Journal of Visceral Surgery

Article	Citations
Social inequalities in health. For an evidence-based public policy	48
Spondylodiscitis via enterospinal fistula after promontofixation	41
Endoscopic-assisted mini- or less-Open sublay technique (MILOS) for umbilical incisional hernia (with video)	39
ACACIAS 1: The physiological and subjective impacts of high fidelity simulation of the breaking of bad news	36
Press review no. 1	32
Axillary lymph node dissection	20
Functional sequelae after pancreatic resection for cancer	19
Conservative management of a hemorrhagic hepatic cyst with increased serum CA 19-9	18
Appendicitis (plural): Common but still little-known conditions	17
Laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy for strangulated paraesophageal hernia (with video)	17
SiLaT: A paradigm shift in the treatment of pilonidal disease?	17
The challenge of sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: Does their efficacy outweigh infectious risks?	16
Editorial Board	15
Contents	13
RE: RE “Asymptomatic gastric band migration”	13
Palliative double biliary and gastric diversion surgery for stenosing periampullary tumor	13
Stoma prolapse management: Stapler repair	10
A systematic review comparing the safety, cost and carbon footprint of disposable and reusable laparoscopic devices	10
Mesenteric and portal venous resections during pancreatoduodenectomy	10
Management of postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy	10
Use of florescence imaging in colorectal surgery	9
Press review	9
Medications for the treatment of obesity	9
Press review	9
Surgical management of adhesive small bowel obstruction: Is it still mandatory to wait? – An update	8

Lymphatic mapping using patent blue dye injection for colon cancer	8
En bloc pancreaticoduodenectomy with right colectomy for large duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (with video)	8
Press review	8
Re: “Construction of J-shaped ileal reservoir and manual or stapled ileo-anal anastomosis”	8
Does the indocyanine green test reduce the risk of anastomotic dehiscence in colorectal surgery?	7
Hemorrhoidal disease: Epidemiological study and analysis of predictive factors for surgical management	7
Medical tourism in bariatric surgery: Challenges and perspectives	7
Transanal total mesorectal excision versus transabdominal laparoscopic Low Hartmann's procedure for rectal cancer: A single-center retrospective analysis of short-term outcomes	7
The AFCE recommendations for thyroid surgery	6
Editorial Board	6
On the use of the masculine gender in French-language surgical literature: Let's strive together for more progressive language!	6
Management of common bile duct stones (choledocholithiasis) and its complications (part 2)	6
Editorial Board	6
Current status and perspectives in the surgical and oncological management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	6
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	6
Liver resection safety in a developing country: Analysis of a collective learning curve	6
Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy for leiomyosarcoma of the stomach (with video)	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
Ambulatory thyroidectomy: A paradigm shift in surgical safety and patient-centered care	5
Combined stoma reversal and liver resection for rectal metastatic cancer: A single center retrospective analysis	5
Press review	5
Ureteral complications during colorectal surgery	5
Evaluation of a 3D-printed device in the therapeutic education of patients requiring ileostomy	5
Modified surgical procedures that facilitate endoscopic and radiologic management of postoperative complications	5
Single-port sleeve gastrectomy with parietal prophylactic mesh placement performed (with video)	5
Laparoscopic enucleation of an endocrine tumor of the pancreatic uncus (with video)	5
Editorial Board	5
Sobriety in surgery (as well)	5
Thoracoscopic approach as surgical management of esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum	5
Value of 3D reconstructions in pancreatic surgery: Current status	5
Erratum to “Professional practice guidelines: Optimization of energy efficiency in controlled environment zones in operating theaters and interventional sectors” [J. Visceral Surg. 161 (2024) 344-352]	5
Efficacy of CycloMesh™ + Ropivacaine in the treatment of uncomplicated inguinal hernia after the Lichtenstein procedure: Results of a prospective multicentric double-blind study	5
Is this the end of preoperative pelvic irradiation in treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer?	5
Symptomatic ileal duplication	4
Pilonidal sinus laser therapy	4
Contents	4
Validation of a Nomogram to Predict Long Term Outcomes After Curative Surgery for Gastric Cancer in an Italian Cohort of Patients	4
Acute cholecystitis with double gall bladder diaphragm	4
Posterior paracoccygeal approach for tailgut cyst (with video)	4
Construction of J-shaped ileal reservoir and manual or stapled ileo-anal anastomosis	4
Laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion	4
Surgery, innovation, research and sustainable development	4
RE: RE : Traumatic diaphragmatic wound repair	4
Indocyanine green fluorescent lymphography: Surgical procedure	4
Press review	4
Can artificial intelligence help a digestive surgeon in management of rectal cancer?	4
Resuscitative thoracotomy in France: For whom? By whom?	4
An atypical mesenteric tumor: The intestinal mesenteric lipophagic granuloma	4
Effects of establishing a daytime emergency operating theatre in a university hospital	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
Aorto-duodenal fistula: What should we do?	4
Contraindication to surgery in primary retroperitoneal sarcoma: Retrospective series on 20 years of practice in a high-volume sarcoma center	4
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	4
Robotic lateral resection of inferior vena cava extended to liver segment 7 for adrenocortical carcinoma recurrence (with video)	4
Unplanned re-hospitalizations in proctology. An update	4
Contents	4
Robotic minimally invasive duodenopancreatectomy with superior mesenteric artery approach (with video)	4
Understanding stress factors for scrub nurses in the perioperative period: A cross-sectional survey	3
Gastrointestinal bleeding of undetermined origin: What diagnostic strategy to propose?	3
Editorial Board	3
Unplanned re-hospitalization after bariatric surgery	3
Mental preparation: Tools for optimizing surgical performance and managing perioperative stress	3
Hepatic compartment syndrome complicating a right laparoscopic nephrectomy and treated by surgical decompression	3
Epidemiology of the surgical management of obesity	3
Hemocholecyst: A rare indication for cholecystectomy	3
Transversus abdominis plane block in adult open liver surgery patients: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	3
Trends in the management and success rate of anastomotic leakage after rectal surgery: Outcome improvements using a proactive diagnosis and treatment strategy at two academic centers	3
The advent of the 3CVD Congress – A new era for visceral and digestive surgery in France	3
Natural history of anastomotic leakage after elective stoma closure	3
Right trisectionectomy with caudate lobectomy and extrahepatic bile duct resection for type Y perihilar cholangiocarcinoma	3
Management of patients with high C-reactive protein levels after elective colorectal surgery: Pilot study on a proactive diagnostic and therapeutic approach (GESPACE)	3
Beyond green surgery, green surgical innovation and research	3
Extended hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction over two separate segmental bile ducts for a Bismuth type IV or Rennes type X hilar cholangiocarcinoma (with video)	3
Re-re “Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy”	3
Glossary of sustainable development for the ecofriendly surgeon	3
Press review	3
Diverticulopexy using left cervical incision for Zenker diverticulum (with video)	3
Volvulus of the appendix secondary to appendicular mucocele	3
Surgical endoscopy: The urgent need for a French awakening	3
Two-step pull-through colo-anal anastomosis aiming to avoid stoma in rectal cancer surgery: A “real life” study in a developing country	3
Suprapubic catheterization	2
Psychiatric, psychological and addiction management in obesity surgery: Early identification for better support	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
Obesity, sleeve gastrectomy and gastro-esophageal reflux disease	2
Re: Liver resection safety in a developing country: Analysis of a collective learning curve	2
Atrio-esophageal fistula: Surgical management	2
Sternal manubriotomy for substernal goiter in four steps (with video)	2
The TPA score (total psoas muscle area) is the best marker for preoperative measurement of pre-sarcopenia in pancreatic surgery	2
Press review No. 4	2
Shared medical decision making	2
The “Tulip” technique to optimize SMART Parastomal Hernia Repair (Stapled Mesh Stoma Reinforcement Technique)	2
Gastroduodenal intussusception. An insidious complication following gastric plication	2
Re: Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy	2
Should liver metastases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma be resected?	2
Editorial Board	2
Postoperative chyle leak after pancreatic surgery – Is treatment effective?	2
PIPAC nebulizer: How to test the new devices in the market, expert recommendations	2
Press review	2
Laparoscopic left hepatectomy extended to the caudate lobe, middle hepatic vein and inferior vena cava for colorectal metastases (with video)	2
An anatomical variation during para-aortic lymphadenectomy	2
Mental load: An often-overlooked aspect of the surgical profession	2
Diagnosis of a perforated ulcer on an excluded stomach after bypass surgery	2
Hepatic artery encircling and circumventing the portal vein	2
The utility of predictive scores for intraoperative or postoperative morbi-mortality in visceral surgery	2
Behind the lens: Governance and ethics of surgical recording in the era of social media	2
Bariatric surgery: Have we reached the age of maturity?	2
Rectourethral fistulas after treatment for prostate carcinoma: Update and new management algorithm	2
Robotic-assisted parastomal hernia repair using a modified Pauli technique (with video)	2
Contents	2
Management of Boerhaave syndrome by right thoracoscopy in prone position (with video)	2
How a hospital pharmacist can contribute to a more sustainable operating theater	2
Three-dimensional modeling of the liver to predict the presence of intrahepatic communicating veins in a patient with a tumor infiltrating the right hepatic vein (with video)	2
Contents	2
Management of a primary Grynfeltt's hernia	2
Restoration of gastro-intestinal continuity after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy	2
Contents	2
Robotic extended right hepatectomy for Bismuth-Corlette IIIa perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (with video)	2
Editorial Board	2
French practice of emergency resuscitative thoracotomy. A study based on the Traumabase Registry	2
How to develop surgical treatments in accordance with the respect of the environment and the conservation of resources and expert centralization?	2
Editorial Board	2
Why and how to implement an electronic resident's surgical logbook to improve operating-room training? First 5-year feedback from a French center	2
Contents	2
Contents	1
Complete cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for colorectal and gastric peritoneal metastases: Where are we today?	1
Position statement and guidelines about Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) also known as “Endo-sleeve”	1
Measuring performance in visceral surgery: Interests, tools, and perspectives	1
Ventral hernia: Treatment using the intraperitoneal “suture-stayed prosthesis” technique	1
Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with splenic vessels resection (laparoscopic Warshaw procedure)	1

Management of acute intestinal intussusception	1
Editorial Board	1
Beyond recurrence: Late relapses and second primary tumors after curative esophagectomy	1
The long tale of medical device certification… Open your registers…	1
Pancreatic portal fistula: A rare complication following pancreatectomy	1
Modified French position for laparoscopic approach of postero-lateral liver segments (with video)	1
Obturator hernia as a cause of intestinal obstruction in an elderly female patient – A clinical image	1
Editorial Board	1
Prognostic significance of mean corpuscular volume in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and multimodal treatment	1
The Journal of Visceral Surgery supports Open Science by providing free access to its archives	1
Press review	1
Future of bariatric surgery beyond simple weight loss: Metabolic surgery	1
Semi-mechanical triangular anastomosis during Ivor Lewis esophagectomy: Surgical technique	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
Press review	1
Robotic total esogastrectomy with thoracic esophago-jejunostomy (with video)	1
French legislation on retrospective clinical research: What to know and what to do	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
Stoma prolapse repair. Will stapling become the standard technique?	1
Contents	1
Reconstruction of the right hepatic vein using a cadaveric iliac vein allograft after extended resection of segment 7	1
Editorial Board	1
Editorial Board	1
Editorial Board	1
Laparoscopic repair of a post-cholecystectomy bile duct injury (with video)	1
Intraoperative pancreatoscopy during left pancreatectomy for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (with video)	1
What is the best management of patients after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage for acute lithiasic cholecystitis? Comparison of two different strategies	1
Acknowledgment to our reviewers	1
Laparoscopic longitudinal gastrectomy for gastric volvulus (with video)	1
Gastric volumetry: A simplified calculation method based on CT-scan	1
Robot-assisted dissection of the arcuate ligament (with video)	1
Contents	1
Press review	1
A biologic dare?	1
Robotic trans-abdominal preperitoneal patch pasty (re-TAPP) hernia repair (with video)	1
Robotic Grynfeltt–Lesshaft hernia repair (with video)	1
Editorial Board	1
The workplace quality of life of university hospital digestive surgeons: Results of a 2019 nationwide survey	0
Can shared medical decision-making help to solve the complex equation involved in the choice of optimal treatment for low rectal cancer?	0
Natural history of right hemicolectomy for cancer in high-risk anesthetic patients: Immediate anastomosis is a valid option	0
Editorial Board	0
Novel strategies in liver graft preservation – The French perspective	0
Robotic Appleby modified procedure for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (with video)	0
Black cloud in digestive surgery: Myth or reality?	0
Anterior bi-thoracotomy for resuscitation – The Clamshell incision (with video)	0
Editorial Board	0
Obstructed colon cancer: Review and perspectives	0
Editorial Board	0
Evolution of the methodological requirements for surgery-related publications	0
Contents	0
Robotic living donor left lateral sectionectomy for liver transplantation (with video)	0
Impact of number of previous surgeries on the continence state and healing after repeat surgery for recurrent anal fistula	0
Can serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha predict peritoneal adhesions prior to secondary laparoscopic procedures?	0
Direct trocar insertion vs. Veress needle technique in laparoscopic surgeries. A systematic review and meta-analysis	0
Robot-assisted resection of the common bile duct for a Todani type I choledochal cyst (with video)	0
RE: Evolution of the methodological requirements for surgery-related publications; Update of CONSORT	0
Robotic pull-down Heller-Dor procedure for end-stage achalasia (with video)	0
Sleeve gastrectomy with transit bipartition (with video)	0
Lumbo-aortic lymphadenectomy via laparotomy	0
European multicenter propensity score match study of laparoscopic vs. open colectomy for splenic flexure carcinomas: Results from the Splenic Flexure Cancer (SFC) Study Group	0
Posterior pelvic exenteration for cancer in women	0
Robotic Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for Mirizzi Syndrome (with video)	0
Prevention of radiation enteritis by interposition of an intra-abdominal spacer before irradiation of an appendiceal tumour abscess drainage route	0
Delayed perineal pseudocontinent colostomy after abdominoperineal resection	0
Neuroendocrine tumor arising inside a tailgut cyst	0
Editorial Board	0
Surgical management of penetrating neck injuries: An update. Part 1 – pre-hospital management	0
Even minor alteration of plasma creatinine after open abdominal surgery is associated with 30-day mortality: A single-centre cohort study	0
Surgical complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A systematic review	0
What is the prevalence of medium- and long-term surgical complications in sigmoid diverticulitis? Results of an observational and analytical cohort study	0
Laparoscopic longitudinal pancreatico-jejunal anastomosis for chronic pancreatitis	0
Cystic dystrophy in heterotopic pancreas	0
Gastric pouch interposition after excision of an ileal pouch following septic complications: An alternative to definitive ileostomy	0
An unexpected twist of the alimentary limb after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer	0
Robotic-assisted colon resection for splenic flexure cancer	0
Laparoscopic cyst fenestration for simple hepatic cyst	0
Social inequalities in health: How do they influence the natural history of colorectal cancer?	0
Press review	0
Editorial Board	0
Duodenal perforation in giant inguinal hernia	0
Commentary on “Eventration: Treatment by the intraperitoneal braced prosthesis technique”, by F. Sok, R. Cohen and F. Mauvais	0
Press review	0
Main surgical steps of laparoscopic right hepatectomy (with video)	0
Indocyanine green-assisted lymphadenectomy in minimally invasive oncologic gastrectomy (with video)	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
Acute effects of parathyroidectomy on homocysteine levels in patients on dialysis	0
Open abdominal approach for perineal hernia repair (with video)	0
Distal infusion stomal enteroclysis: An effective technique to manage postoperative enterostomal output	0
Liver mobilization during laparotomy	0
Editorial Board	0
Centalized oncologic surgery: Yes? No? Why? Where do we stand?	0
Early portal vein thrombosis after hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: Incidence, risk factors, and management	0
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision-inferior approach (with video)	0
Retroperitoneoscopic triple neurectomy technique for postoperative chronic inguinal neuropathic pain (with video)	0
Management of pilonidal sinus and recurrences in 2025	0