Robotic versus laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• by Carlo Alberto Schena, Vito Laterza, Fausto Rosa

• August 20, 2026

External validation of a machine learning-based web application for personalized testing of objective functioning using the five-repetition sit-to-stand test

• by Kenneth Arockia, Massimo Bottini, Anita M. Klukowska, Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Maria Gharios, Ali Buwaider, Carlo Serra, Luca Regli, Marc L. Schröder, Victor E. Staartjes

• August 18, 2026

Same‐admission cholecystectomy linked to lower pancreatitis recurrence

Same‐admission cholecystectomy was associated with fewer recurrent episodes of gallstone‐related acute pancreatitis and fewer biliary complications than endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography alone or no intervention in a nationwide Swedish cohort.

• by Andrea Surnit

• August 18, 2026

• 4 min

Graded and threshold effects of body mass index on perioperative outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a meta-analysis incorporating an institutional cohort

• by Yingyue Pan, Yi Chen, Yanyu Qiu, Ke Zhang, Xiaodong He, Naishi Li, Xianlin Han

• August 21, 2026