, Xiang-Zhi Qin, Min Li, Wei Guo, Bin Huang, Yun-Hong Tian 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):114079. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.114079
Clinical Trials Study
Observational Study
Prospective Study
Shuo Shang, Yu Liu, Qing-Lin Bai, Zhong Zhang, Jing Liu, Feng Qi 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111359. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111359
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized Clinical Trial
Hong-Yu Ma, Yuan-Wu Chen, Xin Liu, Ming-Ming Zhang, Bi-Bo Tan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113364. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113364
Basic Study
Wan-Hua Chen, Cheng-Feng Cai, Bing-Zhong Gao, Wen-Shan Hong, Ying-Zhi Xu, Wen-Jie Cai 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):110617. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.110617
Systematic Reviews
Partha Pal, Priyaranjan Kata, Mohammad Abdul Mateen, Rajesh Gupta, Manu Tandan, Nageshwar Reddy Duvvur 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111481. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111481
Sana Mohsin, Misha Hasan, Fatima Mustafa, Jai Kumar, Maryam Aleissa, Jasneet S Bhullar, Sarwan Kumar 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):112841. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.112841
Meta-Analysis
Pan Jiao, Zhong-Jing Zhang, Ying Jiang, Jun Zhou, Ke-Heng Deng, Wen-Xiang Zhu, Xiang-You Zhao, Zhao-Kun Guo 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):112685. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.112685
Case Report
Tian-Yuan Gu, Su-Hang Wang, Shu-Ying Yang, Si-Qi Zhao, Min-Jie Chen, Xiao-Ping Li, Zheng-Wei Song, Xiao-Xia Gu, Fei Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):112887. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.112887
Letter to the Editor
Chao Jing, Kun Liu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113423. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113423
Kai-Yue Guan, Qing-Zhen Wu, Bo Ning, En-Qiang Ling-Hu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113490. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113490
Jasneet S Bhullar, Saleh A Busbait, Koby Herman, Gautham Chitragari, Jai P Singh, Ernesto R Drelichman 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):114274. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.114274
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