Journal of Visceral Surgery

Article	Citations
Social inequalities in health. For an evidence-based public policy	31
Spondylodiscitis via enterospinal fistula after promontofixation	28
Endoscopic-assisted mini- or less-Open sublay technique (MILOS) for umbilical incisional hernia (with video)	27
Press review no. 1	26
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder volvulus (with video)	22
Long-term endoscopic follow-up after sleeve gastrectomy	20
Functional sequelae after pancreatic resection for cancer	17
Axillary lymph node dissection	17
SiLaT: A paradigm shift in the treatment of pilonidal disease?	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
ACACIAS 1: The physiological and subjective impacts of high fidelity simulation of the breaking of bad news	14
Press review	13
The challenge of sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: Does their efficacy outweigh infectious risks?	13
Hepatico-jejunal anastomosis on segment III for complex biliary stricture after right hepatectomy	12
Technique of intragastric laparoscopic resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (with video)	11
Contents	11
Palliative double biliary and gastric diversion surgery for stenosing periampullary tumor	11
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction	10
A systematic review comparing the safety, cost and carbon footprint of disposable and reusable laparoscopic devices	10
Medications for the treatment of obesity	9
RE: RE “Asymptomatic gastric band migration”	9
Editorial Board	9
Does increased patient comprehension decrease preoperative anxiety before digestive surgery?	7
Management of postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy	7
Press review no 6	7

Stoma prolapse management: Stapler repair	7
RE: “Construction of J-shaped ileal reservoir and manual or stapled ileo-anal anastomosis”	7
Mesenteric and portal venous resections during pancreatoduodenectomy	7
Surgical management of adhesive small bowel obstruction: Is it still mandatory to wait? – An update	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
Editorial board	6
En bloc pancreaticoduodenectomy with right colectomy for large duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (with video)	6
Re: Teaching surgery in 2021: What role for simulation?	6
Medical tourism in bariatric surgery: Challenges and perspectives	6
Current status and perspectives in the surgical and oncological management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	6
Hemorrhoidal disease: Epidemiological study and analysis of predictive factors for surgical management	5
Press review	5
Editorial Board	5
Liver resection safety in a developing country: Analysis of a collective learning curve	5
Ways of preventing surgeon burnout	5
Liver resection safety in a developing country: Analysis of a collective learning curve	5
Strategy and technique for colostomy reversal by laparoscopy after left colectomy with end colostomy (Hartmann procedure)	5
Editorial Board	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
Modified surgical procedures that facilitate endoscopic and radiologic management of postoperative complications	5
Press review	5
Lymphatic mapping using patent blue dye injection for colon cancer	5
The AFCE recommendations for thyroid surgery	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
Thoracoscopic approach as surgical management of esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum	5
Editorial board	5
Press review	4
Indocyanine green fluorescent lymphography: Surgical procedure	4
Biliary peritonitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography	4
Laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion	4
Results of laparoscopic intragastric surgery	4
Editorial Board	4
Symptomatic ileal duplication	4
Robotic minimally invasive duodenopancreatectomy with superior mesenteric artery approach (with video)	4
Surgery, innovation, research and sustainable development	4
Validation of a Nomogram to Predict Long Term Outcomes After Curative Surgery for Gastric Cancer in an Italian Cohort of Patients	4
Contents	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
Combined stoma reversal and liver resection for rectal metastatic cancer: A single center retrospective analysis	4
Press review	4
Sobriety in surgery (as well)	4
Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy for leiomyosarcoma of the stomach (with video)	4
Construction of J-shaped ileal reservoir and manual or stapled ileo-anal anastomosis	4
Unplanned re-hospitalizations in proctology. An update	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
Terminal cervical esophagostomy	4
Digestive motility disorders	4
Is this the end of preoperative pelvic irradiation in treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer?	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

An atypical mesenteric tumor: The intestinal mesenteric lipophagic granuloma	4
Diverticulopexy using left cervical incision for Zenker diverticulum (with video)	3
Press review	3
Right trisectionectomy with caudate lobectomy and extrahepatic bile duct resection for type Y perihilar cholangiocarcinoma	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
Beyond green surgery, green surgical innovation and research	3
Gastrointestinal bleeding of undetermined origin: What diagnostic strategy to propose?	3
Pilonidal sinus laser therapy	3
Can artificial intelligence help a digestive surgeon in management of rectal cancer?	3
Acute cholecystitis with double gall bladder diaphragm	3
Secondary bleeding following proctological surgery: Rare but potentially severe	3
Contraindication to surgery in primary retroperitoneal sarcoma: Retrospective series on 20 years of practice in a high-volume sarcoma center	3
The advent of the 3CVD Congress – A new era for visceral and digestive surgery in France	3
Epidemiology of the surgical management of obesity	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
Management of patients with high C-reactive protein levels after elective colorectal surgery: Pilot study on a proactive diagnostic and therapeutic approach (GESPACE)	3
Natural history of anastomotic leakage after elective stoma closure	3
Resuscitative thoracotomy in France: For whom? By whom?	3
Understanding stress factors for scrub nurses in the perioperative period: A cross-sectional survey	3
Contents	3
Robotic lateral resection of inferior vena cava extended to liver segment 7 for adrenocortical carcinoma recurrence (with video)	3
Hepatic compartment syndrome complicating a right laparoscopic nephrectomy and treated by surgical decompression	3
Modified Stapled Mesh Stoma Reinforcement Technique (SMART) for parastomal hernias, with video	3
French practice of emergency resuscitative thoracotomy. A study based on the Traumabase Registry	3
Video assisted thoracoscopy or laparoscopy for enucleation of esophageal leiomyoma: A seven-year single center experience of 75 cases	3
Hemocholecyst: A rare indication for cholecystectomy	3
Posterior paracoccygeal approach for tailgut cyst (with video)	3
Transversus abdominis plane block in adult open liver surgery patients: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	3
Glossary of sustainable development for the ecofriendly surgeon	3
RE: RE : Traumatic diaphragmatic wound repair	3
Volvulus of the appendix secondary to appendicular mucocele	3
The surgery and surgeons of tomorrow in the treatment of cancer	2
Altemeier procedure for surgical treatment of full thickness external rectal prolapse (with video)	2
PIPAC nebulizer: How to test the new devices in the market, expert recommendations	2
Robotic-assisted parastomal hernia repair using a modified Pauli technique (with video)	2
Restoration of gastro-intestinal continuity after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy	2
Rectourethral fistulas after treatment for prostate carcinoma: Update and new management algorithm	2
How a hospital pharmacist can contribute to a more sustainable operating theater	2
Shared medical decision making	2
Bariatric surgery: Have we reached the age of maturity?	2
Diagnosis and treatment of focal splenic lesions	2
How to develop surgical treatments in accordance with the respect of the environment and the conservation of resources and expert centralization?	2
Atrio-esophageal fistula: Surgical management	2
Side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy for common bile duct stones	2
Management of a primary Grynfeltt's hernia	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
Ventral hernia: Treatment using the intraperitoneal “suture-stayed prosthesis” technique	2
Press review No. 4	2
Alterations of digestive motility after bariatric surgery	2
Contents	2
Editorial Board	2
Laparoscopic left hepatectomy extended to the caudate lobe, middle hepatic vein and inferior vena cava for colorectal metastases (with video)	2
Editorial Board	2
Management of Boerhaave syndrome by right thoracoscopy in prone position (with video)	2
Contents	2
The TPA score (total psoas muscle area) is the best marker for preoperative measurement of pre-sarcopenia in pancreatic surgery	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
Measuring performance in visceral surgery: Interests, tools, and perspectives	2
Suprapubic catheterization	2
Semi-mechanical triangular anastomosis during Ivor Lewis esophagectomy: Surgical technique	2
What management for patients with R1 resection after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer? A review of the literature	2
Re: Re: “Adult appendicitis: Clinical practice guidelines from the French Society of Digestive Surgery (SFCD) and the Society of Abdominal and Digestive Imaging (SIAD)	2
Re: Liver resection safety in a developing country: Analysis of a collective learning curve	2
Gastroduodenal intussusception. An insidious complication following gastric plication	2
An anatomical variation during para-aortic lymphadenectomy	2
Postoperative chyle leak after pancreatic surgery – Is treatment effective?	2
Obesity, sleeve gastrectomy and gastro-esophageal reflux disease	2
Hepatic artery encircling and circumventing the portal vein	2
Psychiatric, psychological and addiction management in obesity surgery: Early identification for better support	2
Unplanned re-hospitalization after bariatric surgery	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
Sternal manubriotomy for substernal goiter in four steps (with video)	2
Contents	2
Position statement and guidelines about Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) also known as “Endo-sleeve”	1
Robotic Grynfeltt–Lesshaft hernia repair (with video)	1
Future of bariatric surgery beyond simple weight loss: Metabolic surgery	1
Robotic total esogastrectomy with thoracic esophago-jejunostomy (with video)	1
Press review	1
French legislation on retrospective clinical research: What to know and what to do	1
Modified French position for laparoscopic approach of postero-lateral liver segments (with video)	1

Is systematic histological examination of the cholecystectomy specimen always necessary?	1
Obturator hernia as a cause of intestinal obstruction in an elderly female patient – A clinical image	1
Use of intraluminal indocyanine green to detect anastomotic leak after laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy (with video)	1
Robotic trans-abdominal preperitoneal patch pasty (re-TAPP) hernia repair (with video)	1
A technical tip for enterotomy-drainage by balloon trocar of the small intestine	1
Editorial Board	1
Augmented reality in liver surgery	1
Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with splenic vessels resection (laparoscopic Warshaw procedure)	1
Long-term results of sacral neuromodulation for the treatment of anorectal diseases	1
Editorial Board	1
Retained gallstone mimicking an abdominal wall metastasis in a patient with lung cancer 7 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy	1
Small intestine motility disorders: Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction	1
Colorectal surgery for functional bowel disorders	1
Contents	1
Environmental responsibility in the operating theater	1
Press review	1
Editorial Board	1
What is the best management of patients after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage for acute lithiasic cholecystitis? Comparison of two different strategies	1
Isolated lymph node recurrence in epithelial ovarian cancer – management and outcome	1
The Journal of Visceral Surgery supports Open Science by providing free access to its archives	1
Laparoscopic removal of colorectal cancer with extraction of the surgical specimen through a natural orifice (with video)	1
Therapeutic implications of B-RAF mutations in colorectal cancer	1
Laparoscopy-assisted pre-peritoneal retromuscular prosthesis for median eventration	1
Intraoperative pancreatoscopy during left pancreatectomy for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (with video)	1
Press review	1
A biologic dare?	1
Editorial Board	1
The long tale of medical device certification… Open your registers…	1
Press review	1
Should liver metastases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma be resected?	1
Management after local excision of small rectal cancers. Indications for completion total mesorectal excision and possible alternatives	1
TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Stoma prolapse repair. Will stapling become the standard 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
Management of pancreatic ascites complicating alcoholic chronic pancreatitis	1
Press review	1
Thrombectomy of the inferior vena cava for renal cell carcinoma level 3 thrombus	1
Peritoneal recurrence of colorectal cancer with microsatellite instability: Is immunotherapy alone more effective than surgery?	1
Is a care pathway for enhanced recovery after colorectal surgery environmentally responsible?	1
Contents	1
Surgical treatment of a recto-urinary fistula using the York Mason procedure (with video)	1
Prognostic significance of mean corpuscular volume in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and multimodal treatment	1
Management of acute intestinal intussusception	1
Editorial Board	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
New treatment strategies for non-metastatic rectal cancer	0
Open archive preprints: The challenge ahead	0
The workplace quality of life of university hospital digestive surgeons: Results of a 2019 nationwide survey	0
Posterior pelvic exenteration for cancer in women	0
Excision of deep endometriosis nodules of the sciatic nerve using robotic assistance, with video	0
Post-surgical recurrence of Crohn's disease: Situational analysis and future prospects	0
Novel strategies in liver graft preservation – The French perspective	0
Lumbo-aortic lymphadenectomy via laparotomy	0
Perioperative nutritional assessment and support in visceral surgery	0
Neuroendocrine tumor arising inside a tailgut cyst	0
Direct trocar insertion vs. Veress needle technique in laparoscopic surgeries. A systematic review and meta-analysis	0
Microbiological epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility of infected meshes after prosthetic abdominal wall repair	0
Liver split right lobe-left lobe in situ (with video)	0
Gastric motility disorders and their endoscopic and surgical treatments other than bariatric surgery	0
An unexpected twist of the alimentary limb after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer	0
Distal infusion stomal enteroclysis: An effective technique to manage postoperative enterostomal output	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
Gastric pouch interposition after excision of an ileal pouch following septic complications: An alternative to definitive ileostomy	0
Editorial board	0
Editorial board	0
Prevention of radiation enteritis by interposition of an intra-abdominal spacer before irradiation of an appendiceal tumour abscess drainage route	0
Favorable 30-day outcomes of initial open inguinal hernia repair with local anesthesia among frail patients	0
Anterior bi-thoracotomy for resuscitation – The Clamshell incision (with video)	0
Is all that is feasible recommendable? The example of robotic right colectomy	0
Editorial Board	0
Social inequalities in health: How do they influence the natural history of colorectal cancer?	0
Editorial Board	0
Abdominal and concomitant thoracic HIPEC, named HITAC : Technique and post-operative courses	0
Editorial Board	0
Contents	0
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision-inferior approach (with video)	0
Robotic pull-down Heller-Dor procedure for end-stage achalasia (with video)	0
Press review	0
Sleeve gastrectomy with transit bipartition (with video)	0
Main surgical steps of laparoscopic right hepatectomy (with video)	0
Press review	0
Robotic-assisted colon resection for splenic flexure cancer	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
Robotic Appleby modified procedure for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (with video)	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
Laparoscopic longitudinal pancreatico-jejunal anastomosis for chronic pancreatitis	0
Can shared medical decision-making help to solve the complex equation involved in the choice of optimal treatment for low rectal cancer?	0
Iatrogenic constipation in gastrointestinal surgery	0
Risk factors for local recurrence of rectal cancer after curative surgery: A single-center retrospective study	0
Quality of life after sigmoid diverticulitis: A review	0
Editorial Board	0
What the surgeons need to know about meta-analyses in 2023, beyond the simple Odds ratio	0
Re: Axillary lymph node dissection	0
Impact of number of previous surgeries on the continence state and healing after repeat surgery for recurrent anal fistula	0