OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Visceral Surgery 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

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
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
Appendicitis (plural): Common but still little-known conditions	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
Press review	9
Medications for the treatment of obesity	9
Press review	9
Use of florescence imaging in colorectal surgery	9
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
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
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
Does the indocyanine green test reduce the risk of anastomotic dehiscence in colorectal surgery?	7
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The advent of the 3CVD Congress – A new era for visceral and digestive surgery in France	3
Right trisectionectomy with caudate lobectomy and extrahepatic bile duct resection for type Y perihilar cholangiocarcinoma	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
Natural history of anastomotic leakage after elective stoma closure	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
Press review	3
Volvulus of the appendix secondary to appendicular mucocele	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
Diverticulopexy using left cervical incision for Zenker diverticulum (with video)	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
Unplanned re-hospitalization after bariatric surgery	3
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
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