World J Surg. 2021 Sep 30. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06342-7. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:34595538 | DOI:10.1007/s00268-021-06342-7

World J Surg. 2021 Sep 30. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06311-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Smoking is a known risk factor for perioperative complications after lung resection; however, little data exists looking at the impact of smoking status (current versus former) on long-term oncologic outcomes after lung cancer surgery. We sought to...

World J Surg. 2021 Sep 30. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06316-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following hepatectomy for colorectal cancer (CRC) metastases is unclear. These patients may represent a vulnerable population due to increased tumour burden. We aim to identify the risk of VTE development in...

World J Surg. 2021 Sep 29. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06326-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with scleroderma often suffer from dysphagia and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Partial fundoplication is a validated anti-reflux procedure for GERD but may worsen dysphagia in scleroderma patients. Its utility in these patients is...

World J Surg. 2021 Sep 29. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06329-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: An elevated hemidiaphragm may impair surgical field overview during video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and may consequently jeopardize a safe surgical procedure or prolong the duration of surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate if tension...

World J Surg. 2021 Sep 29. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06312-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: There is limited evidence to suggest that the more distal a penetrating colonic injury, the poorer its expected outcome, prompting consideration of diversion rather than anastomosis when faced with left colonic injury. The clinical outcomes of penetrating...