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Editorial
Riya Karmakar, Aditya Kandalkar, Hsiang-Chen Wang, Arvind Mukundan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):114573. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.114573
Opinion Review
Minireviews
Retrospective Cohort Study
Lilian Kethelyn Teixeira Schmitt, Luis F Ferreira, Claudio Cora Mottin, Bruna Goularth Lacerda, Paula Rosales Zubiaurre, Joise Munari Teixeira, Claudio A Marroni, Sabrina Alves Fernandes 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):118280. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.118280
Liu Zhang, Shi-Qi Xu, Yi-Jiang Zhu, Li Dong, Liang Yin, Jin-Chang Xiao, De-Lei Cheng, Rui-Feng Wang, Chun-Ze Zhou 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):120610. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.120610
Kim-Long Le, Thien Thuan Dinh, Khanh-Phat Thai, Tri-Nhan Pham, Minh-Quang Tran, Phu-Cuong Pham, My-Tran Trinh, Nhu Ngoc-Quynh Duong, Trong-Kha Nguyen, Nguyen-Khoi Le, Tuong-Anh Mai-Phan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):120929. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.120929
Yuki Denda, Yoichi Matsuo, Ryosuke Hosogi, Masaki Ishida, Yuriko Uehara, Saburo Sugita, Yuki Eguchi, Keisuke Nonoyama, Hiromichi Murase, Tomokatsu Kato, Kenta Saito, Takafumi Sato, Yushi Yamakawa, Hiroyuki Sagawa, Ryo Ogawa, Akira Mitsui, Shuji Takiguchi 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):122205. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.122205
Retrospective Study
Lei Shi, Zhen-Qiang Zhang, Yuan Cheng, Shi-Qin Qi, Tao Zhang, Wei-Cheng Shen, Xue-Yi Hu, Yu-Liang Zhou, Jun-Jun Ju 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):118843. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.118843
Feng Feng, Jiu-Gong Wang, Chen Li, Zi-Chao Qiu, Yuan An, Zhe-Tan Ren, Jian-Fei Chen, Lei Gong, Ji-Run Peng 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):119151. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.119151
Xiang-Mao Zhou, Zhi-Yao Zeng, Bing-Gang Liu, Na-Na Yin, Hai-Bo Qu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):119305. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.119305
Pei-Zhen Xiao, Wen-Bing Zou, Jia-Wen Xu, Tian Wang, Ping Wang, Jiao-Jiao Ma, Chun-Hua Zheng 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):119424. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.119424
Wen-Lou Liu, Hao-Nan Liu, Meng-Han Cao, Hong-Mei Wang, Xiao-Bing Qin, Juan-Juan Tang, Yang Zhao, Yan Ge, Zheng-Xiang Han 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):119514. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.119514
Shao-Yan Zhao, Shi-Jie Ma, Chen-Xi Ouyang, Shi-Lin Zhu, Xiang-Bin Xiao 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):121387. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.121387
Yun Yao, Yan Hu, Yi Chen, Yu-Ping Wang, Chuan-Ying Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):121498. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.121498
Clinical Trials Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Ying Han, Xiao-Li Fang, Kun Tang, Ran Tang, Xian-Shui Mei, Run Zhang, Li Chen, Jian-Min Wang, Ming Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):120621. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.120621
Yan-Ping Zheng, Hui-Li Pan, Hong-Fang Yu, Jun Cao, Wei-Hua Lu, Guo-Ying Ding, Cao-Xin Yan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):120980. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120980
Systematic Reviews
Giorgio MP Graziano, Paolo Di Mattia, Danilo C Centonze 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):121450. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.121450
Case Report
Jia-Yan Yan, Jia-Yi Wang, Wei Chen, Rong Hua 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):119297. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.119297
Xin-Rui Chen, Hai-Yang Guo, Rui Liang, Cheng-Yu Zhang, Xiang-Bin Yuan, Xian-Fei Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):120053. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120053
Li-Tian Chen, Bu-Jian Pan, Ming-Dong Lu, Bo-Hong Wang, Nu Zhang, Jing-Wei Hu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):120207. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.120207
Jia-Qi Yao, Bin Wu, Ju-Qin Yang, Tao Wang, Yi-Yu Shen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):120634. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.120634
Xiao Han, Xing-Ya Guo, Yin-Shi Huang, Ge Yu, Jie Lu, Rong Wan, Li-Juan Yang, Cong-Ying Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):121328. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.121328
Correspondence
Guang-Bin Chen, Zhi-Lin Wang, Yan-Guang Sha, Rong-Mei Tang, Da-Yong Li 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(7):116841. Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.116841
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