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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 9.4 in 2025. Explore BJS

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Beyond SANO: the future of active surveillance for oesophageal cancer

Jun WangFei LiangQingsong PangZhouguang Hui

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag066

Published on: 03 June 2026

Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Volume : 113

Issue : 10

BJS Academy Update
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Proctalgia fugax

Andreia Albuquerque

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag097

Published on: 25 July 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Volume : 113

Issue : 10

Systematic Review
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Restorative resection in robot-assisted versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision: systematic review and meta-analysis

Charlotte M S GendersJory WentinkRitch T J GeitenbeekRoel HompesJasper B van PraaghEsther C J Consten

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag106

Published on: 06 October 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 10

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Concise stakeholder-informed tool for reporting modifications to innovative surgical procedures and devices: Surgical ModificAtion Reporting Tool (SMART) checklist

James B OlivierRhiannon C MacefieldMaeve CoyleKerry N L AveryNatalie S BlencoweDaisy Elliott

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag117

Published on: 05 October 2026

General Surgery Experimental Science

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 10

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Gastrointestinal symptoms and health-related quality of life before and after pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer (GO-PANC): longitudinal nationwide study

Pauline A J VissersAnnuska SchoorlemmerChulja J PekPleun AppelhofLieke Baade-CorpelijnEllen BettenLisa Serlier-EradesHenriëtte de GrootMariska W Hoogendoorn-de RuiterSharon A G LindersJoanne L ReevesAnnemarie M Roele-de VreugdPetra A W Roza-van OsAndré L A SterkRosa van der WerfMarc G H BesselinkHanneke W M van LaarhovenCasper H J van EijckArantza Fariña Sarasqueta

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag122

Published on: 06 October 2026

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 10

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Epidemiology of trauma deaths across a mature regional trauma system: patterns of prehospital and in-hospital fatalities

Aditi NijhawanEwoud ter AvestCallum J TwohigStacey J WebsterJared M WohlgemutJason MorrisRobbie LendrumVirginia Fitzpatrick-SwallowDavid J LockeyZane B Perkins

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag030

Published on: 18 March 2026

Trauma

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 10

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Research Letter
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Retention risk in European vascular surgery training: workplace conditions outweigh workload

David WippelLaura SchönherrRyan Gouveia e MeloJuliana HeidlerAlexandre OlinyChristian ZielasekMoritz WegnerLeszek KukulskiFabrizio CecereMaram DarwishVincent JongkindNadia HakkenbrakPetar Zlatanovic

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag126

Published on: 06 October 2026

Education Vascular Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 10

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Volume 113, Issue 10

October 2026

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EISSN 1365-2168

  • Needle Point
  • BJS Academy Update
  • Systematic Review
  • Original Articles
  • Research Letter