OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acta Chirurgica Belgica is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Cutaneous fistula after open repair of a popliteal artery aneurysm: case report and review of the literature	21
Baron Antoine Dubois and the difficult childbirth of Napoleon I’s second wife the Empress Marie Louise on 20 March 1811	8
Pheochromocytoma-induced cardiogenic shock	7
Surgical treatment of constrictive pericarditis at a single center: 10 years of experience	7
Literature review on management of prosthetic graft infections after supra-aortic bypass surgery, based on a case report	7
Minimal access compared to sternotomy for aortic root and arch surgery	6
Successful multimodal management of a large hepatocellular carcinoma in a non-cirrhotic liver: a case report	6
Botulinum toxin injection in outpatients for chronic anal fissure	6
Aortic thrombosis and acute limb ischemia after ChAdOx1 nCov-19 (Oxford-AstraZeneca) vaccination: a case of vaccine-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT)	6
Adjuvant chemotherapy for resected duodenal adenocarcinoma: a case-matched analysis in nation wide cohort	6
MitraClip as bridge to mitral valve replacement in the setting of ischemic cardiogenic shock and papillary muscle rupture	6
The history of medieval bladder stone surgery in Persia	5
Thoracic aortic coarctation with asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis presenting as lower limb claudication	5
A pulmonary mass extending into the left atrium through the pulmonary vein: a rare diagnosis with an unusual origin	5
HOW WE DO IT: the Keystone flap for large skin defects: our experience with 30 consecutive cases	5
Serum immune biomarker levels combined with hepatitis B virus infection status predict early recurrence of early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with microvascular invasion after liver resection	5
Evolution in liver trauma management: a single centre experience	4
Surgery of the ascending aorta via a right anterior minithoracotomy: initial surgical experience of a single center	4
Incidental finding of a congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens during robotic inguinal hernia repair: missing a crucial landmark. A case report	4
Factors influencing postoperative recurrence of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer	4
Comparison of short‑term outcomes and 3-year overall survival between robotic and laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a propensity score matching analysis	4
Survival difference between patients with single versus multiple metastatic lymph nodes and the role of histology in pathological stage II-N1 non-small cell lung cancer	4
The Hellenic surgical School for treatment of neuralgias and dystonias as presented in 19th-20th centuries in Greece	4
Adrenal cortical carcinoma – a case series and literature review of aggressive adrenal incidentalomas	4
Surgical training; destination unknown? A survey on surgical employment in Flanders	4

Can stage-IIB lung cancer be divided into subgroups in terms of prognosis? A modelling study ^*	4
A case-control comparative study between Toupet-Sleeve and conventional sleeve gastrectomy in patients with preoperative gastroesophageal reflux	4
Potential source of Al-Zahrawi’s knowledge of surgical instruments in the book of Al-Tasrif (10 ^th A.D.)	4
A case series: uniportal VATS excision of pericardial cysts in symptomatic patients	4
The effects of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on surgery-related stress response in thoracic surgery	4
Healthcare professional experiences of making surgical oncology decisions and delivering COVID-19 safe care: a qualitative study	4
A case report of a mesenteric cystic lymphangioma in a young adult woman presenting to the emergency room	4
Pyogenic liver abscess after open hemorrhoidectomy	4
Louis Dominique le Roy and the first documented and successful crural fracture osteosynthesis, performed in Antwerp in 1796	3
Prognostic value of the lymph node ratio in surgically treated stage III colorectal cancer patients with high numbers of harvested lymph nodes	3
The clinical application of arterialized venous flaps in repairing large area of soft tissue defects of extremities	3
Staphylococcus-induced proliferative glomerulonephritis and cerebral hemorrhage – fatal complications in a young female with postpartum cardiomyopathy and an implanted left ventricular assist d	3
Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766–1842): innovator of the triage	3
Breast surgery in Greece during 19th century. The example of professor Theodoros Aretaios (1829–1893)	3
Analgesia in patients with adhesion-related chronic abdominal and pelvic pain after surgery: a systematic review	3
Hyperfunctioning papillary thyroid carcinoma – a case report and literature review	3
Is extereme cytoreductive surgery beneficial to survival ın malignant peritoneal mesothelioma?	3
Metastatic melanoma causing small intestinal perforation at the jejunojejunostomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report	3
Current practices concerning the assessment and treatment of lateral lymph nodes in low rectal cancer: a survey among colorectal surgeons in The Netherlands	3
Does mediastinal lymph node involvement influence the surgical outcome in malign pleural mesothelioma?	3
Comparing the top 100 attacks in the Global Terrorism Database: high injury rate versus high fatality rate attacks	3
Accidental discovery of metastasized basal cell carcinoma	3
John Moyle’s singular Sea-Chirurgion, the pioneering treatise of Maritime surgery	2
A chronicle of the pancreatoduodenectomy technique development – from the surgeon’s hand to the robotic arm	2
Complete traumatic laceration of the superior mesenteric vein after a blunt abdominal injury in a pediatric patient	2
Navigating the complexities and controversies of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ): a critical update and consensus statement	2
Quality of life and gastric acid-suppression medication post-laparoscopic fundoplication: a ten years retrospective study	2
Acute abdomen: a rare presentation of group a streptococcal infection	2
Surgical management of pseudomyxoma peritonei: low-volume center experience	2
Late, solitary small bowel metastasis of anaplastic thyroid cancer: a case report	2
Ultrasound-Guided peripheral nerve blocks for major amputation in critically ill patients with peripheral artery disease	2
Post-esophagectomy aortogastric-tube fistula treated successfully with TEVAR: case report and review of the literature	2
A unique complication of thyroidectomy for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: central retinal artery thrombosis	2
Chest wall reconstruction for deep radiation necrosis: case report and overview of surgical options	2
An investigation on the compliance of perioperative practices using ERAS protocols and barriers to the implementation of the ERAS protocols in colorectal surgery	2
Value of ultrasound and computed tomography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis with histopathology as gold standard	2