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Readers' Choice: Author Interviews

Welcome to Readers’ Choice: Author Interviews, our exclusive interview series where we connect with the authors behind the most-read papers published in our journal. In each feature, we dive into the inspiration, challenges, and discoveries that have captured the attention of our readers. Through these interviews, we aim to provide our readers with deeper insights into the work that is shaping the future of medicine and healthcare.

ALES Annual Report (2024)

Till December 31, 2024, ALES has a total of 54 Editorial Board Members from 15 countries. 42 articles have been published last year, with 50% Review Article, 26% Case Report, 12% Original Article, 7% Editorial, 3% Editorial Commentary and 2% Letter to the Editor. Corresponding authors came from 14 countries, with mostly from USA. According to the Google Analytics, ALES drew the attention of 222,956 visitors with 395,393 pageviews. Readership was from diverse countries, with majority from USA, followed by India, UK, Australia and Canada. For a comprehensive overview, please refer to the detailed report below.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

ALES features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Visual Abstract

In this column, we are excited to present the Visual Abstracts for ALES publications, highlighting the essence of each study in a format that’s both engaging and accessible.

New Impact Factor for Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery: 0.5

We are pleased to announce that Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) has attained its latest impact factor for the 2023 citation year: 0.5.

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery 2023 CiteScore Released: 1.4

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (ALES) has received its 2023 CiteScore: 1.4, ranking 307 out of 551 journals in the Surgery category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

Reviewer of the Month (2024)

In 2024, ALES reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2024)

In 2024, many ALES authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

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Perspective

One step forward, two steps back: preserving surgical skill in the age of robotics

Damien J. Lazar, Abe Fingerhut, George S. Ferzli

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

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Study Protocol

Study protocol for a multicentre international collaborative cohort study on the management and outcomes for T1 oesophagogastric cancer (CONGRESS)

Philip H. Pucher, Sivesh K. Kamarajah, Pradeep Bhandari, Natalie Blencowe, Tom Crosby, Richard P. T. Evans, Ewen A. Griffiths, Sheraz R. Markar, Nigel Trudgill, Timothy J. Underwood, James A. Gossage; on behalf of the CONGRESS collaborative

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Case Report

Eosinophilic myenteric ganglionitis presenting with constipation and erythema ab igne: a case report

Amelia A. Lin, James Kench, Christopher J. Young

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

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Case Report

A rare case report: Rosai-Dorfman syndrome of the mesorectum mimicking a pelvic malignancy

Lindsey Bridges, Leonardo Bustamante-Lopez, Peter Pernicone, Nicholas Feranec, Tammy Luan, Lindsey Sceats, Matthew Albert

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

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Review Article

The forgotten nodes: a narrative review

Dejan Ignjatovic, Roberto Bergamaschi, Bojan Vladimir Stimec

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

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Review Article

Minimally invasive surgery for the left-handed surgeon: a narrative review

Preeti Kodavanti Farmah, Alexander Hien Vu, Ricky Patil, Stacy Sebastian, Jessica Chiang, Eric Chuang, Alexandra Argiroff, Michael Timoney, George Ferzli

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

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Review Article

Up-to-date composition and critical appraisal of meta-analyses of comparative studies

Chadli Dziri, Abe Fingerhut

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

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Review Article

Esophageal thermal injuries associated with food ingestion: an updated scoping review

Alberto Aiolfi, Davide Bona, Matteo Cali, Tarek Ahmad, Luigi Bonavina

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Surgical Technique

Thoracoscopic enucleation of esophageal leiomyoma in semi-prone position: how I do it

Ngoc Dan Nguyen, Duc Huan Pham, Abe Fingerhut

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Original Article

Leaks after sleeve gastrectomy: is it still an issue?—single-center experience and systematic literature review

Maria Francesca Russo, Lidia Castagneto-Gissey, Giulio Illuminati, Vito D’andrea, Alfredo Genco, Giovanni Casella

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Case Report

Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS): case report of a novel approach for rectourethral fistula repair

Giulia Marzullo, Augusto Javier Carrié, Leandro Capiel, Nicolás Luis Avellaneda

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Case Report

Healing the hidden wound: treating a chronic presacral sinus after low anterior resection by transanal endoscopic operation (TEO) approach: a case report

Jesus Badia-Closa, Xavier Serra-Aracil

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Case Report

Combined ESD-TAMIS approach for local excision of recurrent low rectal lesion: a case report

Alice Zhu, Hala Muaddi, Shabier St. John, Chandni Pattni, Mehul Lamba, Jeffrey D. Mosko, Tyler R. Chesney

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Review Article

Virtual reality simulation training in laparoscopic suturing and knot-tying: a narrative review

Ellada Akritidou, Panagis M. Lykoudis, Constantinos Nastos, Dionysios Dellaportas, Nikolaos Pararas, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Eirini Theofilogiannakou, Efstathia Davoutis, Anastasios D. Giannou, Emmanouil Pikoulis

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Review Article

The impact of pelvimetry data on rectal cancer surgery—a systematic review

Mohammed Faisal Bin Abdur Raheem, Zi Qin Ng, Mary Theophilus

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Review Article

The rise of the duodenal switch: a narrative review

Daniel Tomey, Karl Hage, Noura Jawhar, Jamil Danaf, Suraj Puvvadi, Benjamin Clapp, Omar M. Ghanem

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Review Article

Management of abdominal wall hernias in bariatric patients: a narrative review

Gabriela Restrepo-Rodas, Juan S. Barajas-Gamboa, Jose Luis Guzman Fuentes, Claudia Meza Muñoz, Suleiman Al-Baqain, Ronnal Vargas-Cordova, Alfredo Daniel Guerrón

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Review Article

Surgical options for refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease following sleeve gastrectomy

Rachel S. Jefferies, Steven G. Leeds, Marc A. Ward

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Review Article

Maximizing how minimal we can go: a narrative review of minimally invasive surgery for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Judy Li, Nazanin Khajoueinejad, Yunyun Qin, Noah A. Cohen

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Review Article

Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for the treatment of achalasia: a narrative review of recent advances

Omid Sanaei, Shailender Singh, Ishfaq Bhat

Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Review Article

Abdominal wall endometriosis: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and update on minimally invasive treatment options: a narrative review

Diana Encalada-Soto, Dominick Zaucha, Emad Mikhail

Published online: 09 January 2025

Review Article

A narrative review on surgical fire—where are we now?

Josh Bilello, Teresa Jones, Edward Jones, Thomas Robinson

Published online: 09 January 2025

Review Article

Education and training on transanal minimally invasive surgery and transanal total mesorectal excision: a narrative review

Paula Domínguez Garijo, Miguel Pera, Raquel Bravo, Silvia Valverde, Sara Tavares, Romina Pena, Anaïs Besa, Ana Otero

Published online: 24 December 2024

Review Article

Endoscopic mucosal resection and full-thickness resection of neoplastic lesions of the colon: clinical application and techniques—a narrative review

Fredy Nehme, Phillip S. Ge

Published online: 12 November 2024

Case Report

Simultaneous totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with distal splenorenal venous shunt in a patient with locally advanced gastric cancer and hepatitis C virus liver cirrhosis: a case report

Roman Izrailov, Nikolay Semenov, Ruslan Alikhanov, Abraham Fingerhut

Published online: 07 November 2024

Review Article

Emergency surgery damage control procedures: which, when and how?—a narrative review of the literature

Gabriele Bellio, Francesca Marcucci, Federica Vaccari, Matteo Porta, Matteo Maria Cimino, Hayato Kurihara

Published online: 25 October 2024

Review Article

Which hiatal hernia’s need to be fixed? Large, small or none?

Colin P. Dunn, Tanu A. Patel, Nikolai A. Bildzukewicz, Justin R. Henning, John C. Lipham

Published online: 20 July 2020

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Surgical Technique

How do I do it: laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Arnab Majumder, Maria S. Altieri, L. Michael Brunt

Published online: 20 April 2020

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Surgical Technique

Laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair

George Ferzli, Mazen Iskandar

Published online: 26 March 2019

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Review Article

Hiatal hernia repair: postoperative diet, activity, and optimal long-term follow-up

Andrew S. Kastenmeier

Published online: 20 October 2021

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Surgical Technique

Transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair: how we do it

Jorge Farell Rivas, Ana Paula Ruiz-Funes Molina, Jorge Meza Carmona

Published online: 20 January 2021

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Surgical Technique

Laparoscopic anterior resection for cancer: a step-by-step technique

Simona Macina, Ludovica Baldari, Elisa Cassinotti, Massimiliano Della Porta, Luigi Boni

Published online: 16 April 2019

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Surgical Technique

Laparoscopic left colectomy: surgical technique

Mackenzie C. Morris, Ian M. Paquette

Published online: 18 February 2019

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Perspective

A perspective on the critical view of safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Steven M. Strasberg

Published online: 10 May 2017

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Review Article

Robotic surgery: finding value in 2019 and beyond

Rafael E. Perez, Steven D. Schwaitzberg

Published online: 30 May 2019

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Review Article

Preoperative instructions and postoperative care in the 21^st century

David E. Kearney, David Liska, Stefan D. Holubar

Published online: 30 August 2019

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Review Article

Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME): tips and tricks of a new surgical technique

Elisa Cassinotti, Giorgio Palazzini, Massimiliano Della Porta, Ilaria Grosso, Luigi Boni

Published online: 12 July 2017

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Review Article

Management of complications after paraesophageal hernia repair

Abraham J. Botha, Francesco Di Maggio

Published online: 20 October 2021

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Editorial

Evaluation of long-term outcome and quality of life after antireflux surgery

Ilmo Henrik Kellokumpu

Published online: 30 September 2017

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Review Article

Complex and acute paraesophageal hernias—type IV, strangulated, and irreducible

George N. Baison, Ralph W. Aye

Published online: 20 October 2021

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Review Article

Emerging surgical robotic technology: a progression toward microbots

Karl Khandalavala, Tim Shimon, Laura Flores, Priscila Rodrigues Armijo, Dmitry Oleynikov

Published online: 20 January 2020

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Review Article

Atypical and typical manifestations of the hiatal hernia

Matthew L. Goodwin, Jennifer M. Nishimura, Desmond M. D’Souza

Published online: 20 October 2021

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Review Article

D3 lymphadenectomy for right colon cancer

Marcin Włodarczyk, Jakub Włodarczyk, Radzisław Trzciński, Michał Mik, Łukasz Dziki, Adam Dziki

Published online: 25 September 2019

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Review Article

What is the best surgical option for the resection of transverse colon cancer?

Aleix Martínez-Pérez, Elisa Reitano, Paschalis Gavriilidis, Pietro Genova, Paolo Moroni, Riccardo Memeo, Francesco Brunetti, Nicola de’Angelis

Published online: 31 July 2019

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Review Article

Right sided colon cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis

Xiang-Da Dong

Published online: 12 August 2019

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Original Article

Surgical repair in recurrent inguinal hernia

Anil Sharma, Ankush Sarwal

Published online: 05 June 2017

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Editorial

Fluorescence-guided laparoscopic hepatectomy

Thinzar M. Lwin, Jason K. Sicklick, Robert M. Hoffman, Michael Bouvet

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Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal covering research and clinical aspects of minimal access surgery in general surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, urological surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology and head & neck surgery.