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Presidents under the knife: Grover Cleveland
26 March 2026
Presidents under the knife: James A. Garfield
26 February 2026
Presidents under the knife: Andrew Jackson

Presidents under the knife: Andrew Jackson

Per-Olof Hasselgren, MD, PhD

30 January 2026
Comment on: Endoscopic and surgical treatment options for gastroparesis: systematic review and network meta-analysis.
16 December 2025
Author response: Endoscopic and surgical treatment options for gastroparesis: systematic review and network metaanalysis

Author response: Endoscopic and surgical treatment options for gastroparesis: systematic review and network metaanalysis

Daniel Eckhardt, Moustafa Elshafei, Katja Fechner, Markus K. Diener, Felix J. Hüttner

16 December 2025
Presidents under the knife: The first president
10 December 2025
An introduction: 'Presidents Under the Knife' blog series
13 November 2025
Author response: Fascial closure in IPOM repair: the case for long-term follow-up and clinical transparency

Author response: Fascial closure in IPOM repair: the case for long-term follow-up and clinical transparency

Mikael Lindmark, Jael Tall, Bahman Darkahi, Johanna Österberg, Karin Strigård, Anders Thorell

23 October 2025
Comment on: Management of bilioenteric anastomosis leakage after major liver resection

Comment on: Management of bilioenteric anastomosis leakage after major liver resection

Christian Sturesson, Melroy D’Souza, Cecilia Strömberg, Ernesto Sparrelid, Stefan Gilg

21 October 2025