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World Journal of Surgical Procedures is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of surgical procedures, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Ablation techniques, ambulatory surgical procedures, surgical anastomosis, assisted circulation, bariatric surgery, biopsy, bloodless medical and surgical procedures, non-therapeutic body modification, cardiovascular surgical procedures, curettage, debridement, surgical decompression, deep brain stimulation, device removal, digestive system surgical procedures, dissection, drainage, electrosurgery, endocrine surgical procedures, extracorporeal circulation, surgical hemostasis, laparotomy, ligation, lymph node excision, mastectomy, metastatsectomy, microsurgery, intraoperative monitoring, obstetric surgical procedures, neurosurgical procedures, ophthalmologic surgical procedures, oral surgical procedures, orthopedic procedures, ostomy, pelvic exenteration, perioperative care, perioperative period, prosthesis implantation, punctures, reconstructive surgical procedures, reoperation, second-look surgery, splenectomy, computer-assisted surgery, elective surgical procedures, minimally invasive surgical procedures, minor surgical procedures, symphysiotomy, thoracic surgical procedures, transplantation, ultrasonic surgical procedures, urogenital surgical procedures, and wound closure techniques. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence. The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two independent referees, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. These principles form the foundation for delivering high-quality services to authors, providing high-quality academic content to readers, and supporting the advancement of clinical practice. Submit an Article >>

• Pankaj Kumar Garg, MD, Professor, (Email: dr.pankajgarg@gmail.com) Department of Surgical Oncology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India