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Contents Volume 14 Issue 3 September 18, 2026

Systematic Reviews

Scratching the surface: A systematic review of modern approaches to diagnosing and treating cholestatic pruritus

Catherine Liu, Ashwath Elangovan, David Jerez Diaz, Lana Petrova, Anuroop Yekula, Patrick Twohig

World J Meta-Anal 14(3):120937. Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.120937

Abstract (88) | Core Tip (77) | Full Article (HTML) (393) | Figures (1-5) (61) | Tables (1-4) (50) | Full Article (PDF)-1197K (35) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-1358K (21) | Full Article (XML)-213K (15) | Audio-1169K (0) | Received: 03/11/2026 | Revised: 06/05/2026 | Accepted: 06/26/2026 | RCA | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Similar Articles (0) | Timeline of Article Publication (1) | Cite | (23) | (30) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (575) | Open

Gut microbiota axis in periodontitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of inflammatory and microbial interactions

Neelam Das

World J Meta-Anal 14(3):121388. Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.121388

Abstract (73) | Core Tip (65) | Full Article (HTML) (230) | Figures (1-3) (46) | Full Article (PDF)-2738K (37) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-2901K (20) | Full Article (XML)-84K (14) | Audio-1895K (0) | Supplementary Material-98K (15) | Received: 03/23/2026 | Revised: 05/12/2026 | Accepted: 06/23/2026 | RCA | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Similar Articles (1036) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Cite | (23) | (22) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (347) | Open

Rouvière’s sulcus variants from a clinical perspective: A systematic review

Shamir O Cawich, Michael D Kluger, Rahul R Deshpande, Neil W Pearce, Adnan Alseidi, Giovanni Dapri, John N Primrose, Michael T Gardner, Ramnanand S Kedambady, Shaneeta Johnson, D Brock Hewitt, Ammar A Javed

World J Meta-Anal 14(3):123961. Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.123961

Abstract (53) | Core Tip (49) | Full Article (HTML) (176) | Figures (1-5) (40) | Tables (1-4) (51) | Full Article (PDF)-5632K (40) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-5797K (47) | Full Article (XML)-156K (19) | Audio-1079K (0) | Supplementary Material-225K (26) | Received: 06/01/2026 | Revised: 06/27/2026 | Accepted: 07/29/2026 | RCA | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Similar Articles (4) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Cite | (44) | (30) | (0) | (0) | (1) | (373) | Open

Meta-Analysis

Single-step laparoscopic surgery reduces postoperative morbidity in the management of gallstones

Wajeeh Ullah Mahmood, Omar Lubbad, Omar Hamed, Shehram Shafique, Goldie Khera, Krishna K Singh, Muhammad Shafique Sajid

World J Meta-Anal 14(3):121913. Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.121913

Abstract (64) | Core Tip (69) | Full Article (HTML) (165) | Figures (1-2) (45) | Tables (1-3) (53) | Full Article (PDF)-1147K (23) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-1336K (39) | Full Article (XML)-75K (21) | Audio-139K (0) | Received: 04/03/2026 | Revised: 05/17/2026 | Accepted: 06/10/2026 | RCA | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Similar Articles (754) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Cite | (34) | (24) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (346) | Open

Resistance training effect on functional decline in older adults with dementia

Miriam Wangari Ndirangu, Jonathan Soldera

World J Meta-Anal 14(3):121960. Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.121960

Abstract (78) | Core Tip (73) | Full Article (HTML) (342) | Figures (1-2) (54) | Full Article (PDF)-850K (28) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-1015K (16) | Full Article (XML)-142K (19) | Audio-724K (0) | Received: 04/05/2026 | Revised: 06/01/2026 | Accepted: 07/01/2026 | RCA | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Similar Articles (21) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Cite | (34) | (24) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (28) | (459) | Open

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage vs endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for malignant distal obstruction: Randomized-trial meta-analysis

Ahmed Salman, Mohamed AbdAlla Salman, Hossam E Shaaban

World J Meta-Anal 14(3):124719. Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.124719

Abstract (62) | Core Tip (64) | Full Article (HTML) (269) | Figures (1-2) (50) | Tables (1-2) (78) | Full Article (PDF)-1237K (31) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-1403K (24) | Full Article (XML)-96K (22) | Audio-955K (1) | Supplementary Material-85K (19) | Received: 06/22/2026 | Revised: 08/13/2026 | Accepted: 09/01/2026 | RCA | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Similar Articles (875) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Cite | (27) | (25) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (25) | (474) | Open

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