• Comparison of the opioid-sparing effects of a combination of dexamethasone, paracetamol, and ketorolac versus paracetamol and ketorolac in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy: A prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial.

  Randomized trial

  RESEARCHIndian J Pharmacol·Nov 2, 2026Clinical trialPractice relevance
• Cataract Surgery in Patients Unable to Lie Flat: A Systematic Review and Surgical Decision-Making Framework.

  Systematic review; proposed decision framework

  RESEARCHJ Cataract Refract Surg·Oct 27, 2026Evidence update
• Autonomous Bowel Suturing Still Has a Long Clinical Road

  Narrative review; autonomy remains largely preclinical

  RESEARCHJ Surg Res·Nov 2, 2026New technology
• Cirrhosis Regression After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Compensated MASH Cirrhosis: A Long-term Paired Biopsy Study.

  Small retrospective paired-biopsy study

  RESEARCHAnn Surg·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• Functional outcomes and quality of life after endovascular thrombectomy in large and extensive infarcts (ASPECTS 0-5): a multicentre registry study.

  Retrospective registry; no untreated comparator

  RESEARCHEur Stroke J·Nov 1, 2026Practice relevance
  research-article · Multicenter Study

  Asperger H, Bode FJ, Ebrahimi T, Klehr L, Layer J, Meißner J, Nitsch L, Shirvani O, Thielscher CS, von Danwitz NM, Odensaß S, Stösser S, Dorn F, Petzold GC, Weller J, GSR-ET Inv…

  Open-access full text available
• Evaluation of surgical outcomes and costs during the learning curve in robotic gynecologic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Oct 31, 2026Evidence updateNew technology
• Making sense of TILs: recommendations for morphological assessment of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in colorectal carcinoma: a report on behalf of the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group.

  Review

  RESEARCHHistopathology·Nov 3, 2026Guideline-related
• Dexmedetomidine versus sevoflurane as adjuncts to propofol-fentanyl anesthesia during major spine surgery with somatosensory and motor evoked potential monitoring: a randomized controlled trial.

  Randomized trial

  RESEARCHAnesth Pain Med (Seoul)·Oct 30, 2026Clinical trial
• PROlonged posterior PERicardial chest tube treatment to reduce rates of postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery (PROPER trial): Rationale and design of a prospective, multinational, randomized clinical trial.

  Randomized trial

  RESEARCHAm Heart J·Oct 28, 2026Clinical trial
• Special situations in cervical cancer management: de novo metastatic disease, occult cancer after simple hysterectomy, and cervical stump cancer - A review from the french cervical cancer guidelines group.

  Guideline / consensus

  RESEARCHJ Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod·Oct 27, 2026Guidelines
• The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' National Ophthalmology Database: report 15, severe vision loss following cataract surgery.

  Large observational national audit

  RESEARCHEye (Lond)·Nov 2, 2026
• Prognostic Significance of Early Donor-derived Cell-free DNA Trajectories After Kidney Transplantation.

  Prospective observational registry

  RESEARCHTransplantation·Nov 2, 2026
• Precision Metabolic and Bariatric Medicine: Reconciling Predictive Machine Learning with Explanatory Biostatistics to Validate the Independent Effect of a 10.5% Preoperative TBWL Threshold.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHObes Surg·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Single-Port Robotic Extraperitoneal Donor Nephrectomy: Technique and Initial Case Series.

  Small initial case series

  RESEARCHAm J Transplant·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Institutional Case Volume as a Determinant of the Operative Efficiency in Robotic-Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty: Analysis of the American Joint Replacement Registry.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Arthroplasty·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Long-term outcomes of colorectal cancer after indocyanine green fluorescence-guided laparoscopic radical resection: a retrospective cohort study.

  Retrospective matched cohort; association, not causation

  RESEARCHSurg Endosc·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• Dynamic craniotomy: translational development, biomechanical validation, and early clinical experience of an adaptive cranial bone flap fixation platform.

  Early device evidence; small retrospective clinical cohorts

  RESEARCHNeurosurg Focus·Nov 1, 2026
  Journal article

  Perez Rodriguez Garcia G, Krafft PR, Tafel I, Khanna A, Vinas F, Chalouhi N, Han P, Khanna R.

  Abstract / publisher access may vary
• Coexistent tracheal bronchus and azygos lobe: surgical planning and operative technique for robotic-assisted right upper lobectomy.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg·Nov 2, 2026New technology
• Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic hysterectomy in Stage I endometrial cancer: a real-world causal mediation analysis of operating time and length of hospital stay.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Comparative Outcomes of Transoral Robotic and Open Thyroidectomy in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma 2 cm: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHJ Surg Oncol·Oct 29, 2026New technology
• Editor's Report 2026-27: Cultivating Impact in Rhinoplasty, Reconstruction, and Aesthetics in i Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine /i (FPSAM): Artificial Intelligence Governance, Visibility, and Peer Review.

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHFacial Plast Surg Aesthet Med·Oct 25, 2026New technology
• Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with Hiatal Hernia Repair Using the Hugo™ RAS System.

  Review

  RESEARCHObes Surg·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Mayo Adhesive Probability Score Adds Predictive Value Beyond PADUA and RENAL to Predict Surgical Complexity in Patients Undergoing Single Port Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: A Multi-Institutional Study.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Endourol·Nov 2, 2026New technology
• Evaluating Postoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Practices: A Pediatric Surgery Quality Collaborative Effort.

  Multicenter mixed-methods quality study; observational

  RESEARCHJ Pediatr Surg·Oct 13, 2026
• A patient-derived organ-on-a-chip platform for predicting chemotherapy response in locally advanced colorectal cancer.

  Preliminary laboratory platform with small clinical follow-up

  RESEARCHBioeng Transl Med·Nov 2, 2026

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