Vol 15, No 7 (July 31, 2026): Gland Surgery

Editorial

Anatomical mastectomy: where oncologic precision meets reconstructive surgery
Lorenzo Scardina, Marzia Salgarello, Gianluca Franceschini
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Original Article

Low prealbumin predicts early recurrence after pancreatic cancer surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Myeong Hun Oh, Hyung Il Seo, Young Mok Park, Byeong Gwan Noh, Sang Jin Lee, Suk Kim, Nam Kyung Lee, Seung Baek Hong, Seong Yong Han, Jong Hyun Lee, Dong Wook Kim, Byung Soo Park
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Cross-sectional study and clinical prediction of post-thyroidectomy discomfort
Jin Du, Zhaohua Shen, Yang Song, Xiaonan Huang, Fanfu Fang, Chenlu Ding, Qiuxia Ni, Yan Guo, Hengyu Li, Junyi Shi, Jing Chen, Zhiping Huang, Chaoqian Liu
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Development and validation of a predictive nomogram for cervical lymph node metastasis in aspect ratio ≥1 papillary thyroid carcinoma using ultrasonic features and serum calcitonin
Yan Liu, Yuchen He, Jianwei He, Zhenhao Zheng, Xichen Yao, Tianxin Liu, Ziyu Liu, Ruyan Zhou, Wen Liu, Jun Li
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Artificial intelligence-based systems as auxiliary tools for thyroid nodule malignancy detection on ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy
Rafael De Cicco, Francisco Araujo Dias, Victor Bandini Vieira, Rafael Souza, Tabata Briaunys Milan
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2026;
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A time‑dependent risk prediction model for distant metastasis in early‑stage breast cancer based on explainable ensemble learning: a retrospective cohort study
Huijing Wu, Hongliang Ren, Shunxiang Liu, Lin Tang, Xuefeng Xie
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Detection of preoperative serum trace elements in thyroid tumors
Xiaohong Zhang, Xin Song, Yungang Pu, Yu Liu, Xiangyi Liu
Gland Surgery  
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A randomized controlled trial: application of inactivated Pseudomonas aeruginosa preparation in nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate prosthetic reconstruction for breast cancer
Mingda Zhao, Tianming Fang, Haonan Jiang, Jianyi Li
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Development and performance evaluation of a risk assessment model for cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis coexisting with papillary thyroid carcinoma
Yuyu Hua, Caihong Wang, Fei Wang, Ruheng Feng, Qiqi Qin, Jing Wen
Gland Surgery  
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma with fibromatosis/fasciitis-like stromal component is a rare subtype of papillary carcinoma with moderate aggressiveness: a single-center retrospective cross-sectional study of 725 patients
Zuhao Yang, Shanshan Zhang, Donglai Fan, Chen Qian, Yingjie Xu, Chengguang Yang, Weiqi Kong
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Development of a nomogram for predicting severe post-parathyroidectomy hypocalcemia in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism: a retrospective cohort study
Suhail Sayed, Doris Goubran, Diana Prince, Norbert Viallet, Ciaran Lane, Paul Kerr
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Development and validation of an explainable web-based machine learning model for predicting early postoperative hypocalcemia in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer
Jiaqi Ye, Yuanyuan Wang
Gland Surgery  
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Standard imaging-guided chest wall perforator flap reconstruction without intraoperative handheld Doppler for granulomatous lobular mastitis: a simplified approach for resource-limited settings
Zi-Ying Wang, Jia-Wei Yin, Yuan-Yuan Li, Wei Liang, Quan-Feng Shao, Jiao Xue, Bei Zhu, Lin Zheng, Wei-Xian Chen
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Clinical transportability, calibration drift, and local updating of a B-mode ultrasound radiomics-clinical prediction model for occult high-volume central lymph node metastasis in cN0 papillary thyroid carcinoma: development, temporal validation, and external validation
Ziwei Zhang, Cailing Lin, Jing Ning, Xiaochen Liu, Chenshan Dong, Hang Ling
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Development and frontier trends of pancreaticojejunostomy over the past 26 years: bibliometric and visual analysis
Xiao Cui, Piao Wang, Xiao-Zhong Jiang, Wen-Hao Zhou, Chang-Song Wang, Yu Yu, Song Su, Bin Huang
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2026;
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The comparison outcome of implant-based breast reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix, non-acellular dermal matrix and TiLOOP® reconstruction in breast cancer patients
Warachya Arjhan, Suphalerk Lohasammakul, Thanachot Kamalapirat, Visnu Lohsiriwat
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2026;
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Development and internal validation of a multivariable MRI-based radiomics prediction model for preoperative cervical lymph node metastasis in thyroid cancer
Shuo Shen, Mingrui Zhang, Fuling Huang, Chunyi Zhou, Yajing Liang, Yimin Liang, Huimei Yang, Ruilin Xiang, HaoJun Tang, Fu Li
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Case Series

A 30-year institutional experience of insulinoma management at a tertiary care center: a case series
Mustapha El Lakis, Nour Bakhos, Mohamad Shbaro, Mustafa Natout, Sali Sarkis, Mikel Madi, Nijad Zeineddine, Farah Bindakji, Hadi Chebaro, Riwa Deghaim, Mahmoud Choucair, Mohamad Khalifeh
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Surgical Technique

The endoscopic-assisted triple-plane technique: a technical refinement for complete autologous prosthesis coverage in subpectoral implant-based breast reconstruction
Wenfei He, Yue He, Mingzhi Xia, Zhihua Liu, Zhaoyang Zhu, Zhaoyun Wu, Zhijie Gao, Xiaobo Hu
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Review Article

Computed tomography quantitative imaging features for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy: a narrative review
Hushuang Duan, Yan Deng, Yingping Huang, Peijun Tang, Xin Wen, Xinghui Li, Xiaoming Zhang
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Endoscopic and Da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery in breast cancer: a narrative review of current evidence, technical advances, and future perspectives
Jingjing Yin, Zhaoyang Sun, Chenyu Wang, Qian Wang, Jian Cui
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Perioperative pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma care in 2025: who needs neoadjuvant?—who needs radiation?
Runan Sheng, Qiong Wu, Kejia Lan
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The hybrid implant-flap breast reconstruction—pearls and pitfalls: a narrative review
Paulo P. Piccolo, Maurice Y. Nahabedian, Lisa Coleman, Mark Venturi, Alex Mesbahi, Silviu Diaconu
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Case Report

The great masquerader: a case report of intrathyroidal hypofunctional normocalcemic parathyroid carcinoma mimicking a benign thyroid nodule
Jialin Pan, Bowen Tan, Xueyun Zhang
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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Multidisciplinary minimally invasive planning for synchronous breast cancer and thymoma: a scarless single-stage surgical strategy—a case report and literature review
Fabio Pelle, Cecilia Barbaria, Sonia Cappelli, Maddalena Barba, Gianluigi Ferretti, Filippo Tommaso Gallina, Marcello Pozzi, Franco Facciolo, Enrico Melis, Edoardo Mercadante, Claudio Botti
Gland Surgery  
2026;
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