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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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Needle Point
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The pre-rescue gap: ownership before surgical rescue

Jeffrey Shuhaiber

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag094

Published on: 31 July 2026

Education Acute Care Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 8

Systematic review
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Trimester-specific safety of laparoscopic versus open abdominal surgery during pregnancy: systematic review and meta-analysis

Siran WanWei LinXue ZhangSaidi HuChenchen LuoShunhong ZhangElaine dos Ramos Amado dos RamosLucilia Fernandes de AlmeidaLin-yong Zhao

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag084

Published on: 29 June 2026

General Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 8

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Review article
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Gut microbiome in surgical oncology: mechanisms, perioperative outcomes, and therapeutic opportunities

Jerry DangYung LeeMélissa V WillsJ Mark BrownKaren MadsenValentin Mocanu

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag082

Published on: 29 June 2026

Breast Surgery Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 8

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Guideline
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European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) consensus statement on standardization and research requirements for intraoperative nerve monitoring in endocrine surgery

Katrin BrauckhoffAgata DukaczewskaPietro PrinciRick SchneiderSam Van SlyckeSelen S YalimanJulia I Staubitz-VernazzaNeil S TolleyKyriakos VamvakidisIlias A ZorbasThomas J Musholt

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag090

Published on: 06 August 2026

Endocrine General Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 8

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Randomized clinical trial
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Patient-led, home-based follow-up for colorectal cancer: DISTANCE multicentre stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial

M H Elise van DrielHidde SwartjesJobbe M G LemmensSeyed M QaderiSteven TeerenstraJose A E CustersMarloes A G ElferinkBob J van WelyJohanne G BloemenWilhelmina M U van GrevensteinPeter van DuijvendijkEmiel G G VerdaasdonkMarnix A J de RoosVeerle M H CoupéGeraldine R VinkCornelis VerhoefDirk J GrünhagenJohannes H W de Wilt

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag081

Published on: 26 June 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 8

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Original Article
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Management of incidental gallbladder cancer in the nationwide CAPBIL study

Jane McClementsWan T LeeAmanda KohHarivinthan SellappanLauren BlackburnAdam BrooksGemma NixonNabeel MeraliAdam FramptonDanial SafaviBrian DavidsonMichael FeretisBobby V M DasariSirr L ChinDimitrios KaraviasAlistair RowcroftJames LucocqEwen M HarrisonVictoria Morrison-JonesFenella WelshAdithya PathankiGabriele MarangoniParis BrunoJames SkipworthNicola ColucciVasilis KosmoliaptsisLawrence O’LearyHassan MalikAlbasheer HamadalnileKrishna MenonWaqqas PatelMohamed BekheitLulu TannoMichael SilvaChristopher BrownNagappan KumarJoel TrianceNehal ShahTareq AlsaoudiNeil BhardwajHussein NassarOmar MownahDerek YeungRicky BhogalRuth Blanco-ColinoShahid FaridRami AljaberiSanjay PandanaboyanaOmar AbdelmohsinSomaiah ArooriDaisy EvansTejinderjit AthwalJ Peter A LodgeDhanwant GomezJake Clements

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag050

Published on: 21 April 2026

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery General Surgery

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 8

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Correction
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Correction to: The science and art of decision-making in surgery

DOI : 10.1093/bjs/znag086

Published on: 06 August 2026

BJS

Volume : 113

Issue : 8

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Volume 113, Issue 8

August 2026

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EISSN 1365-2168

  • Editorial
  • Needle Point
  • Systematic Review
  • Review Article
  • Guideline
  • Randomized Clinical Trial
  • Original Article
  • Correction