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Editorial
Selin Erel, Mustafa Arslan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):117829. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.117829
Opinion Review
Gao-Yi Ruan, Zheng Zhu, Zhen-Zhai Cai, Guang-Rong Lu, Qin-Jian Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):119296. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.119296
Minireviews
Alessandro Pardolesi, Michele Ferrari, Giovanni Leuzzi, Edoardo Ceruti, Ugo Cioffi, Matilde De Simone, Gerardo Cioffi, Piergiorgio Solli 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):121591. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.121591
Zhuo-Ran Du, Cai-Wen Yan, Zhi-Jun Chen, Liang Zong 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):121953. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.121953
Retrospective Cohort Study
Hüseyin Pülat, Deniz Öztaşan, Cüneyt Akyüz, Burhan Veli Özer, Cemil Yüksel 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):121000. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.121000
Retrospective Study
Xiao-Feng Chen, Huai-Yuan Zhang, Peng-Qiang Gao, Feng-Nian Zhuang, Wei-Jie Chen, Feng Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):118081. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.118081
Yan Wang, Jiang-Wei Xi, Wen-Shuang Zhang, Qing-Lei Wu, Fang Liu, Ya-Li Xie, Zhi-Li Cao 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):118865. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.118865
Xiao-Xi Guo, Jian-Zhong Deng, Long-Qing Cheng, Yi-Ban Lin, Ting Cao, Jie-Lan Feng, Ya-Nan Gao, Xian-Sheng Yang, Shan-Shan Liang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):120399. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120399
Observational Study
Wan-Min Pei, Yan Ye, Jian Liu, Hui-Ling Tan, Yi-Xun Tang, Ji-Tong Liu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):120404. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120404
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Kazumitsu Suzuki, Susumu Shibasaki, Yusuke Watanabe, Kazuhiro Kawabata, Masaya Nakauchi, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Kazuki Inaba, Ichiro Uyama, Koichi Suda 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):123251. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.123251
Meta-Analysis
Vinicius Remus Ballotin, Pedro Lucas Carneiro Ferreira, Valentina Tonin de Almeida, Carolina da Silva Borges, Henrique Tonin de Almeida, Rodrigo Giovanardi Pandolfo da Silva, Daniel Volquind, Luciano da Silva Selistre 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):121449. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.121449
Xia-Ling Shi, Long-Sheng Cai, Ling-Jie Zhang, Li Zhang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):123355. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.123355
Case Report
Yu-Ming Lou, Tian-Zhe Gao, Chao-Ze Zheng, Hang Yu, Yan-Yun Hong, Xiao-Sun Liu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):121842. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.121842
Kai Lv, Long-Zhan Dong, Hui Yang, Yu-Lin Liu, Han Li, Ke-Liang Jia, Xian-Hai Zhao, Jing-Bo Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):122446. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.122446
Xing Zhang, Jun-Ying Zhou, Zhao-Wei Wu, Shu-Xia Zhou, Jin-Fu Zheng, Wang-Yong Zheng, Wen-Sheng Pan, Hong-Guang Wu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):122838. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.122838
Sheng Wang, Xiao-Feng Yang, Wei Wang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(9):123459. Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.123459
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