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Review
Giuseppe Brisinda, Maria Michela Chiarello, Filomena Misuriello, Maria Cariati, Giuseppe Tropeano, Edoardo Piras, Gaia Altieri, Giada Bracalente, Valerio Papa 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):114895. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.114895
João P C Freire, Caio F Lopes, Pedro H M Lima, Lucas D Feliciano, Fabrício F de Melo 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):114915. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.114915
Minireviews
Retrospective Cohort Study
De-Hua Zhou, Rui Li, Ding-Tao Xu, Shu Zhang, Nan Zhang, Yi-Ping Ni, Han-Rong Liu, Zhuo Chen, Zhen-Xing Huang, Cheng Chang, Zhi-Hao Shi, Yu-Xiang Xie, Shao-Hua Zhang, Ru-Hong Shi, Ting-Ting Ge, Hui-Ming Zhou, Min-Jun Zhou, Qi-Zhi Liu, Xiao-Huang Tu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):114661. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.114661
Si-Yuan Liu, Xin-Yue Xie, Kun-Ning Zhang, Yong-Qiang Ma, Abdisamat Ababakri, Hai-Zhou Hao, Li Zhang, Qing-Jun Guo, Xing-Hui Yu, Yan Xie, Wen-Tao Jiang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):115191. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115191
Kamthorn Yolsuriyanwong, Sireetorn Jubprang, Nichakan Winiyakul, Siripong Cheewatanakornkul, Piyanun Wangkulangkul, Darawan Promchan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):116602. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.116602
Retrospective Study
Clinical Trials Study
Observational Study
Nilanka Wickramasinghe, Ahthavann Thuraisingham, Achini Jayalath, Dharmabandu Nandadeva Samarasekera, Etsuro Yazaki, Ranil Jayawardena, Niranga Manjuri Devanarayana 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):113687. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.113687
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Wei-Feng Zhang, Wen-Ting Fan, Wei-Wei Gao, Zheng Wu, Ran-Ran Liu, Cheng-Wei Ruan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):117693. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.117693
Basic Study
Lei Zheng, Jin Wang, Mao-Qi Xu, Wen Jiang, Long Qian, Yu Ge, Mao-Kun Feng, Yi-Mei Zhu, Meng-Jun Wang, Sha-Sha Sun, Chang-Kuo Liu, Xiao-Ming Wang, Chao Zhang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):112405. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.112405
Claudio Eduardo Pagano, Sonia Sarnari, Umberto Favetta, Roberto Picheo, Fabrizio Gambarini, Angelo Guttadauro, Michele Schiano di Visconte 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):116575. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.116575
Meta-Analysis
Tauqeer Muhammad, Ting-Ting He, Zhu-Ying Lin, Jia-Lin Shi, Tian-Gui Zhang, Yao Yang, Xiao-Lei Yang, Hashim Nazir Chattha, Jiang Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(3):116913. Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.116913
Case Report
Correspondence
Retraction Note