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Editorial
Lu-Yang Li, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Shunsuke Murakami, Shun Yamaguchi, Kaito Tasaki, Susumu Eguchi, Kengo Kanetaka 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(1):113363. Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.113363
Minireviews
Marco Maria Pascale, Jacopo Gervasoni, Giuseppe Bianco, Silvia Persichilli, Lorenzo Ferri, Aniello Primiano, Salvatore Agnes, Andrea Urbani 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(1):114662. Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.114662
Case Control Study
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Cristian Alejandro Bautista-Mondragón, Alejandra Madeleine Mijangos-Trejo, Octavio González-Chon, Pablo Mondragón-Ratkovich, Norberto Carlos Chávez-Tapia 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(1):112767. Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.112767
Yan Guo, Ming Zhang, Na Liu, Xing-Kai Meng, Jun Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(1):113967. Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.113967
Nouf Akeel, Charlotte Mary Rajasingh, Michelle Earley, Sydni Au Hoy, Leila Neshatian, Ekene Enemchukwu, Kavita Mishra, Brooke Gurland 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(1):114452. Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.114452
Gokhan Demirtas, Gunay Ekberli, Huseyın Tugrul Tiryaki 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(1):115171. Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.115171
Observational Study
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Basic Study
Rupan Paramasivam, Claudia Jaensch, Nickolai M Kristensen, Susie Sarah Paramasivam, Helen Woldeselassie, Louise Kruse Jensen, Anders Husted Madsen, Mai-Britt Worm Ørntoft 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(1):111928. Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.111928
Meta-Analysis
Roberto de la Plaza Llamas, Diego Ribera Díaz, Paula Betancor Díaz, Daniel A Díaz Candelas, Raquel A Latorre-Fragua, Ludovica Gorini, Rodrigo Arellano González, Ignacio A Gemio del Rey 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(1):115285. Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.115285
Case Report
Letter to the Editor