General Surgery

Special Issues

Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:

• Kidney Transplant Rejection—Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Emerging Therapies (Deadline: 8 June 2023)
• Breast Reconstruction: Clinical Updates and Perspectives (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
• Heart Valve Surgery: Repair or Replacement? (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
• Advances in Proctology and Colorectal Surgery (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
• Surgical and Anaesthesia Care: From Preparing to Recovering (Deadline: 25 June 2023)
• Surgery for Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Now and Future (Deadline: 25 June 2023)
• Updates on Anesthesia in General Surgery (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
• Updates in Gastrointestinal Surgery (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
• New Challenges in Heart Valve Surgery (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
• Liver Resection: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
• Prostatectomy: The Current Recommendations for Clinical Practice (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
• Clinical Updates on Bariatric Surgery (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Abdominal Surgery: Clinical Updates and Perspectives (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Clinical Advances in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Towards Individualized Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Current Issues and Future Developments in the Surgical Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
• Clinical Advances in Pancreatic Surgery (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
• Clinical Challenges in Prostate Surgery (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in 2022 and Beyond (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
• An Update on Acute Care Surgery (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
• Reproductive Surgery: Current Trends and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
• Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Cardiovascular Surgery (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
• State of the Art and New Frontiers in Mitral Valve Surgery (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
• Innovative Surgical Researches (Deadline: 6 August 2023)
• Spine and Lumbar Disorders: Surgical Intervention and Clinical Management (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
• State-of-Art in Aortic Surgery (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
• Innovations and Technical Advances in Cardiothoracic Surgery (Deadline: 16 August 2023)
• Cardiothoracic Surgery: State of the Art and Future Perspectives - Part II (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Latest Developments in Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Vascular Surgery: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• New Treatments in Bariatric Surgery (Deadline: 25 August 2023)
• Laparoscopic Surgery in COVID-19 Era: Obstacles and Challenges (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
• Current Surgical Management of Pancreatic Cancer (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
• Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery for Endometriosis and Gynecologic Malignancies (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
• Prevention, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for Abdominal Surgery Complications (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
• What’s New in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting(CABG): Challenges and Future Directions (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
• Advances in Surgical Management of Urinary Stones (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
• Advances and Challenges in Spine Surgery (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
• Obesity and Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery: Risks, Outcomes, Prognosis, and Development Trends (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
• Bariatric Surgery: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Expert Views on Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Updates on Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis (Deadline: 22 September 2023)
• Advancements in Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery (Deadline: 24 September 2023)
• Vascular Surgery: Current Challenges and New Perspectives (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
• Advances in Perioperative Care: Challenges and Perspectives in Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, Perioperative Optimization and Prehabilitation (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
• Advances in Hip and Knee Joint Replacement and Revision Surgery (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
• Intestinal Obstruction: Etiology and Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation and Imaging, Diagnosis and Treatment (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
• New Advances in Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
• Recent Advances and Challenges of Surgical Treatment for Pancreatic Disease: Expert Views (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
• Trauma Surgery: Developments in Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Trauma-Associated Injuries (Deadline: 12 October 2023)
• Vascular Surgery: Technology Innovation and Patients Management (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
• Peri-Operative Adverse Events in Surgery and Anesthesiology: How to Assess, Prevent and Manage Them? (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
• Minimal Access Surgery: Challenges in Clinical Practice (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
• New Insights into Anesthesia in Surgery (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• The Latest Research in Endoscopy and Gastro-Intestinal Surgery (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• Recent Advances and Challenges in Pancreatic Surgery (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• Breast Reconstructive Surgery: Clinical Management and Challenges (Deadline: 25 October 2023)
• SPIGC XXXIV National Congress Special Issue–Future in Progress (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
• JSOPB 2022–2023 Congress Special Issue – Update on Organ Preservation and Transplantation (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
• Surgical Advances in Pancreaticobiliary Diseases (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
• New Techniques and Progress in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
• State-of-the-Art in Colorectal Surgery (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
• Current Advances and Future Direction in Spinal Surgery (Deadline: 1 November 2023)
• New Insights into Colorectal Surgery (Deadline: 26 November 2023)
• Clinical Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery (Deadline: 28 November 2023)
• Recent Advances in Lung Resection Surgery (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
• Clinical Advances in Bariatric Surgery (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
• Advances in Trauma Treatment (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
• Surgical Management of Kidney Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
• Advances in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery for Cancers (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
• Advances in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• New Insights in Laparoscopic Surgery (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Minimally Invasive Surgery: Current Challenges and New Perspectives (Deadline: 25 December 2023)
• Innovations in Sports Traumatology: Arthroscopy, Ligament Repair, Reconstruction, Regeneration & Rehabilitation (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
• Abdominal Surgery: Current Concepts and Future Challenges (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
• Clinical Application and Practice of Modern Techniques in Spine Surgery (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
• Gynecologic Mini-Invasive Operations: Current Updates and Perspectives (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
• Clinical Advances and Future Perspectives in Vascular Surgery (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
• New Challenges in Liver Transplantation (Deadline: 21 January 2024)
• Recent Advancements and Challenges in Colorectal Surgery (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
• Advances in Endoscopic Management of Pancreatobiliary Neoplasms (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
• Difficult Situations and Modern Surgical Techniques in Ventral Hernia Surgery (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
• Liver Transplantation: Current Management and Future Options (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
• Minimally Invasive Emergency Surgery (Deadline: 29 February 2024)