OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research is 3. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
ChatGPT goes to the operating room: evaluating GPT-4 performance and its potential in surgical education and training in the era of large language models	90
Effect of prehabilitation on patients with frailty undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Clinical significance and prognostic value of C-reactive protein/albumin ratio in gastric cancer	14
Magnetic resonance imaging reduces the rate of unnecessary operations in pregnant patients with suspected acute appendicitis: a retrospective study	12
The usefulness of transanal tube for reducing anastomotic leak in mid rectal cancer: compared to diverting stoma	12
Limits of serum carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 as the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer	11
Realization of improved outcomes following liver resection in hepatocellular carcinoma patients aged 75 years and older	11
Comparison of patient-reported quality of life and functional outcomes following laparoscopic and transanal total mesorectal excision of rectal cancer	11
Efficacy of hyaluronic acid film on perianal wound healing in a rat model	11
Impact of tumor size on hepatectomy outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma: a nationwide propensity score matching analysis	11
Postoperative quality of life after gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients: a prospective longitudinal observation study	9
Diagnostic model for pancreatic cancer using a multi-biomarker panel	9
Impact of COVID-19 on the care of acute appendicitis: a single-center experience in Korea	9
Prognosis according to the timing of recurrence in breast cancer	8
Are the elderly patient's changes in the health-related quality of life one year after gastrectomy for stomach cancer different from those in young patients?	8
Single incision laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty: lessons learned from 1,231 procedures	8
Prognostic implication of systemic inflammatory markers in young patients with resectable colorectal cancer	8
Implementation and improvement of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols for colorectal cancer surgery	8
Risk factors for poor survival after recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation	8
Preoperative lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein ratio predicts hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after surgery	8
Comparison of long-term biliary complications between open and laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision in children	7
Learning curve for single-port robot-assisted rectal cancer surgery	7
Initial experiences of robotic SP cholecystectomy: a comparative analysis with robotic Si single-site cholecystectomy	7
Risk factors of recurrence in TNM stage I colorectal cancer	7
Unmet needs and quality of life of caregivers of Korean breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study	7

A surgical hospitalist system in Korea: a preliminary study of the effects on hospital costs and postoperative outcomes	7
Increased depression risk in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm: a nationwide cohort study	7
The effect of probiotics supplementation in postoperative cancer patients: a prospective pilot study	7
Effectiveness and stability of robot-assisted anastomosis in minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy	6
Targeted axillary biopsy and sentinel lymph node biopsy for axillary restaging after neoadjuvant chemotherapy	6
Treatment results of carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting for patients with radiation-induced carotid stenosis	6
Bariatric surgery versus medical therapy in Korean obese patients: prospective multicenter nonrandomized controlled trial (KOBESS trial)	6
Current status and role of robotic approach in patients with low-lying rectal cancer	6
Postresection prognosis of combined hepatocellular carcinoma-cholangiocarcinoma according to the 2010 World Health Organization classification: single-center experience of 168 patients	6
Effect of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program on hospital stay and 90-day readmission after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a single, tertiary center experience in Korea	6
Oncologic comparison between nonradical management and total mesorectal excision in good responders after chemoradiotherapy in patients with mid-to-low rectal cancer	6
Comparing the short-term outcomes and cost between solo single-incision distal gastrectomy and conventional multiport totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer: a propensity sco	6
Comparing postoperative pain in various pressure pneumoperitoneum of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a double-blind randomized controlled study	6
Comparing the surgical outcomes of dual-port laparoscopic distal gastrectomy and three-port laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer	6
The additional analgesic effects of transverse abdominis plane block in patients receiving low-dose intrathecal morphine for minimally invasive colorectal surgery: a randomized, single-blinded study	6
Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers in bile-derived exosomes of cholangiocarcinoma	5
Hepatectomy outcomes in patients with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma with or without cirrhosis	5
Predictive factors of high comprehensive complication index in colorectal cancer patients using Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol: role as a safety net in early discharge	5
Isoperistaltic side-to-side anastomosis for the surgical treatment of Crohn disease	5
A randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy of regenerated and non-regenerated oxidized cellulose gauze for the secondary treatment of local bleeding in patients undergoing hepatic resection	5
Prognostic impact of serum soluble PD-1 and ADV score for living donor liver transplantation in patients with previously untreated hepatocellular carcinoma	5
Diagnostic and prognostic impact of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in diagnosing intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct of the liver	5
Efficacy of geriatric multidisciplinary oncology clinic in the surgical treatment decision-making process for frail elderly patients with colorectal cancer	5
Changes in postoperative long-term nutritional status and quality of life after total pancreatectomy	4
Short- and long-term outcomes of local excision with adjuvant radiotherapy in high-risk T1 rectal cancer patients	4
The role of postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of postoperative major complications following total gastrectomy for gastric cancer	4
Validation of I71.3 code for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in Korea: misplaced diagnosis in claims data	4
Meta-analysis of transanal versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a ‘New Health Technology’ assessment in South Korea	4
Comparing efficacies of different treatment regimens in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma accompanied by portal vein tumor thrombus using network meta-analysis	4
Glasgow prognostic score and combined positive score for locally advanced rectal cancer	4
Chronological trends in patients undergoing cholecystectomy in Korea: a nationwide health insurance claims study	4
Incidental gallbladder cancer: a retrospective clinical study of 40 cases	4
The effect of fibrin glue on the quantity of drainage after thyroidectomy: a randomized controlled pilot trial	4
Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic segmental left colectomy for splenic flexure colon cancer: comparison with propensity score matching	4
Clinical impact of the treatment modality on small, solitary, recurrent intrahepatic hepatocellular carcinomas after primary liver resection	4
Difference in prognostic impact of lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis between pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer patients	4
Short- and mid-term outcomes of transanal versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for low rectal cancer: a meta-analysis	4
In vivo study for the hemostatic efficacy and foreign body reaction of a new powder-type polysaccharide hemostatic agent	4
Comparison of oncologic outcomes of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma according to tumor location: perihilar cholangiocarcinoma versus distal bile duct cancer	4
Is craniocaudal dissection of recurrent laryngeal nerve safer than lateral approach: a prospective randomized study comparing both techniques by using continuous intraoperative nerve monitoring	4
Oncologic outcomes according to the location and status of resection margin in pancreas head cancer: role of radiation therapy in R1 resection	4
Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in minimally invasive right hemicolectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	4
Upper thigh skeletal muscle index predicts outcomes in liver transplant recipients	4
Unfavorable effect of high postoperative fluid balance on outcome of pancreaticoduodenectomy	4
Post-resection prognosis of patients with hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma	4
A multicenter, prospective, randomized clinical trial of marine mussel-inspired adhesive hemostatic materials, InnoSEAL Plus	4
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) mRNA overexpression is associated with poor prognosis in breast carcinoma	4
Combined transabdominal and transperineal endoscopic pelvic exenteration for colorectal cancer: feasibility and safety of a two-team approach	4
Domestic medical travel from non-Seoul regions to Seoul for initial breast cancer treatment: a nationwide cohort study	4
Assessment of defecation function beyond infantile period for transanal single-stage endorectal pull-through in Hirschsprung disease	3

Association between microsatellite instability and tumor response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer	3
Clinical outcomes of gastric cancer surgery after liver transplantation	3
Comparison of postoperative pain after needle grasper-assisted single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy versus single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial (PA	3
Effectiveness of oral fluoropyrimidine monotherapy as adjuvant chemotherapy for high-risk stage II colon cancer	3
The different prognostic impact of age according to individual molecular subtypes in breast cancer	3
Plastic and reconstructive breast surgery techniques in the surgical treatment of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a single-center experience	3
Postoperative outcomes of purely laparoscopic donor hepatectomy compared to open living donor hepatectomy: a preliminary observational study	3
Low incidence of lymph node metastasis in patients with microinvasive breast cancer: a Korean nationwide study	3
Clinical characteristics of rectal cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a nationwide population-based cohort study in South Korea	3
Quality of life changes in elderly patients after gastrectomy: perspective of an aged Asian society in the 2010s	3
Safety of performing distal pancreatosplenectomy in patients who underwent distal gastrectomy previously: a multicenter cohort analysis with systematic literature review	3
Adrenal ganglioneuroma resected for suspicious malignancy: multicenter review of 25 cases and review of the literature	3
Subsequent pregnancy and long-term safety after breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of Korean health insurance data	3
Comparison of perioperative short-term outcomes and oncologic long-term outcomes between open and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	3
Clinicopathological features and prognosis associated with breast cancer laterality: a nationwide study from the Korean Breast Cancer Society	3
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcomes of surgically treated colorectal diseases: a retrospective cohort study	3
Selective inhibition of V600E-mutant BRAF gene induces apoptosis in thyroid carcinoma cell lines	3
Efficacy of erector spinae plane block with opioid-sparing analgesic technique in breast-conserving surgery	3
Mammography with a fully automated breast volumetric software as a novel method for estimating the preoperative breast volume prior to mastectomy	3
The temporary abdominal closure techniques used for trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Fates of retained hepatic segment IV and its prognostic impact in adult split liver transplantation using an extended right liver graft	3
Factors associated with long-term graft patency after lower extremity arterial bypasses	3
Treatment options for advanced gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis: experience from a single institution in Korea	3
Clinical characteristics of patients with malignancy and long-term outcomes of surgical treatment of patients with choledochal cyst	3
Preventive effect of biodegradable stents on biliary stricture and fibrosis after biliary anastomosis in a porcine model	3
Clinical comparison between the presence and absence of protein plugs in pediatric choledochal cysts: experience in 390 patients over 30 years in a single center	3
The development and clinical efficacy of simulation training of open duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy using pancreas and intestine silicone models	3