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Established in 1913, BJS is one of the oldest and most respected surgery journals in the world. Focusing on the science of surgery, it includes a mixture of scientific articles, reviews and critical commentary. All published material is subject to rigorous peer review and delivered to the standards expected by a specialist surgeon. BJS received an impact factor of 8.8 in 2024. Explore BJS

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Young BJS
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Anaphylaxis and perioperative drug reactions

Panu UusaloRonja Kuuskoski

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf287

Published on: 31 December 2025

General Surgery Acute Care Surgery Education

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

Young BJS
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Perioperative management of people with diabetes undergoing surgery

Ketan K Dhatariya

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf291

Published on: 13 January 2026

General Surgery Endocrine Education

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

The Instrumentalist
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Reflections on the absence of jointed scissors in Greco-Roman surgery

Thomas DaoulasJean-Christophe CourtilErik ZanchettaHoel LetissierMuriel Pardon-Labonnelie

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf266

Published on: 24 December 2025

General Surgery Education

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

Systematic Review
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Impact of surgical non-technical skills on clinical outcomes: systematic review

Joel NortonAllison M JandaEmma HowieNicole PohlEgide AbahujeSteven D HarringtonVitaliy PopovTyler M BauerPaulo BorgesGabriela Querejeta RocaMichael R MathisRaymond J StrobelAustin AirhartNicole PhamRyan HarariJake A AwtryFrancis D PaganiRoger D DiasDonald S LikoskySteven YuleT Epperson

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf271

Published on: 29 December 2025

Education

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Systematic Review
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Second victim syndrome in surgeons: systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of adverse events on surgeons

James BryanAdele KetleyKate CavanaghCarly BissetSusan MougLynda WyldJenna Morgan

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf258

Published on: 07 January 2026

Education Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Systematic Review
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Long-term mortality rate after supervised exercise therapy versus early revascularization for intermittent claudication: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Joachim S SkovboLasse M ObelLytfi KrasniqiMads LiisbergJes S Lindholt

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf294

Published on: 16 January 2026

Vascular Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Guideline
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The E-AHPBA—ESSO—Innsbruck consensus recommendations on peri- and postoperative management following liver resection

Eva MaierStefan StättnerLucia Carrion-AlvarezMarcello Di MartinoPim OlthofFlorian PrimavesiDana SochorovaStijn van LaarhovenAnita BalakrishnanRobert BreitkopfCarlijn I BuisFederica CiprianiJoris ErdmannAdam FramptonDavid FuksStefan GilgAiste GullaFrancesco LancellottiChristian MargreiterEmmanuel MelloulChristian OberkoflerStefan PetritschHelmut RaabNuh N RahbariDaniela RappoldThomas ReibergerAndrea RuzzenenteVille SallinenBenedikt SchaeferAndreas A SchnitzbauerAlejandro SerrabloKjetil SoreideErnesto SparrelidPatrick StarlingerGregor A StavrouPascale TinguelyLuca AldrighettiBobby V M DasariMatteo DonadonCristina DopazoThomas GruenbergerEduard JonasHassan MalikLuca ViganóAjith K SiriwardenaManuel Maglione

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf272

Published on: 30 December 2025

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Randomized Clinical Trial
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Laparoscopic-assisted transversus abdominis plane block versus port-site infiltration in appendicectomy: multicentre randomized clinical trial

Gordon R DalyGavin P DowlingSandra HembrechtSorcha O’GradyAisling HegartyTrudi RocheGabriel OrsiArielle PierreGavin G CalpinColm NearyCian M HehirGerard J HillAbigail O'BrienWilliam P DugganMatthew G DaveyIan J B StephensNiall D KennedyOisín BrennanCathal HayesMohammed Al AzzawiIshwarya BalasubramanianAndrew McGuireAlexandra M ZaborowskiIan S ReynoldsPaula LoughlinMichael AllenColm PowerAbeeda ButtMichael R BolandNiamh McCawleyJohn P BurkeWilliam B RobbAchille MastrosimoneMayilone ArumugasamyHugo PrinsDavid BeddyMichael J KerinDeborah A McNamaraDavid KearneyJan SorensenGerard F CurleySami Abd El WahabArnold D K Hill

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf257

Published on: 09 January 2026

Acute Care Surgery General Surgery Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Randomized Clinical Trial
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Robotic versus laparoscopic minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair: randomized clinical trial (the ROGER trial)

Fiorenzo V AngehrnJulian SüsstrunkRomano SchneiderKaspar BaltzerBeat P MüllerJohannes BaurDaniel C Steinemann

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf283

Published on: 09 January 2026

Hernia General Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Randomized Clinical Trial
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Effect of standard versus long alimentary limb distal Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on weight loss and nutritional outcomes at 10 years in patients with BMI 50–60 kg/m2—a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Odd Bjørn SalteRolf E HagenMarius SvanevikMorten Wang FagerlandHilde RisstadJøran HjelmesæthJon A KristinssonRune SandbuTom Mala

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf285

Published on: 19 January 2026

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Randomized Clinical Trial
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Open excisional haemorrhoidectomy versus transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialization for grade III haemorrhoids: open-label randomized clinical trial

Ignacio Fernandez-HurtadoNaila Pages-ValleMaria F SarubboOlga Claramonte-BellmuntSantiago Baena-BradaschiaJose A Cifuentes-RodenasXavier Serra-Aracil

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf282

Published on: 19 January 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Original Article
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Parallel Endografting And Chimney Endovascular (PEACE) registry outcomes in emergency repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms

Angelos KarelisDonald AdamMichele PiazzaGiovanni TinelliEnrico GallitoMiltiadis MatsagkasBarend MeesKevin ManiMario D’OriaWassim MansourEnrico CieriTilo KölbelBjörn SonessonNuno V DiasAbdulrahman Husain

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf278

Published on: 30 December 2025

Vascular Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Outcomes of endovascular aortic arch repair with an off-the-shelf modular inner branched stent-graft: an IDEAL 2a prospective multicentre trial

Wei GuoDan RongHongkun ZhangLeiyang ZhangHui ZhuangHua PengXuejun WuKunmei GongWei WangZhen LiWeiguo FuXiaoming ZhangMingjin GuoGuangqi ChangXiangchen DaiJian ZuoYingqiang GuoBing ChenLei ZhangTaoran ZhangHongpeng Zhang

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf279

Published on: 09 January 2026

Vascular Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Original Article
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Circulating tumour DNA in patients with stage III colon cancer: multicentre prospective PROVENC3 study

Carmen Rubio-AlarcónAndrew GeorgiadisIngrid A FrankenHaoyue WangSietske C M W van NassauSuzanna J SchraaDave E W van der KruijssenKarlijn van RooijenTheodora C LindersPien Delis-van DiemenMaartje AlkemadeAnne BolijnMarianne TijssenMargriet LemmensLana MeiqariSteven L C KetelaarsAdria Closa-MosqueraMiranda M W van DongenMirthe LanfermeijerBirgit I Lissenberg-WitteLinda J W BoschTeunise Bisschop-SnetselaarBregje C AdriaansAmy GreerDavid RileyJames R WhiteChristopher GrecoLiam CoxJesse FoxKaitlin VictorCatherine LeechSamuel V AngiuoliNiels F M KokCornelis J A PuntDaan van den BroekMiriam KoopmanGerrit A MeijerVictor E VelculescuJeanine M L RoodhartVeerle M H CoupéMark SausenGeraldine R VinkRemond J A FijnemanM Los

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf281

Published on: 09 January 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Research Letter
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Impact of postoperative complications on cost and length of stay: multicentre prospective clinical study

Julien HedouGwendoline MendesGrégoire BellanDaniel El KhouryFranck Verdonk

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf290

Published on: 16 January 2026

General Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

Research Letter
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Implementation of a perioperative protocol for parathyroidectomy reduces postoperative hypocalcaemia and healthcare utilization

Pieter C R DahmenJeroen C HolJohannes FeenstraAnne Brecht FranckenAnnette D van Dalsen

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf301

Published on: 20 January 2026

Endocrine

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

Reeltime Surgery
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A novel retromuscular Sugarbaker technique for parastomal hernia prevention in end colostomy: combination of laparoscopic posterior component separation and extraperitoneal bowel pull-through

Jianlin XiaoWenjian MengZiqiang Wang

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf252

Published on: 13 January 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

Randomized Clinical Trial
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Health-related quality of life of patients undergoing active surveillance versus standard surgery for oesophageal cancer (SANO trial)

Sanjiv S G Gangaram PandayBerend J van der WilkBen M EyckSjoerd M LagardeCamiel RosmanBo J NoordmanMaria J ValkemaTanya M BisselingPeter-Paul L O CoeneMarc J van DetJan W T DekkerJolanda M van DierenMichail DoukasStijn van EsserW Edward FietsHenk H HartgrinkJoos HeisterkampI Lisanne HolsterOlga HussonBastiaan KlarenbeekEva KouwEwout A KouwenhovenMisha D LuyerBianca MostertGrard A P NieuwenhuijzenLiekele E OostenbrugJean-Pierre PierieJohanna W van SandickMeindert N SosefManon C W SpaanderEwout W SteyerbergRoelf ValkemaEdwin S van der ZaagHester F LingsmaDavid van KlaverenJ Jan B van LanschotBas P L WijnhovenArjun D Koch

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf286

Published on: 27 January 2026

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Performance indicators for organ donation and transplantation programmes in Europe: modified Delphi consensus study

Simon StreitGeorge WhartonJasmine MahRobin van KesselApostolos PrionasCharlotte Johnston-WebberJohn BoletisBeatriz Domínguez-GilAnna ForsbergAna FrançaDale GardinerPatrick JeurissenIrene PapanicolasOliver PearceyAllan RasmussenJacopo RomagnoliElias MossialosVassilios Papalois

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf293

Published on: 22 January 2026

Transplantation

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Needle Point
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Why the European Union urgently needs guidelines for the safe implementation of artificial intelligence in surgery

Andrew A Gumbs

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znaf298

Published on: 28 January 2026

Experimental Science Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery General Surgery Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Volume : 113

Issue : 1

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Volume 113, Issue 1

January 2026

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EISSN 1365-2168

  • Young BJS
  • The Instrumentalist
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Guideline
  • Randomized Clinical Trials
  • Original Articles
  • Research Letters
  • Reeltime Surgery