Surgical Endoscopy

Appropriate use of tissue sampling and somatostatin receptor PET imaging in the diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: results of an International Delphi Consensus

• Open Access
• Guidelines

Megan Casey, Francesca Tozzi, Jaeyun Wang, Keon Min Park, Emily Bergsland, Thomas Hope, Hagen F. Kennecke, J. Bart Rose, Michele Babicky, Shayan S. Irani, Kevin M. El-Hayek, Mohammad Abu Hilal, Horacio J. Asbun, Sean Cleary, Peter Smeets, Frederik Berrevoet, Mohamed Adam, Niki Rashidian, Adnan Alseidi, Aman Chauhan, Andrew M. Bellizzi, Åsmund A. Fretland, Brendan C. Visser, Bryson W. Katona, Daniel Halperin, Delphine L. Chen, Eric Nakakura, Erik Mittra, Flavio G. Rocha, Grace E. Kim, Heloisa Soares, Anne Hoorens, Jess Maxwell, Jonathan M. Loree, Karen Geboes, Linda Lee, Michael H. Larsen, Monica Dua, Mustafa Arain, Nadine Mallak, Nancy Joseph, Nitya Raj, Pieter Hindryckx, Sun-Chuan Dai, Thorvardur R. Halfdanarson, Bliede Van den Broeck

The SAGES MASTERS Program: top 10 seminal articles for Heller myotomy and treatment of achalasia

• Consensus Statement

Ankit D. Patel, Ruchir Puri, Peter Nau, Alice Race, Lauren McCormack, Andrew Brown, Leena Khaitan, Jon C. Gould

SAGES white paper on antibiotic omission in the management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: why, when, who, and most importantly, how

• SAGES/EAES official publication

Richard Garfinkle, Robert D. Bennett, Siva Dantu, Alessandra Gasior, Alexander T. Hawkins, Jessica Holland, Ana Sofia Ore, Virginia O. Shaffer, James P. Taylor, Patricia Sylla, Elisabeth C. McLemore, Marylise Boutros

A systematic review, meta-analysis and GRADE assessment of the evidence on complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer with SAGES and ESCP participation

• SAGES/EAES official publication

Alexander A. Tzanis, Francesco Maria Carrano, Konstantinos Perivoliotis, Sunjay S. Kumar, Christos Christogiannis, Dimitris Mavridis, Bright Huo, Nicole Bouvy, Niki Christou, Suzanne Dore, Audrius Dulskas, Christos Kontovounisios, Tim Lubbers, Francesco Palazzo, Philip Quirke, Dimitra Repana, Monica Terlizzo, Bethany J. Slater, Ivan D. Florez, Monica Ortenzi, Tan Arulampalam, Stavros A. Antoniou

EAES rapid guideline: complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer–with SAGES and ESCP participation

• SAGES/EAES official publication

Stavros A. Antoniou, Francesco Maria Carrano, Alexander A. Tzanis, Konstantinos Perivoliotis, Sunjay S. Kumar, Christos Christogiannis, Dimitris Mavridis, Bright Huo, Nicole Bouvy, Niki Christou, Suzanne Dore, Audrius Dulskas, Christos Kontovounisios, Tim Lubbers, Francesco Palazzo, Philip Quirke, Dimitra Repana, Monica Terlizzo, Bethany J. Slater, Ivan D. Florez, Monica Ortenzi, Tan Arulampalam

Effectiveness of anterior gastropexy with mesh reinforcement in reducing the recurrence of giant hiatal hernia

Naoko Fukushima, Takahiro Masuda, Kazuto Tsuboi, Masato Hoshino, Masami Yuda, Keita Takahashi, Yuki Sakashita, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Nobuo Omura, Fumiaki Yano, Ken Eto

Minimally invasive versus open liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with microvascular invasion: a propensity score-matching study

Zaibo Yang, Yewei Zhang, Junhao Zheng, Liye Tao, Chao Song, Linghan Gong, Renan Jin, Xiao Liang

Defect closure after endoscopic submucosal dissection decreased the adverse events in patients with large rectal neoplasms: a propensity score matching analysis

Jiancong Feng, Yaqi Zhai, Ke Han, Wengang Zhang, Zhenyu Liu, Ningli Chai, Enqiang Linghu

Pyloric drainage interventions for gastroparesis: a comparison of laparoscopic pyloroplasty and gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) outcomes

• Open Access

Sven E. Eriksson, Marie-Lise Chrysostome, Inanc S. Sarici, Johnathan Nguyen, Ping Zheng, Shahin Ayazi

The use of indocyanine green and near-infrared fluorescence in the detection of metastatic lymph nodes during oesophageal and gastric cancer resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Open Access

Naim Slim, Deepika Anbu, Ara Darzi, Daniel S. Elson, Christopher J. Peters

Large language model-generated clinical practice guideline for appendicitis

Amy Boyle, Bright Huo, Patricia Sylla, Elisa Calabrese, Sunjay Kumar, Bethany J. Slater, Danielle S. Walsh, R. Wesley Vosburg

Risk factors associated with inguinal hernia recurrence after single-incision laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair

Sungwoo Jung, Jin Ho Lee, Jae Uk Chong, Hyung Soon Lee

Intersphincteric abdominoperineal resection with radical en bloc prostatectomy for synchronous or locally advanced rectal or prostate cancer

Joline de Groof, Nzubechukwu Ijezie, Matthew Perry, Christopher Eden, Timothy Rockall, Andrea Scala

Robotic approach does not eliminate first assistant in bariatric surgery compared to laparoscopy

Luis Pina, Conor M. Eufemio, James Dove, G. Craig Wood, Mark Mahan, Alexandra Falvo, Ryan Horsley, Benefsha Mohammad, Vladan Obradovic, Anthony T. Petrick, David M. Parker

Visual prediction models for predicting rebleeding events after the first esophageal variceal ligation

Bingbing Li, Yong Li, Yu Peng, Jun Yi, Lei Gu, Shizhe Li, Xiaowei Liu, Fujun Li, Yu Wu

Contemporary inguinal hernia repair: do cost and operative time still differ by approach?

Benjamin C. Greenspun, Daniel Aryeh Metzger, Daniella De Freitas, Gala Cygiel, Anjani Turaga, Brendan M. Finnerty, Cheguevara Afaneh, Thomas J. Fahey III, Rasa Zarnegar

Artificial intelligence classifies surgical technical skills in simulated laparoscopy: a pilot study

Orr Erlich-Feingold, Roi Anteby, Eyal Klang, Shelly Soffer, Mordechai Cordoba, Ido Nachmany, Imri Amiel, Yiftach Barash

The safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial pharyngeal squamous cell neoplasms: a single-center study in China

Xinghang Dai, Yi Liu, Lizhou Dou, Yueming Zhang, Yong Liu, Shibo Song, Guiqi Wang, Shun He

Deep learning-based intraoperative visual guidance model for ureter identification in laparoscopic sigmoidectomy

Balsam Khojah, Ghada Enani, Abdulaziz Saleem, Nadim Malibary, Abdulrahman Sabbagh, Areej Malibari, Wadee Alhalabi

Efficacy evaluation and prognostic prediction of endoscopic ultrasound for neoadjuvant immunotherapy in esophageal cancer

Qiao-na Liu, Yu-fan Chen, Guang-yu Luo, Xu Zhang

Outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed by senior surgical residents as compared to bariatric surgeons

Mohammad Mostafa, Raneem Bader, George Asfour, Ashraf Imam, Rafael Miller, Shimon Sapojnikov, Barak-Bar Zakai, Harbi Khalayleh

Failing to prepare: the erosion of intraoperative cholangiography in the rising surgical workforce—a national review of general surgery residents’ laparoscopic cholecystectomy and intraoperative cholangiogram experience

Katharine E. Caldwell, Elizabeth C. Wood, L. Michael Brunt, Lucas P. Neff, Carl Westcott, Michael M. Awad, Shan L. Kalmeta, Vahagn C. Nikolian, Maggie E. Bosley

Monitoring early discharge after laparoscopic colon surgery: an interventional study

L. van Outersterp, S. H. H. Laurijs, Y. El Amraoui, A. E. Peeters, E. E. G. Verdaasdonk

TIPS versus endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection for the treatment of gastric fundal variceal rebleeding: a propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study

Junyuan Zhu, Yifu Xia, Guangchuan Wang, Guangjun Huang, Mingyan Zhang, Zhen Li, Chunqing Zhang

R1 Endoscopic papillectomy for adenocarcinoma: is complementary pancreatoduodenectomy unavoidable?

Anais Palen, Jean Philippe Ratone, Jonathan Garnier, Fabrice Caillol, Flora Poizat, Jacques Ewald, Olivier Turrini, Marc Giovannini

Outcomes evaluation of robotic versus laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a propensity score matching and learning curve analysis

Lixin Chen, Shuai Yuan, Qiang Xu, Ming Cui, Pengyu Li, Wenjing Liu, Chen Lin, Weijie Chen, Haomin Chen, Ya Hu, Menghua Dai

What matters in laparoscopic hepatectomy for lesions located in posterosuperior segments? Initial experiences and analysis of risk factors for postoperative complications: a retrospective cohort study

• Open Access

Patrick Téoule, Niccolo Dunker, Vanessa Gölz, Erik Rasbach, Christoph Reissfelder, Emrullah Birgin, Nuh N. Rahbari

Evaluation of hemorrhage risk and the volume–outcome relationship following vertical sleeve gastrectomy amidst robotic-assisted surgery adoption

Katharine P. Playter, Hayley Reddington, Zachary C. Ballinger, Donald R. Czerniach, Gil S. Freitas, John J. Kelly, Nicole B. Cherng, Richard A. Perugini

Comparative analysis of plane vs. telescopic dissection in totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: propensity score matching

• Open Access

Shang-Jun Zhou, Hai Huang, Ping Zhan, Rui-Bin Deng, Yan-Qing Deng, Pei-Jie Zhang, Huan-Bin Zhang, Hong-Shuai Li, You-Hua Wang, Jian-Hua Luo, Xue-Lu Zhou

The feasibility of endoscopic resection for esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Yanwu Zhou, Ruyi Peng, Xingcen Chen, Xinxin Xie, Jiefei Chen, Rong Li

Risk factors for ileus after enhanced recovery robotic colectomy mediated by postoperative opioids: a single institution analysis

Erin Sheehan, Kara K. Brockhaus, Marianne Huebner, Wenjuan Ma, Nivya Kolli, Robert K. Cleary

Automated machine learning model for predicting anastomotic strictures after esophageal cancer surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Junxi Hu, Qingwen Liu, Wenbo He, Jun Wu, Dong Zhang, Chao Sun, Shichun Lu, Xiaolin Wang, Yusheng Shu

Automatic gesture recognition and evaluation in peg transfer tasks of laparoscopic surgery training

Shujun Ju, Penglin Jiang, Yutong Jin, Yaoyu Fu, Xiandi Wang, Xiaomei Tan, Ying Han, Rong Yin, Dan Pu, Kang Li

Esophageal mucosal auto-transplantation versus acellular dermal matrix transplantation for preventing esophageal stenosis after endoscopic resection in patients with superficial esophageal mucosal lesions

Ting-ting Mou, Yue Xu, Ling-Zhu Qian, Xin-Li Mao, Hai-Hong Zheng, Yu Zhang

Pilot study of metallic clip-assisted through-the-scope twin clip technique for defect closure after endoscopic full-thickness resection of small gastric subepithelial tumors

• Open Access

Gaofei Shen, Zhenzhen Liu, Fei Zhu, Junyi Zheng, Jinpeng Li, Baozhen Guo, Rui Huang

Optimizing pancreatic enucleation for benign tumors: the role of pre-placed pancreatic duct stents—a retrospective cohort study

Baoyang Hu, Yiming Yin, Chun Liu, Chao He, Heng Zou, Zhongtao Liu, Fang Lv, Yu Wen, Wei Liu

Evaluating the use of EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy combined with antegrade stenting for malignant biliary obstruction and comparing to EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy alone for patients who failed ERCP: a pairwise and single-arm meta-analysis

Otavio Cosendey Martins, Vanio Antunes, Marcelo Cristalli Pacheco da Costa, Cynthia Florêncio de Mesquita, Tulio L. Correa, Matheus Vanzin Fernandes, Natália Junkes Milioli, Stefano Baraldo

Trends in bariatric surgery revisions: a 25-year single-institution experience

Jack W. Sample, Noura Jawhar, Sara Bocchinfuso, Tala Abedalqader, Richard S. Betancourt, Simon Laplante, Eric J. Vargas, Andrew C. Storm, Michael L. Kendrick, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Omar M. Ghanem

Comparative analysis of surgical site infection rates between transumbilical and periumbilical incisions in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial

• Open Access

Vorapatu Tangsirapat, Mati Rattanasakalwong, Jantaluck Nuchanatanon, Vittawat Ohmpornnuwat, Papot Charutragulchai, Singha Sripreechapattana, Panutchaya Kongon, Kitti Wongta

Using the endoscopic snare to facilitate two-port laparoscopic appendectomy

• Open Access

Mohamed Farid, Azza Baz, Mohamed Riad, Ashraf Abdelmonem Elsayed, Ahmed Salah Arafa, Rasha S. Elsayed, Alaaedin Ramadan, Ibrahim A. Heggy, Mostafa M. Elaidy

Artificial intelligence-assisted endoscopic ultrasound diagnosis of esophageal subepithelial lesions

• Open Access

Ai-meng Zhang, Dai-min Jiang, Shu-peng Wang, Wen Liu, Bei-bei Sun, Zhe Wang, Guo-yi Zhou, Yao-fu Wu, Qing-yun Cai, Jin-tao Guo, Si-yu Sun

Transoral septotomy versus Z-POEM in the treatment of Zenker diverticulum: a multicenter case-matched comparative study

Luca Provenzano, Stefano Siboni, Giovanni Capovilla, Pamela Milito, Cesare Cutrone, Matteo Pittacolo, Lucia Moletta, Michele Valmasoni, Emanuele Luigi Giuseppe Asti, Renato Salvador

Vascularity of the gastric conduit predicts complications after Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy

• Open Access

Julian Lemties, Carolin Scheidt, Jin-On Jung, Naita M. Wirsik, Leandra Lukomski, Dolores Krauss, Anders Grabenkamp, Alexander R. Stier, Su Ir Lyu, Alexander I. Damanakis, Benjamin Babic, Alexander Quaas, Thomas Schmidt, Hans F. Fuchs, Christiane J. Bruns, Wolfgang Schröder, Lars M. Schiffmann

Concurrent pathological scar: independent risk factor for esophageal stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection

Yue-Yi Zhang, Zhi-Yu Yan, Qing-Wei Jiang, Yun-Lu Feng, Ying-Yun Yang, Sheng-Yu Zhang, Dong-Sheng Wu, Tao Guo, Xi Wu, Qiang Wang, Ai-Ming Yang

Comparison of short- and long-term outcomes for robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy in elderly patients with gastric cancer: a multicenter cohort study

Ze-Ning Huang, Wen-Wu Qiu, Tai-Yuan Li, Li Zhang, Jun-Jun She, Bao-Qing Jia, Xin-Gan Qin, Shuang-Yi Ren, Hong-Liang Yao, Dong-Ning Liu, Han Liang, Fei-Yu Shi, Peng Li, Bo-Pei Li, Xin-Sheng Zhang, Kui-Jie Liu, Chao-Hui Zheng, Chang-Ming Huang, Jian-Xian Lin, Ping Li

Minimally invasive vs. open radical cholecystectomy for gallbladder cancer: 30-day NSQIP outcomes analysis

Joshua Hale, Kelsey R. Landrum, Chris Agala, Roberto A. Vidri, Elizabeth Gleeson, Michael T. LeCompte

The association between the cutaneous sensory block area, the surgical incision’s location, and the block’s analgesic efficacy: a post hoc sensitivity analysis of data from a controlled randomised multicentre trial

• Open Access

Christopher Blom Salmonsen, Kai Henrik Wiborg Lange, Jakob Kleif, Rasmus Krøijer, Lea Bruun, Martynas Mikalonis, Peter Dalsgaard, Karen Busk Hesseldal, Jon Emil Philip Olsson, Claus Anders Bertelsen, Jeanette Lydeking, Christina Kraiberg Rokatis, Uffe Schou Løve, Susie Lindhardt Larsen, Claudia Jaensch, Anders Husted Madsen

Prediction of endoscopic restenosis after endoscopic balloon dilation in patients with Crohn’s disease: a machine learning approach

Tao Su, Yi Lu, Nan Lan, Hongzhen Wu, Luying Wu, Min Zhang, Xiaoling Wang, Jiachen Sun, Jiayin Yao, Min Zhi

Surgical trend including minimally invasive surgeries for ulcerative colitis in the COSUC study: the largest multicenter cohort study in Japan

Koya Hida, Yoshiki Okita, Yusuke Fujii, Toru Miyake, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Yu Hidaka, Tomohiro Arita, Kiyotaka Kawaguchi, Shingo Ochi, Yusuke Fujita, Kazutaka Obama, Takeshi Naitoh, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Yudai Fukui, Shintaro Kohama, Manabu Takata, Shin Takesue, Fumihiko Fujita, Kohei Shigeta, Atsushi Kohyama, Toshifumi Watanabe, Yusuke Takahashi, Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Koji Daito, Chikayoshi Tani, Shintaro Akamoto, Fumitaka Asahara, Kiyoshi Maeda, Yusuke Mizuuchi, Hisanaga Horie, Takeru Matsuda, Toshihiro Nakao, Tatsuya Kinjo, Hiroomi Ogawa, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Tomonori Akagi, Koichi Okuya, Nobuki Ichikawa, Yoshiaki Takano, Yosuke Ohno, Kenji Baba, Kenji Kobayashi, Hiroshi Miyakita, Ryo Maemoto, Ryo Inada, Masayuki Kanzaki, Masaya Kawai, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Yasuyuki Miyakura, Hiroshi Kuwabara, Keisuke Ihara, Kazuko Yokota, Atsushi Nishimura, Yukitoshi Todate, Akinobu Furutani, Tomoaki Okada

Reduced pancreatic fistula rates and comprehensive cost analysis of robotic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy

• Open Access

Taiga Wakabayashi, Federico Gaudenzi, Yusuke Nie, Kohei Mishima, Yoshiki Fujiyama, Kazuharu Igarashi, Yu Teshigahara, Sho Mineta, Emre Bozkurt, Go Wakabayashi

The dissemination of surgical clinical practice guidelines—evaluating SAGES’ strategies for distribution

Elisa C. Calabrese, Bethany J. Slater, Wendy Babidge, Patricia Sylla, Guy Maddern

Diverticular disease complicated by colovesical and colovaginal fistulas: not so complex robotically

Richard Sassun, Annaclara Sileo, Jyi Cheng Ng, Giulio Mari, Kevin T. Behm, Sherief F. Shawki, David W. Larson

Comparison of a novel endoscopic approach versus laparoscopic deroofing for symptomatic simple hepatic cysts

Congying Chen, Ge Yu, Junwei Fan, Yijia Guo, Yinshi Huang, Xiao Han, Rong Wan

Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness analysis of robotic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for treating gastric submucosal tumors: a longitudinal nested cohort study

• Open Access

Lei Ma, Ruihan Liu, Chenhao Hu, Lei Zhang, Penghong Qu, Junjun She

Outcomes of esophagectomy in patients with previous foregut surgery: a matched retrospective cohort study

• 2025 SAGES Oral

Agustina A. Pontecorvo, Jorge Cornejo, Mohammad Alomari, Tamar Tsenteradze, Mathew Thomas, Steven Bowers, Enrique F. Elli

Morbidity of emergent versus elective hiatal hernia repair: an analysis of the NIS database

• 2025 SAGES Oral

Alyssa Brandt, Zachary Leslie, Mitch Rawson, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Eric Wise

Application of a "4-steps" approach for management of Henle's Trunk in right hemicolectomy

• Dynamic Manuscript

Yihang Wu, Feiyu Bai, Xiaojian Wu, Zerong Cai

Comparison of short-term outcomes for robotic rectal surgery between the hinotori™ surgical robot system and da Vinci surgical system: a single-center retrospective study using propensity score matching analysis

• Dynamic Manuscript

Kazuki Tsujimura, Masaya Nakauchi, Junichiro Hiro, Ayaka Ito, Yuko Chikaishi, Yosuke Kobayashi, Megumu Kamishima, Gaku Inaguma, Yusuke Omura, Yeongcheol Cheong, Tsutomu Kumamoto, Koji Masumori, Tsunekazu Hanai, Ichiro Uyama, Koichi Suda, Koki Otsuka

Feasibility of the hinotori™ surgical robot system in right colectomy: a propensity score matching study

• Dynamic Manuscript

Yoshiaki Fujii, Hiroyuki Asai, Shuhei Uehara, Akira Kato, Kaori Watanabe, Takuya Suzuki, Hajime Ushigome, Yushi Yamakawa, Hiroki Takahashi, Shuji Takiguchi

Initial experience of robotic-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy using the da Vinci SP system

• New Technology

Yoo Jin Choi, Su Min Jeon, Sehyeon Yu, Hye-Sung Jo, Dong-Sik Kim, Young-Dong Yu