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High-volume central node metastasis
Ashok R. Shaha
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Original Article

The clinical relevance of LODDS for post-mastectomy radiotherapy in T1–2N1M0 breast cancer: a real-world propensity score-weighted analysis using the SEER database
Yifan Li, Zitong Yang, Zi Ou, Yuanbo Xue, Yufeng Tian, Aojin Li, Jiandong Wang
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:208
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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of breast augmentation using implants combined with autologous fat grafting: a retrospective study of 219 cases
Phung Van Nguyen, Van Thanh Nguyen
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:209
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Integrating delta radiomics and changes in multimodal ultrasound features for predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer
Jingchao Chen, Kangjian Wang, Ming He, Haolin Shen, Hong Chen
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:210
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Clinical, microbial, and experimental features associated with Grade C postoperative pancreatic fistula and pancreaticojejunostomy disruption
Qingquan Tan, Yichen Li, Jie Yang, Zuowei Wu, Ziheng Guo, Xing Wang, Zhenjiang Zheng, Yonghua Chen, Xubao Liu, Chunlu Tan
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:211
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Highly cosmetic and safe breast-conserving surgery using a wave-like periareolar incision with sub-nipple and extensive subcutaneous dissection: a retrospective cohort study
Shohei Shikata, Takamichi Yokoe, Tomoe Kameyama, Haruka Yagishita, Aiko Nagayama, Tomoko Seki, Maiko Takahashi, Tetsu Hayashida
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:212
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Predictive model for increased postoperative drainage volume in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study
Weiben Ji, Ti Zhang, Mingzhen Chen, Yue Hu, Jianzhong Shi, Chunlan He, Shikun Ma
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:213
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Development and validation of a SEER-derived prognostic nomogram for non-metastatic Asian breast cancer patients
Fei Xu, Yu-Ling Zhang, Jin-Mei Cheng, Heng-Wen Sun, Sha-Sha Du, Xin Hua
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:214
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Endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction and sentinel lymph node biopsy for early-stage breast cancer: a prospective case series
Huynh Quang Khanh, Nguyen Hoang Viet, Nguyen Duc Toan, Pham Ngoc Anh Chi, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuy, Le Tuan Anh
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:215
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A simple four-variable nomogram integrating age, ACR-TIRADS, BRAF V600E and Bethesda cytology for predicting occult central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a preoperative risk-stratification tool
Bin Cao, Gao Fei, Si-Cong Zhou, Yiwen Ding, Leilei Liu
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:216
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Development and internal validation of a multimodal MRI-FNAC radiomics-pathomics model for predicting cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Jing Wan, Lunyou Zhang, Zhiqin Zhou, Zhu You, Yi Qiu
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:217
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Development and validation of a predictive model for thyroid nodule malignancy risk based on intralesional and perilesional ultrasound radiomic features
Wanying Liu, Ziran Zhang, Li Ling, Ying Zhao, Jiale Wu, Yongquan Chu
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:218
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Evolution of parathyroid pathology identification during concomitant thyroid surgery
Tucker Bettis, Logan D. Glosser, Neil Saunders, Thomas Yamashita, Loreski Collado, Quynh Tran, Anee Jackson, Collin Weber, Jyotirmay Sharma, Snehal G. Patel
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:219
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Global research trends and thematic evolution of imaging-guided localization in breast cancer surgery: a bibliometric analysis
Haodong Guo, Yue Wang, Li Zhao, Jinjing Tang, Yumeng Zhang, Haixia Yu, Yunyan Li, Dechun Li
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:220
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Utility of intercostal artery perforator flap in granulomatous lobular mastitis: a single-center retrospective study
Zi-Ying Wang, Quan-Feng Shao, Wei Liang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Jiao Xue, Bei Zhu, Shu-Yang Xu, Lin Zheng, Wei-Xian Chen
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:221
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Development and validation of a SEER-based prognostic nomogram for overall survival in elderly Asian American women with breast cancer
Fei Xu, Yong-Miao Lin, Yu-Ling Zhang, Wen Xia, Xin-Qiao Cheng, Sha-Sha Du, Xin Huang, Xin Hua
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:222
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Development and internal validation of a nomogram for predicting the initial response to radioactive iodine therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer with concurrent Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Rui Zhu, Yang-Yang Lei, Zhao-Xia Luo, Yi Wu, Ling-Peng Zeng
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:223
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Preoperative prediction of extrathyroidal extension in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a nomogram integrating dual-plane ultrasound-based radiomics and clinical features
Quan Wen, Qianwen Wang, Huiying Geng, Linxue Qian, Yuan Zu
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:224
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Survival outcomes after breast-conserving surgery with radiotherapy versus mastectomy in apocrine carcinoma of the breast: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-based retrospective cohort study with time-dependent analysis
Chenglong Pan, Qian He, Bailing Wu, Guoqing Pan
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:225
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The impact of menstrual cycle on the safety of elective thyroid surgery
Lei Zhang, Jia Liu
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:226
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Local recurrence in nipple-sparing mastectomy without intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in breast cancer
Prakasit Chirappapha, Wassa Watanakun, Sarunthorn Lapkittichot, Panuwat Lertsithichai, Ronnarat Suvikapakornkul, Thongchai Sukarayothin, Monchai Leesombatpaiboon, Yodying Wasuthit, Rutchanee Prasitmonthol, Lakkana Adireklarpwong
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:227
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Risk factors and nomogram for predicting central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma based on gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy
Yifan He, Yawen Bai, Jianfeng Sheng
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:228
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Development and validation of a multivariable prediction model for lateral lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Zhenxing Peng, Jialong Wu, Junwei Huang, Xiaohong Chen
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:229
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The prognostic value of central excised lymph node count in N1a papillary thyroid cancer: a population-based study
Weijian Li, Wenxin Zhang, Jianlan Yue, Hui Wang, Jinyan Chai, Jian Tan, Qiang Jia, Ruiguo Zhang
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:230
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Influencing factors and prediction model of ultrasound-based false-negative central lymph node metastasis in localized papillary thyroid carcinoma
Ningning Ren, Xiaoyi Ren, Xingsong Tian
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:231
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Ultrasound radiomics for preoperative prediction of high axillary nodal burden in node-positive breast cancer: comparison of intratumoral and peritumoral features with external validation
Hao Ye, Shaopan Cai, Jiaxuan Ye, Weipeng Li, Zhirong Xu, Danhong Cai
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:232
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Comparison of perioperative outcomes between gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy and conventional open thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective study
Yesheng Zhang, Yongcan Xu, Yiheng Yang, Xiaoxin Gu, Neng Lou, Guochao Ye
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:233
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Factors influencing postoperative thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression therapy in low-risk papillary thyroid cancer after lobectomy
Bingbin Dong, Shuguang Xiao, Zheng Wang, Yabing Wang
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:234
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for differentiating benign from malignant Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 4a breast lesions: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study
Liping Fan, Na Yuan, Fang Qi, Wentao Qu, Jinhui Zhang, Xiaomei Tian, Yaning Kang
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:235
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Review Article

Nipple-areolar complex neurotization in implant-based breast reconstruction: a narrative review
Daniel Maliszewski, Wiktoria Stańkowska, Artur Bocian, Joanna Kufel-Grabowska, Julian Krul, Sylwia Jałtuszewska, Radosław Tarkowski, Wojciech Jan Makarewicz
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:236
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Optimization of fat grafting to attenuate radiation damage: a narrative review
Amy Skarsfeldt, Katharina S. Berryman, Kento Takaya, Ivy J. Stejskal, Kellen Chen, Geoffrey C. Gurtner
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:237
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Surgical Technique

Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy after periareolar incision: a surgical technical approach to subareolar dissection in a previously operated field
Toshikatsu Nitta, Jun Okuno, Kosei Kimura, Kae Nishihara, Yurika Sugano, Ayumi Tsujino, Yuko Takashima, Tomo Ayukawa, Masatsugu Ishii, Atsushi Takeshita, Takashi Ishibashi, Mitsuhiko Iwamoto
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
(8)
:238
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Editorial Commentary

Understanding pancreatic reconstruction after pancreatoduodenectomy: lessons in technique and biology
Naveen Manisundaram, Derek J. Erstad
Gland Surgery  
2026;
15
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:243
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When and how can in-hospital deaths following pancreaticoduodenectomy be prevented?
Akihiro Cho, Yukiko Niwa, Takeshi Ishita, Toshihiko Mori, Moe Tanemura, Atsushi Oda, Ryota Higuchi, Masaho Ota, Satoshi Katagiri
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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:244
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Original Article 
BI-RADS 4 breast lesions: could multi-mode ultrasound be helpful for their diagnosis?
Gang Liu, Meng-Ke Zhang, Yan He, Yuan Liu, Xi-Ru Li, Zhi-Li Wang
Published online: 19 June 2019
Original Article 
The presentation of lymph nodes in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis on ultrasound
Mark R. Jones, Hossam Mohamed, Jennifer Catlin, Daniel April, Zaid Al-Qurayshi, Emad Kandil
Published online: 01 August 2015
Images of the Issue 
Breast magnetic resonance imaging: non-mass-like enhancement
Liuquan Cheng, Xiru Li
Published online: 07 December 2012
Original Article 
Preputialplasty: can be considered an alternative to circumcision? When, how, why? Experience of Italian centre
Rossella Angotti, Francesco Molinaro, Francesco Ferrara, Chiara Pellegrino, Edoardo Bindi, Giulia Fusi, Mario Messina
Published online: 03 April 2018
Review Article 
The role of noncoding RNA in thyroid cancer
Xinying Li, Zhiming Wang
Published online: 07 December 2012
Review Article 
Recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer after optimized surgery
Clive S. Grant
Published online: 05 February 2015
Review Article 
Defining the syndromes of parathyroid failure after total thyroidectomy
Leyre Lorente-Poch, Juan J. Sancho, Jose Luis Muñoz-Nova, Patricia Sánchez-Velázquez, Antonio Sitges-Serra
Published online: 05 February 2015
Review Article 
Speech therapy after thyroidectomy
Wing-Hei Viola Yu, Che-Wei Wu
Published online: 26 October 2017
Original Article 
Is vascular flow a predictor of malignant thyroid nodules? A meta-analysis
Helmi Khadra, Mohamed Bakeer, Adam Hauch, Tian Hu, Emad Kandil
Published online: 28 December 2016
Images of the Issue 
Breast magnetic resonance imaging: kinetic curve assessment
Liuquan Cheng, Xiru Li
Published online: 04 March 2013
Review Article 
Recovery of laryngeal function after intraoperative injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve
Per Mattsson, Jonas Hydman, Mikael Svensson
Published online: 05 February 2015
Review Article 
Silicone breast implant rupture: a review
Christopher Hillard, Jason D. Fowler, Ruth Barta, Bruce Cunningham
Published online: 19 April 2017
Review Article 
Anatomy of the nipple and breast ducts
Gustavo Zucca-Matthes, Cícero Urban, André Vallejo
Published online: 01 February 2016
Review Article 
Breast cancer-related lymphedema: risk factors, precautionary measures, and treatments
Tessa C. Gillespie, Hoda E. Sayegh, Cheryl L. Brunelle, Kayla M. Daniell, Alphonse G. Taghian
Published online: 08 August 2018
Review Article 
Minimally invasive surgical management of benign breast lesions
Anna Lakoma, Eugene S. Kim
Published online: 16 May 2014
Review Article 
Preoperative management in patients with Graves’ disease
Eliana Piantanida
Published online: 26 October 2017

Original Article

Trachway video intubating stylet allows for optimization of electromyographic endotracheal tube placement for monitored thyroidectomy
Pi-Ying Chang, Pin-Yang Hu, Yi-Chu Lin, Hsiu-Ya Chen, Feng-Yu Chiang, Che-Wei Wu, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, I-Cheng Lu
Preoperative psychosocial characteristics may predict body image and sexuality two years after risk-reducing mastectomy: a prospective study
Dmytro Unukovych, Hemming Johansson, Yvonne Brandberg
Non-stereotactic method involving combination of ultrasound-guided wire localization and vacuum-assisted breast biopsy for microcalcification
Jeeyeon Lee, Ho Yong Park, Jin Hyang Jung, Wan Wook Kim, Seung Ook Hwang, Taek Ju Kwon, Jin Ho Chung, Youngtae Bae
Histologic evaluation of sentinel and non-sentinel axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer by multilevel sectioning and predictors of non-sentinel metastasis
Piyarat Jeeravongpanich, Tuenjai Chuangsuwanich, Chulaluk Komoltri, Adune Ratanawichitrasin
A high burden of comorbid conditions leads to decreased survival in breast cancer
Ingrid A. Woelfel, Leopoldo J. Fernandez, Michael O. Idowu, Kazuaki Takabe
Evidence based outcomes of the American Society of Breast Surgeons Nipple Sparing Mastectomy Registry
Sunny D. Mitchell, Shawna C. Willey, Peter Beitsch, Sheldon Feldman
The effect of intrathyroidal versus intraperitoneal bevacizumab on thyroid volume and vasculature flow in a rat model
Aaron Smith, Vikrum Thimmappa, John D. Boughter Jr, Christopher Vanison, Courtney B. Shires, Merry Sebelik
BI-RADS 4 breast lesions: could multi-mode ultrasound be helpful for their diagnosis?
Gang Liu, Meng-Ke Zhang, Yan He, Yuan Liu, Xi-Ru Li, Zhi-Li Wang
Shear wave elasticity of breast lesions: would it be correlated with the extracellular matrix components?
Gang Liu, Meng-Ke Zhang, Yan He, Xi-Ru Li, Zhi-Li Wang
Predictive and prognostic value of prognostic nutritional index for locally advanced breast cancer
Yaohui Wang, Bayarmaa Battseren, Wenjin Yin, Yanping Lin, Liheng Zhou, Fan Yang, Yan Wang, Lu Sun, Jinsong Lu
Novel lymphocyte to red blood cell ratio (LRR), neutrophil to red blood cell ratio (NRR), monocyte to red blood cell ratio (MRR) as predictive and prognostic biomarkers for locally advanced breast cancer
Yaohui Wang, Haofeng Wang, Wenjin Yin, Yanping Lin, Liheng Zhou, Xiaonan Sheng, Yaqian Xu, Rui Sha, Jinsong Lu

Review Article

Intraoperative real-time localization of parathyroid gland with near infrared fluorescence imaging
Sung Won Kim, Hyoung Shin Lee, Kang Dae Lee
Speech therapy after thyroidectomy
Wing-Hei Viola Yu, Che-Wei Wu
Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative anesthetic prospective for thyroid surgery: what’s new
I-Cheng Lu, I-Hua Lin, Che-Wei Wu, Hsiu-Ya Chen, Yi-Chu Lin, Feng-Yu Chiang, Pi-Ying Chang
Are breast cancer stem cells the key to resolving clinical issues in breast cancer therapy?
Hidetaka Shima, Akimitsu Yamada, Takashi Ishikawa, Itaru Endo
BRAF V600E mutation in prognostication of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) recurrence
Agnieszka Czarniecka, Małgorzata Oczko-Wojciechowska, Marcin Barczyński
Intraoperative neural monitoring in thyroid surgery: lessons learned from animal studies
Che-Wei Wu, Gregory W. Randolph, I-Cheng Lu, Pi-Ying Chang, Yi-Ting Chen, Pao-Chu Hun, Yi-Chu Lin, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Feng-Yu Chiang
Advances in imaging technologies for planning breast reconstruction
Anita T. Mohan, Michel Saint-Cyr
Current perspectives on radiation therapy in autologous and prosthetic breast reconstruction
Mark W. Clemens, Steven J. Kronowitz
Current opinions on indications and algorithms for acellular dermal matrix use in primary prosthetic breast reconstruction
Michael M. Vu, John Y. S. Kim
Loss of signal in recurrent nerve neuromonitoring: causes and management
Che-Wei Wu, Mei-Hui Wang, Cheng-Chien Chen, Hui-Chun Chen, Hsiu-Ya Chen, Jing-Yi Yu, Pi-Ying Chang, I-Cheng Lu, Yi-Chu Lin, Feng-Yu Chiang
Intraoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer
Norman R. Williams, Katharine H. Pigott, Chris Brew-Graves, Mohammed R. S. Keshtgar
Primary and secondary angiosarcoma of the breast
Tania K. Arora, Krista P. Terracina, John Soong, Michael O. Idowu, Kazuaki Takabe
Overview of indications for nipple sparing mastectomy
Eleni Tousimis, Michelle Haslinger
Autologous reconstruction following nipple sparing mastectomy: a comprehensive review of the current literature
Paul Shay, Jordan Jacobs
Breast cancer-related lymphedema: risk factors, precautionary measures, and treatments
Tessa C. Gillespie, Hoda E. Sayegh, Cheryl L. Brunelle, Kayla M. Daniell, Alphonse G. Taghian

Case Report

Detection of insulinoma using 68Gallium-DOTATATE PET/CT: a case report
Samira M. Sadowski, Vladimir Neychev, Candice Cottle-Delisle, Roxanne Merkel, Lily A. Yang, Martha M. Quezado, Richard Chang, Electron Kebebew
A cause of unbearably painful breast, diffuse dermal angiomatosis
Barbara J Adams, Stephanie Goldberg, H. Davis Massey, Kazuaki Takabe

Surgical Technique

Trans-oral glasses-free three-dimensional endoscopic thyroidectomy—preliminary single center experiences
Yi-Ke Zeng, Zhi-Yu Li, Wen-Liang Xuan, Jian-Xing He

Visualized Surgery

Modified transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery for treatment of thyroid cancer: operative steps and video
Xiao-Wei Peng, Hui Li, Zan Li, Xiao Zhou, Da-Jiang Song, Bo Zhou, Chun-Liu Lv, Wen Peng

Original Articles

Differential protein expressions in breast cancer between drug sensitive tissues and drug resistant tissues
Wenjun Yi, Jing Peng, Yajie Zhang, Fenfen Fu, Qiongyan Zou, Yuanyuan Tang

Review Articles

The prognostic implication and potential role of BRAF mutation in the decision to perform elective neck dissection for thyroid cancer
Jin Woo Lee, Bon Seok Koo
Update on the surgical management of Paget’s disease
Katarzyna Trebska-McGowan, Krista P. Terracina, Kazuaki Takabe
Status quo and development trend of breast biopsy technology
Yan-Jun Zhang, Lichun Wei, Jie Li, Yi-Qiong Zheng, Xi-Ru Li

Perspective

Should we examine sentinel lymph nodes during the operation?
Akimitsu Yamada, Kazuaki Takabe

Research Highlight

Twofer anti-vascular therapy targeting sphingosine-1-phosphate for breast cancer
Kazuaki Takabe, Akimitsu Yamada, Omar M. Rashid, Barbara J. Adams, Wei-Ching Huang, Tomoyoshi Aoyagi, Masayuki Nagahashi

Mini-Review

HuR: a promising therapeutic target for angiogenesis
Rui Dong, Guo-Dong Yang, Nian-An Luo, Ya-Qi Qu

Review Article on Interventional Radiology in Glands

“Super-active surveillance”: MRI ultrasound fusion biopsy and ablation for less invasive management of prostate cancer
Jonathan B. Bloom, Samuel A. Gold, Graham R. Hale, Kareem N. Rayn, Vikram K. Sabarwal, Ivane Bakhutashvili, Vladimir Valera, Baris Turkbey, Peter A. Pinto, Bradford J. Wood
Allo- and auto-percutaneous intra-portal pancreatic islet transplantation (PIPIT) for diabetes cure and prevention: the role of imaging and interventional radiology
Massimo Venturini, Claudio Sallemi, Paolo Marra, Anna Palmisano, Giulia Agostini, Carolina Lanza, Gianpaolo Balzano, Massimo Falconi, Antonio Secchi, Paolo Fiorina, Lorenzo Piemonti, Paola Maffi, Antonio Esposito, Francesco De Cobelli, Alessandro Del Maschio
Original Article
Thyroid-cartilage and anterior-laryngeal electrodes provide higher and more frequently adequate electromyographic signals in intraoperative neuromonitoring during thyroid surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hisham Ali Alghamdi, Muhannad Ali Hendi Alghamdi, Mujtaba A. Ali, Majed Ashraf Saeed Alghamdi, Muhannad Saleh Ahmed Alzahrani, Azzam Abdullah Ali Alghamdi, Omar Ahmed Ali Alzahrani, Abdulrahman Suwayyid Zayn Alghamdi, Hassan Ibrahim Alomari, Riyadh Abdulrahman Yahya Alzahrani, Nazih Yassir Alzahrani, Ali Yahya Ali Alzahrani, Khaled Saleh Hamdan Alghamdi
Published online: 28 August 2026