Aberrant SNHG expression predicts poor prognosis in esophageal cancer using meta-analysis and bioinformatics analysis by Ke Shi, Li-De Huang, Dan Li, Wei-Min Luo, Hua-Song Liu, Dong-Xiao Ding, Qiang Guo, Yue-Feng Liu

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Identification of prognostic biomarker of non-small cell lung cancer based on mitochondrial permeability transition-driven necrosis-related genes and determination of anti-tumor ef... by Zhifei Ma, Wen Chen, Aiping Zhang, Xiaokang Shen, Lin Zheng

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Investigating Postoperative Urinary Retention: Risk Factors and Postsurgical Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty by Madeleine J.F. Powers, MSIII, Zachary T. Grace, MD, Barrett B. Torre, MD, Dorothy B. Wakefield, MS, Laura Sanzari, MS, BSN, RN, Matthew J. Grosso, MD

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Evidence-based cancer care: assessing guideline adherence of multidisciplinary tumor board recommendations for breast and colorectal cancer in a non-academic medical center by Carl-Stephan Leonhardt, Leopold Lanzenberger, Raphael Puehringer, Ulla Klaiber, Irene Hauser, Oliver Strobel, Gerald Prager, Martin Bodingbauer

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Effects of perioperative treatment of resectable adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction by immunotherapy (Adebrelimab) combined with chemotherapy (XELOX): protocol for a single... by Yingyi Li, Yuqin Cao, Xipeng Wang, Chengqiang Li, Liqin Zhao, Hecheng Li

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Breast Cancer: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy by Barbara F. Shea, Martha C. Monroe

“…FCS8827, a 4–page fact sheet by Barbara Shea and Martha Monroe, explains the process of "neoadjuvant" (pre-surgery) chemotherapy for breast cancer and describes its advantages and disadvantages. …”
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Spontanous Vulvar Endometriosis: Report of A Case by Coşkun Ümit, Mahmut Kuntay Kokanalı, Selçuk Erkılınç, Melike Doğanay

“…Final histopathology report confirmed the diagnosis of endometriosis. Three weeks after surgery there was no evidence of endometriosis. In conclusion whether or not having a history of a previous vulvar surgery, vulvar endometriosis should be considered as a part of differential diagnosis in evaluation of vulvar masses. …”
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Reforming healthcare training: Ending the compulsory community service policy by M Sonderup, E Panieri, S Pillay, J Morgan, T Moolman-Timmermans, M Nortje, A Osman

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Editorial: Drug repurposing for cancer treatment: current and future directions by Marios Lampros, Nikolaos Vlachos, Georgios D. Lianos, Christina Bali, George A. Alexiou

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Nocturnal enuresis: A call for advocacy by J John, A Wright

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Concomitant abdominal organ transplantation alongside lung transplantation: An ISHLT transplant database analysis by Renita Wilson, BS, J. Asher Jenkins, MD, Juan Maria Farina, MD, Blake Langlais, MS, Bashar Aqel, MD, Ashraf Omar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD, Pedro Reck dos Santos, MD, PhD

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Correlation of clinically significant prostate cancer sites across multiparametric MRI, prostate biopsy, and whole-mount pathology for optimal prostate biopsy strategy by Matteo Pacini, Alessandro Zucchi, Riccardo Morganti, Filippo Dazzi, Antonio Luigi Pastore, Fabio Maria Valenzi, Andrea Fuschi, Yazan al Salhi, Gianluca Giannarini, Vincenzo Ficarra, Alchiede Simonato, Petar Antonov, Pinuccia Faviana, Riccardo Bartoletti

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The predicted value for venous thromboembolism based on a modified model of caprini combined with fasting blood glucose and D-dimer: a retrospective study by Ping Wang, Yusi Yang, Lin Zheng, Xiaotong Qi, Sheng Yan, Honglin Dong

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An immunoregulation PLGA/Chitosan aligned nanofibers with polydopamine coupling basic fibroblast growth factor and ROS scavenging for peripheral nerve regeneration by Xiaokun Chen, Jihai Xu, Feng Qin, Ziyuan Yang, Xueyuan Li, Miao Yu, Ming Li, Yanhua Wang, Wang Xin

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Most oncological pancreas resections must consider the mesopancreas by S. A. Safi, S. David, L. Haeberle, S. Vaghiri, T. Luedde, C. Roderburg, I. Esposito, G. Fluegen, W. T. Knoefel

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Extraction Socket Seal Technique for Socket Preservation after Tooth Extraction: An Innovative Approach. by Abduljaleel Azad Samad, Jodal M Ahmed, Hundren M Ali, Omed Shihab, Ahmed Haider, Dainius Karpavicius

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Waveform characteristics in thoracic paravertebral space: a prospective observational study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Pattika Subsoontorn, Lalinthip Vareesunthorn, Amorn Vijitpavan, Sivaporn Termpornlert

“…Background With increased use of thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) in thoracic surgery, many faced the challenge of locating the thoracic paravertebral space (TPVS) ultrasonographically. …”
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The Incidence, Gender Predilection and Etiology of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus by Ahmed Naji Abdalrezaq, Hawar Hassan Naqshbandi, Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen, Mohammed IM Gubari

“…A prospective cohort study was performed in the period between January 2018 and January 2019(1 year) at the Department of Surgery of Shar Teaching Hospital, Sulaimaniyah City. …”
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A year of COVID-19: effects of a global pandemic on a hip fracture bundled care protocol by Khai Cheong Wong, Kenny Xian Khing Tay, Suang Bee Koh, Tet Sen Howe

“…We retrospectively analysed time to admission, time to surgery, length of stay, discharge disposition, as well as rates of 30-day revision surgery, 30-day readmission and inpatient mortality. …”
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Efficacy of 3D-printed patient specific implant for orbital wall fracture repair in a series of 40 patients by Min Kyu Yang, Seong Jung Ha, Gye Jung Kim, Junhyeok Ock, Namkug Kim, Ho-Seok Sa

“…The mean time for implant insertion during surgery was 19.8 s (range, 3–60). The mean orbital tissue volume ratio between the fractured orbit and the contralateral normal orbit significantly decreased after surgery (109.0% preoperatively vs. 100.6% at postoperative 6 months, P < 0.001, paired t-test). …”
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