Copyright
©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 111262
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111262
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111262
Table 1 Presentation of the complete search strategy
| Database used | Filters | Search term | Number of studies found |
| PubMed/MEDLINE | English language, publication period 2000-2025 | [intraoperative (title/abstract)] AND [(endoscopy (title/abstract) OR gastroscopy (title/abstract) OR esophagogastroscopy (title/abstract)] AND [esophageal carcinoma OR gastric carcinoma OR gastroesophageal junction OR esophagectomy OR gastrectomy OR hiatal hernia OR fundoplication OR achalasia OR myotomy] | 367 |
| Scopus | English language, publication period 2000-2025 | Title-abstract-keyword [intraoperative AND (endoscopy OR gastroscopy OR esophagogastroduodenoscopy) AND (esophagogastrectomy OR “upper gastrointestinal” OR fundoplication OR myotomy) | 71 |
- Citation: Dellaportas D, Margaris I, Charalampous CM, Gkiafi Z, Pikouli A, Myoteri D, Pararas N, Lykoudis PM, Nastos C, Pikoulis E. Intraoperative endoscopy: A controversial tool or a necessity in modern esophagogastric surgery? World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(12): 111262
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i12/111262.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111262
