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Michele Schiano di Visconte, Sonia Sarnari, Antonio Brillantino, Luigi Marano, Pasquale Talento, Angelo Guttadauro 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):118610. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.118610
Opinion Review
Review
Srilaxmi Sarangi, Yajnadatta Sarangi 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):119105. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.119105
Minireviews
Alberto Patriti, Francesco Graziano, Rita Chiari 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):115825. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.115825
Zhi-Jie Qu, Shan Cong, Yang Cong, Yan Jiao, Ya-Hui Liu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):118254. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.118254
Retrospective Cohort Study
Yan Wang, Jiang-Wei Xi, Wen-Shuang Zhang, Zhi-Li Cao, Bin Liu, Ya-Nan Zhao, Yong Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):116545. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.116545
Yun Wang, Jun Bu, Chen-Yang Zhan, Da-Lin Xu, Jia-Qi Hu, Ming-Hao Zhang, Ke-Jin Zhu, Yang Qi 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):116822. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.116822
Shu-Han Li, Xian-Shu Wu, Lun Zhao, Xue-Feng Liu, Wei-Ru Lan, Wan-Ni Sun, Na Zhao, Yue-Dong Liu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):119999. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.119999
Retrospective Study
Yuan-Hong Wu, Ming-Long Pu, Yan Cao, Gong Cheng, Tao Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):114460. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.114460
Yong-Sheng Meng, Xiao-Wei Zhang, Jin-Long Kang, Jun-Jun Zhou 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):116490. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.116490
Yun-Ling Du, Chang-Jiang Shi, Fang-Yuan Gao, Shou-Jun Xie, Meng-Na Zhang, Zhu-Qing Zhang, Wei Qiu, Ying Ming 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):116672. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.116672
Chun-Peng Pan, Chi-Hao Zhang, Shou-Lian Wang, Xiao-Chun Ni, Hai-Bo Wang, Ji-Wei Yu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):117809. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.117809
Rui-Quan Zhou, Pei-Jun Yang, Li-Guo Liu, Jian-Bin Zhang, Zhi-Dong Ye, Hai-Dong Tan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):118030. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.118030
Osman G Gökdere, Bahadır Öndeş, Burhan H Kanat, Serkan Ünlü 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):118468. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.118468
Fei-Yue Ke, Hao Chen, Ji-Sheng Liu, Wen-Cai Li, Gaurav Dhamija, Ruchi Dharamshibhai Viroja, Gui-Ping Chen, Xiao-Cong Zhou 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):119094. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.119094
Observational Study
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Basic Study
Sunseok Yoon, Woong Bae Ji, Jun Won Um, Kwang Dae Hong 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):119504. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.119504
Meta-Analysis
Xiao-Lan Shi, Jia-Ping Chen, He Li, Bi-Rong Zhao, Dong-Mei Xu, Lu-Qing Xu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):116808. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.116808
Lu-Yi Zhang, Yu-Hang Ling, Hong-Quan Zhang, Cheng-Wu Tang, Qin-Liang Mo 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):117518. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.117518
Case Report
Shao-Jie Chen, Song Chen, An-Yin Hu, Qi-Sen Li, Yi Fan, Yi-Gang Chen, She Tian, Hai-Liang Li, Ci-Jun Peng, Min Han 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):116359. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.116359
Federico Sacasa, César Ploneda, Misael Cervantes, Brenda Betancourt, Jorge Casal, Jair Bedoya, Wiron Valladares 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):117565. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.117565
Lai-Zhen Tou, Dan Wu, Chuan Jiang, Jing-Jing Zheng, Zheng Sun, Jun-Hao Li, Hai-Feng Que, De-Sheng Luo, Hong-Tao Xu, Marc Beisani 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):117647. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.117647
Chuong Dinh Nguyen, Luan Minh Dang, Thuy Thi-Thanh Trinh, Huy Duc Tran, Anh The Phan, Diem Thi-Ngoc Vo, Huyen Duy-Mai Le, Thong Duy Vo, Hoang Huu Bui 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):117998. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.117998
Yi-Feng Wang, Jing Chen, Li-Yuan Wu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):118072. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.118072
Kosuke Nomoto, Mitsuhiro Hishida, Masamichi Hayashi, Shuji Nomoto 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):118166. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.118166
Correspondence
Enver Zerem, Šeila Vila, Sanja Bajgorić, Dina Zerem 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):116880. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.116880
Sithdharthan Ravikumar 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(5):117411. Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.117411
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