Journal of Visceral Surgery

Article	Citations
Social inequalities in health. For an evidence-based public policy	33
Spondylodiscitis via enterospinal fistula after promontofixation	24
Endoscopic-assisted mini- or less-Open sublay technique (MILOS) for umbilical incisional hernia (with video)	22
Press review no. 1	21
Long-term endoscopic follow-up after sleeve gastrectomy	19
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder volvulus (with video)	19
ACACIAS 1: The physiological and subjective impacts of high fidelity simulation of the breaking of bad news	18
Functional sequelae after pancreatic resection for cancer	17
Axillary lymph node dissection	16
Omentoplasty decreases deep organ space surgical site infection compared with external tube drainage after conservative surgery for hepatic cystic echinococcosis: Meta-analysis with a meta-regression	15
SiLaT: A paradigm shift in the treatment of pilonidal disease?	15
Press review	13
Mesenteric and portal venous resections during pancreatoduodenectomy	12
The challenge of sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: Does their efficacy outweigh infectious risks?	12
A systematic review comparing the safety, cost and carbon footprint of disposable and reusable laparoscopic devices	11
Hepatico-jejunal anastomosis on segment III for complex biliary stricture after right hepatectomy	11
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction	11
Technique of intragastric laparoscopic resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (with video)	11
Management of postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy	10
Editorial Board	9
Medications for the treatment of obesity	9
RE: RE “Asymptomatic gastric band migration”	9
Stoma prolapse management: Stapler repair	8
Press review no 6	8
Does increased patient comprehension decrease preoperative anxiety before digestive surgery?	8

Strategy and technique for colostomy reversal by laparoscopy after left colectomy with end colostomy (Hartmann procedure)	8
Surgical management of adhesive small bowel obstruction: Is it still mandatory to wait? – An update	7
Lymphatic mapping using patent blue dye injection for colon cancer	7
Medical tourism in bariatric surgery: Challenges and perspectives	7
Editorial board	7
En bloc pancreaticoduodenectomy with right colectomy for large duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (with video)	7
Ambulatory thyroidectomy. Recommendations of the Association francophone de chirurgie endocrinienne (AFCE), with the Société française d’endocrinologie (SFE) and the Société française de médecine nucl	7
Current status and perspectives in the surgical and oncological management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	6
Adult appendicitis: Clinical practice guidelines from the French Society of Digestive Surgery and the Society of Abdominal and Digestive Imaging	6
Press review	6
Editorial Board	6
Re: Teaching surgery in 2021: What role for simulation?	6
The AFCE recommendations for thyroid surgery	6
Hemorrhoidal disease: Epidemiological study and analysis of predictive factors for surgical management	6
Editorial Board	5
Liver resection safety in a developing country: Analysis of a collective learning curve	5
Thoracoscopic approach as surgical management of esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum	5
Press review	5
Supporting innovation in health care: A short experience in a dedicated unit of the French Ministry of Public Health	5
Editorial board	5
Press review	5
Ways of preventing surgeon burnout	5
Robotic thyroidectomy. Recommendations of the AFCE (Association francophone de chirurgie endocrinienne) with the SFE (Société française d’endocrinologie) and the SFMN (Société française de médecine nu	5
Liver resection safety in a developing country: Analysis of a collective learning curve	5
On the use of the masculine gender in French-language surgical literature: Let's strive together for more progressive language!	5
Single-port sleeve gastrectomy with parietal prophylactic mesh placement performed (with video)	5
Is this the end of preoperative pelvic irradiation in treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer?	5
Terminal cervical esophagostomy	4
Robotic minimally invasive duodenopancreatectomy with superior mesenteric artery approach (with video)	4
Laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion	4
Digestive motility disorders	4
Combined stoma reversal and liver resection for rectal metastatic cancer: A single center retrospective analysis	4
Extent of thyroidectomy: When should hemithyroidectomy be performed? Recommendations from the Francophone Association for Endocrine Surgery, the French Society of Endocrinology and the French Society	4
Efficacy of CycloMesh™ + Ropivacaine in the treatment of uncomplicated inguinal hernia after the Lichtenstein procedure: Results of a prospective multicentric double-blind study	4
Comparison between retroperitoneal and transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Are both equally safe?	4
Editorial Board	4
Inguinal hernia repair using the Lichtenstein technique under local anesthesia (with video)	4
Surgery, innovation, research and sustainable development	4
Symptomatic ileal duplication	4
Management and consequences of obstetrical anal sphincter injuries: Review	4
Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy for leiomyosarcoma of the stomach (with video)	4
Sobriety in surgery (as well)	4
Results of laparoscopic intragastric surgery	4
Indocyanine green fluorescent lymphography: Surgical procedure	3
Pilonidal sinus laser therapy	3
Analysis of the learning process for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: CUSUM-curve of 110 consecutive patients with 1-year follow-up	3
Press review	3
Digital tools for ambulatory surgery patient surveillance and beyond…	3
Biliary peritonitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography	3
Social deprivation aggravates post-operative morbidity in carcinologic colorectal surgery: Results of the COINCIDE multicenter study	3

Transversus abdominis plane block in adult open liver surgery patients: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	3
Surgery: An old profession with an expanding future	3
Robotic lateral resection of inferior vena cava extended to liver segment 7 for adrenocortical carcinoma recurrence (with video)	3
Scope of prophylactic lymph node dissection in the surgical treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer. Recommendations of the AFCE (Association francophone de chirurgie endocrinienne) with the SFE (S	3
An atypical mesenteric tumor: The intestinal mesenteric lipophagic granuloma	3
Construction of J-shaped ileal reservoir and manual or stapled ileo-anal anastomosis	3
Validation of a Nomogram to Predict Long Term Outcomes After Curative Surgery for Gastric Cancer in an Italian Cohort of Patients	3
Glossary of sustainable development for the ecofriendly surgeon	3
Posterior paracoccygeal approach for tailgut cyst (with video)	3
Secondary bleeding following proctological surgery: Rare but potentially severe	3
Can artificial intelligence help a digestive surgeon in management of rectal cancer?	3
Natural history of anastomotic leakage after elective stoma closure	3
OR black box and surgical control tower: Recording and streaming data and analytics to improve surgical care	3
Re: Re: Laparoscopic Jejunostomy (with video)	3
RE: RE : Traumatic diaphragmatic wound repair	3
Acute cholecystitis with double gall bladder diaphragm	3
Contents	3
Understanding stress factors for scrub nurses in the perioperative period: A cross-sectional survey	3
Resuscitative thoracotomy in France: For whom? By whom?	3
Contraindication to surgery in primary retroperitoneal sarcoma: Retrospective series on 20 years of practice in a high-volume sarcoma center	3
Gastrointestinal bleeding of undetermined origin: What diagnostic strategy to propose?	3
Teaching surgery in 2021: what role for simulation?	2
Psychiatric, psychological and addiction management in obesity surgery: Early identification for better support	2
Bariatric surgery: Have we reached the age of maturity?	2
Management of patients with high C-reactive protein levels after elective colorectal surgery: Pilot study on a proactive diagnostic and therapeutic approach (GESPACE)	2
Beyond green surgery, green surgical innovation and research	2
Hepatic compartment syndrome complicating a right laparoscopic nephrectomy and treated by surgical decompression	2
Press review	2
Shared medical decision making	2
Management of a primary Grynfeltt's hernia	2
Re: Collard MK et al. Adult appendicitis: Clinical practice guidelines from the French Society of Digestive Surgery (SFCD) and the Society of Abdominal and Digestive Imaging (SIAD)	2
Press review No. 4	2
History of transplantation: Nothing is ever written. Part I	2
Left hepatectomy extended to segments 1, 5 and 8 with reconstruction of the right branch of the hepatic artery for Rennes type X perihilar cholangiocarcinoma	2
Parastomal hernia repair using Pauli's technique (with video)	2
Management of Boerhaave syndrome by right thoracoscopy in prone position (with video)	2
Readmissions at 30 days after inguinal hernia repair: A series of 5126 patients	2
Diagnosis and treatment of focal splenic lesions	2
Restoration of gastro-intestinal continuity after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy	2
Video assisted thoracoscopy or laparoscopy for enucleation of esophageal leiomyoma: A seven-year single center experience of 75 cases	2
Two-step pull-through colo-anal anastomosis aiming to avoid stoma in rectal cancer surgery: A “real life” study in a developing country	2
Diverticulopexy using left cervical incision for Zenker diverticulum (with video)	2
Extended hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction over two separate segmental bile ducts for a Bismuth type IV or Rennes type X hilar cholangiocarcinoma (with video)	2
Contents	2
Atrio-esophageal fistula: Surgical management	2
How a hospital pharmacist can contribute to a more sustainable operating theater	2
The advent of the 3CVD Congress – A new era for visceral and digestive surgery in France	2
Re: Liver resection safety in a developing country: Analysis of a collective learning curve	2
The TPA score (total psoas muscle area) is the best marker for preoperative measurement of pre-sarcopenia in pancreatic surgery	2
Contents	2
Modified Stapled Mesh Stoma Reinforcement Technique (SMART) for parastomal hernias, with video	2
PIPAC nebulizer: How to test the new devices in the market, expert recommendations	2
Development and implementation of an assessment tool to evaluate technical skills in the insertion of implantable venous access devices, a Prospective Cohort Study	2
Epidemiology of the surgical management of obesity	2
Hemocholecyst: A rare indication for cholecystectomy	2
Evidence-based evaluation of abdominal drainage in pancreatic surgery	2
Volvulus of the appendix secondary to appendicular mucocele	2
How to develop surgical treatments in accordance with the respect of the environment and the conservation of resources and expert centralization?	2
Side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy for common bile duct stones	2
Obesity, sleeve gastrectomy and gastro-esophageal reflux disease	2
What management for patients with R1 resection after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer? A review of the literature	2
Right trisectionectomy with caudate lobectomy and extrahepatic bile duct resection for type Y perihilar cholangiocarcinoma	2
Re: Moszkowicz D, et al. “Operating room hygiene: Clinical practice recommendations SFCD-ACHBT”	2
French practice of emergency resuscitative thoracotomy. A study based on the Traumabase Registry	2
An anatomical variation during para-aortic lymphadenectomy	2
Augmented reality in liver surgery	1
Environmental responsibility in the operating theater	1
Contents	1
Prevention of hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy. Recommendations of the Francophone Association of Endocrine Surgery (AFCE) with the French Society of Endocrinology (SFE) a	1
The long tale of medical device certification… Open your registers…	1
Editorial Board	1
Editorial Board	1
Robotic total esogastrectomy with thoracic esophago-jejunostomy (with video)	1
Small intestine motility disorders: Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction	1
Artificial intelligence-assisted decision making: Prediction of optimal level of distal mesorectal margin during transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) using deep neural network modeling	1
Why and how to implement an electronic resident's surgical logbook to improve operating-room training? First 5-year feedback from a French center	1
What is the best management of patients after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage for acute lithiasic cholecystitis? Comparison of two different strategies	1
Altemeier procedure for surgical treatment of full thickness external rectal prolapse (with video)	1
The Journal of Visceral Surgery supports Open Science by providing free access to its archives	1
Re: Re: “Adult appendicitis: Clinical practice guidelines from the French Society of Digestive Surgery (SFCD) and the Society of Abdominal and Digestive Imaging (SIAD)	1

Press review	1
Gastroduodenal intussusception. An insidious complication following gastric plication	1
The surgery and surgeons of tomorrow in the treatment of cancer	1
Therapeutic implications of B-RAF mutations in colorectal cancer	1
Management after local excision of small rectal cancers. Indications for completion total mesorectal excision and possible alternatives	1
Rectourethral fistulas after treatment for prostate carcinoma: Update and new management algorithm	1
Press review	1
Intraoperative pancreatoscopy during left pancreatectomy for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (with video)	1
Editorial Board	1
Measuring performance in visceral surgery: Interests, tools, and perspectives	1
Press review	1
A biologic dare?	1
Obturator hernia as a cause of intestinal obstruction in an elderly female patient – A clinical image	1
Suprapubic catheterization	1
Prognostic significance of mean corpuscular volume in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and multimodal treatment	1
Distal pancreatectomy with superior mesenteric vein resection without reconstruction for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor	1
Modified French position for laparoscopic approach of postero-lateral liver segments (with video)	1
Position statement and guidelines about Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) also known as “Endo-sleeve”	1
Peritoneal recurrence of colorectal cancer with microsatellite instability: Is immunotherapy alone more effective than surgery?	1
Postoperative chyle leak after pancreatic surgery – Is treatment effective?	1
Alterations of digestive motility after bariatric surgery	1
Ventral hernia: Treatment using the intraperitoneal “suture-stayed prosthesis” technique	1
Surgery and artificial intelligence: Just around the corner?	1
Colorectal surgery for functional bowel disorders	1
Robotic-assisted parastomal hernia repair using a modified Pauli technique (with video)	1
Retained gallstone mimicking an abdominal wall metastasis in a patient with lung cancer 7 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy	1
Future of bariatric surgery beyond simple weight loss: Metabolic surgery	1
Robotic Grynfeltt–Lesshaft hernia repair (with video)	1
Editorial Board	1
French legislation on retrospective clinical research: What to know and what to do	1
Press review	1
Contents	1
Semi-mechanical triangular anastomosis during Ivor Lewis esophagectomy: Surgical technique	1
Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with splenic vessels resection (laparoscopic Warshaw procedure)	1
Should liver metastases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma be resected?	1
Contents	1
Robotic trans-abdominal preperitoneal patch pasty (re-TAPP) hernia repair (with video)	1
Laparoscopic left hepatectomy extended to the caudate lobe, middle hepatic vein and inferior vena cava for colorectal metastases (with video)	1
TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Stoma prolapse repair. Will stapling become the standard technique?	1
Editorial Board	1
Haemorrhagic shock on hepatic haematoma post ERCP	0
Preoperative inflammation is an independent factor of worse prognosis after colorectal cancer surgery	0
Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia with bowel incarceration	0
Editorial board	0
Editorial Board	0
Editorial Board	0
Management of pilonidal sinus and recurrences in 2025	0
Early portal vein thrombosis after hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: Incidence, risk factors, and management	0
Microbiological epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility of infected meshes after prosthetic abdominal wall repair	0
Robotic Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for Mirizzi Syndrome (with video)	0
Post-surgical recurrence of Crohn's disease: Situational analysis and future prospects	0
Press review	0
Robotic-assisted colon resection for splenic flexure cancer	0
Excision of deep endometriosis nodules of the sciatic nerve using robotic assistance, with video	0
Press review	0
Centalized oncologic surgery: Yes? No? Why? Where do we stand?	0
Even minor alteration of plasma creatinine after open abdominal surgery is associated with 30-day mortality: A single-centre cohort study	0
Laparoscopic longitudinal pancreatico-jejunal anastomosis for chronic pancreatitis	0
Can serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha predict peritoneal adhesions prior to secondary laparoscopic procedures?	0
Editorial board	0
Distal infusion stomal enteroclysis: An effective technique to manage postoperative enterostomal output	0
Commentary on “Eventration: Treatment by the intraperitoneal braced prosthesis technique”, by F. Sok, R. Cohen and F. Mauvais	0
Lumbo-aortic lymphadenectomy via laparotomy	0
Robotic Appleby modified procedure for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (with video)	0
Retroperitoneoscopic triple neurectomy technique for postoperative chronic inguinal neuropathic pain (with video)	0
Neuroendocrine tumor arising inside a tailgut cyst	0
Novel strategies in liver graft preservation – The French perspective	0
What the surgeons need to know about meta-analyses in 2023, beyond the simple Odds ratio	0
Endoscopic pilonidal sinus disease treatment (EPSiT)	0
Prevention of radiation enteritis by interposition of an intra-abdominal spacer before irradiation of an appendiceal tumour abscess drainage route	0
Evolution of the methodological requirements for surgery-related publications	0
Posterior pelvic exenteration for cancer in women	0
Crude complication rate is not an accurate marker of a surgeon's skill: A single surgeon retrospective series of 1060 procedures for colorectal endometriosis	0
Early small bowel obstruction in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	0
Perioperative nutritional assessment and support in visceral surgery	0
Contents	0
The endorectal incision level of transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME): An emphasis on the distance from the anterior vs. posterior mesorectal ends to the anal verge	0
Iatrogenic constipation in gastrointestinal surgery	0
Laparoscopic cyst fenestration for simple hepatic cyst	0
Impact of number of previous surgeries on the continence state and healing after repeat surgery for recurrent anal fistula	0
Anterior bi-thoracotomy for resuscitation – The Clamshell incision (with video)	0
Open archive preprints: The challenge ahead	0
Can shared medical decision-making help to solve the complex equation involved in the choice of optimal treatment for low rectal cancer?	0
Prehabilitation in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. A necessary step forward evidence-based sample size calculation for future trials	0
Cystic dystrophy in heterotopic pancreas	0
Is all that is feasible recommendable? The example of robotic right colectomy	0
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision-inferior approach (with video)	0
Laparoscopic right portal vein ligation	0
An unexpected twist of the alimentary limb after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer	0
Editorial Board	0
Editorial Board	0
Pancreatic re-implantation following trauma with main duct disruption: Is resection always mandatory?	0
Spondylodiscitis on recto-rachidian fistula after non-restored sigmoid resection	0
Favorable 30-day outcomes of initial open inguinal hernia repair with local anesthesia among frail patients	0
Surgical management of penetrating neck injuries: An update. Part 1 – pre-hospital management	0