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BJS Open

BJS Open was first published in 2017 and has since established itself as a leading open access journal for surgical research. It includes a similar range of content to BJS, covering all aspects of general surgery. All submitted manuscripts undergo peer review, with the additional opportunity to publish research open access. BJS Open received an impact factor of 4.9 in 2025. Explore BJS Open

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Invited Commentary
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Revisiting lymphatic dissemination in gastric cancer: insights from a large Western multicentre cohort

Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille RamosRubén Aguilar ZapagCarlos García Carrasco

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag094

Published on: 03 July 2026

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS Open

Volume : 10

Issue : 4

Systematic Review
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Effectiveness of perioperative calcium and vitamin D supplementation in preventing post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia: network meta-analysis of randomized trials

Vasileios GkanisDimitrios PapaconstantinouSophocles LanitisNikolaos DafniosIoannis PapakonstantinouKonstantinos Nastos

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag093

Published on: 03 July 2026

Endocrine

BJS Open

Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Systematic Review
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Single-stapling versus double-stapling technique for rectal anastomosis—meta-analysis

Dimitrios KehagiasCharalampos LampropoulosIoannis KehagiasDavid JayneJim Tiernan

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag078

Published on: 03 July 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery General Surgery

BJS Open

Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Systematic Review
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Outcomes reported in studies of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions treatments: systematic review

David A FinchMadhu P ChaudhuryRebecca MorrisEdward ParkinPeter MitchellPierre Martin-HirschAndrew G RenehanRebecca Fish

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag061

Published on: 04 July 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Systematic Review
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Implications and risk of new versus persisting intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms after pancreatic surgery: meta-analysis

Anouk J van BodegravenKatharina M Marstaller-WalzVirginia PadoanDanhui HeoGiampaolo PerriGeorge L BurchellMartin LoosChristoph W MichalskiMarc G BesselinkUmberto CilloIngmar F RompenGiovanni Marchegiani

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag087

Published on: 13 July 2026

General Surgery Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

BJS Open

Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Systematic Review
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Hospital costs associated with complications following pancreatoduodenectomy: systematic review

Michiel F G FranckenJoey de HondtFaridi S JamaludinMartijn W J StommelBert A BonsingHjalmar C van SantvoortBas Groot KoerkampOlivier R BuschMarcel G W DijkgraafMarc G Besselink

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag055

Published on: 15 July 2026

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Systematic Review
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Hospital factors associated with failure to rescue after surgery: meta-analysis

Cameron I WellsSurya Akash BoppanaChris VargheseWilliam XuGreg O’GradyIan P Bissett

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag086

Published on: 16 July 2026

General Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Original Article
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Sex-based differences in mortality and failure to rescue after major gastrointestinal cancer resections: real-world evidence from a nationwide cohort

Rene MantkeUlrike WeberMarkus W BüchlerRichard Hunger

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag067

Published on: 03 July 2026

General Surgery Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

BJS Open

Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Postpancreatectomy acute pancreatitis after distal pancreatectomy: tri-institutional international cohort

Elisa RomandiniGiampaolo PerriAya MaekawaElisa BannoneMushegh A SahakyanDyre Berg KleivePoya GhorbaniGiovanni MarchegianiRoberto MontorsiAlice CattelaniStefan GilgÅsmund Avdem FretlandMarcus HolmbergErnesto SparrelidKnut Jørgen LaboriBjørn EdwinRoberto Salvia

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag069

Published on: 03 July 2026

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Pattern of lymph node spread in gastric cancer: Western multicenter retrospective study

Francesca BlasaGiuseppe VerlatoHidde OvertoomMartina Hermez CholeFabrizio TedoneFederica FilippiniMarkos DespotidisEvgenia MelaTania TriantafyllouDimitrios SchizasDimitrios TheodorouMagnus NilssonSuzanne S GisbertzMaria BencivengaIoannis Rouvelas

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag076

Published on: 03 July 2026

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Development of a predictive model for postoperative body mass index and diabetes outcomes after metabolic bariatric surgery: retrospective cohort study

Vincent OchsLars KollmannIlan RosenblumAdisa PoljoAndreas HeuleBassey EnodienMaryna Chumakova-OrinEric J DeMariaEmanuel BurriReinhard StollOtto KollmarRobert RosenbergPascal ProbstMarkus K MullerStephanie Taha-MehlitzBeat P MüllerDaniel M FreyPiotr KalinowskiMarta PrzybyszMateusz BartkowiakMuhammed Said DalkilicAbdullah SisikRodrigo Otavio Carvalho De OliveriaFatima MartinsErik StenbergEllen AnderssonTorsten OlbersSven FlemmingFlorian SeyfriedFlorian PonholzerAnnemarie WeissenbacherDietmar ÖfnerJohanna BetzlerMirko OttoRalph PeterliPhilippe C CattinAnas Taha

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag054

Published on: 03 July 2026

Plastic Surgery General Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Mesh–fixation combinations and chronic postoperative inguinal pain after laparoscopic groin hernia repair: nationwide cohort study

Bengt Novik

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag073

Published on: 04 July 2026

Hernia General Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Using Bayesian event probabilities for monitoring clinical quality assurance

Edward H LivingstonAmi HayashiKyle D KlingbeilAnne Y Lin

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag082

Published on: 20 July 2026

General Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Multi-outcome prognostic modelling for older adults after trauma: development and validation of the Older Trauma Outcome Predictor (OTOP) model

Mayura IddagodaMichelle TrevenenDieter G WeberChristopher Etherton-BeerLeon Flicker

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag084

Published on: 20 July 2026

Trauma Experimental Science

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Liver perfusion failure after pancreatoduodenectomy: clinical significance and perioperative risk factors

Mohammed Al-SaeediJulian M DeisenhoferHendrik B SauerLeonie Frank-MoldzioAlina S RitterTom BrucknerGabriel A SalgAli RamouzPhilipp MayerThomas HankArianeb MehrabiMartin LoosThilo HackertMarkus W BüchlerOliver Strobel

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag056

Published on: 21 July 2026

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Impact of thromboprophylaxis timing and duration on thromboembolism and bleeding in metabolic bariatric surgery

Martin Löfling SkogarMartina Azzurra BranciforteErik Stenberg

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag097

Published on: 21 July 2026

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery General Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Research Letter
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Rationale and design of the SENTRY trial: sentinel node and organ-preserving surgery versus segmental resection in stage I colon cancer

Bart C T van de LaarDaan J SikkenkPieter J TanisPaul M VerheijenMatthijs P SchwartzHalil AkolRené ArensmanFrank J VoskensLeon M G MoonsWouter H de Vos tot Nederveen CappelHenderik L van WestreenenWouter B NagengastEsther C J Consten

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag075

Published on: 21 July 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

Original Article
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Evaluating quality of colorectal cancer surgery across elective and emergency health systems: secondary analysis of prospective cohort studies in 95 countries

Sivesh K KamarajahAdewale O AdisaAjay AggarwalAlazar BerheJames GlasbeyEwen HarrisonParvez D HaqueIsmail LawaniSonia MathaiAna Minaya BravoC S PrameshApril C RoslaniChris VargheseAneel BhanguSivesh K Kamarajah

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag062

Published on: 22 July 2026

Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Cost-effectiveness of angiography-guided thyroidectomy to prevent postoperative hypoparathyroidism: Spanish National Health System model-based analysis

Pablo Moreno-LlorenteMarta RuizArantxa García-BarrasaMarta Recasens-SubiasItziar LarrañagaThiago CarnavalSebastián Videla

DOI : 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag095

Published on: 22 July 2026

Endocrine

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Volume : 10

Issue : 4

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Volume 10, Issue 4

August 2026

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EISSN 2474-9842

  • Invited Commentary
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Original Articles
  • Research Letter