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Interviews with Editorial Board Members

JOVS features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Interviews with Guest Editors

Over the years, a number of JOVS guest editors have made valuable contributions to the journal. This column features interviews with our guest editors, who graciously share their experience in scientific careers and provide insightful perspectives on the special series.

Journal of Visualized Surgery 2023 CiteScore Released: 0.4

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Visualized Surgery (JOVS) has received its 2023 CiteScore: 0.4, ranking 410 out of 511 journals in the Communication category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2024)

In 2024, many JOVS authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

JOVS is officially indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

On April 18, 2024, a confirmation letter reached the editorial office of Journal of Visualized Surgery (JOVS) that the journal had been selected for inclusion in the Emerging Sources Citation Index. Articles published in JOVS after 2022, beginning with Vol 8, will be included in Emerging Sources Citation Index (Figure 1).

Reviewer of the Month (2024)

In 2024, JOVS reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

JOVS Annual Report (2023)

Greetings from Dr. Alan Sihoe and Editorial Office of Journal of Visualized Surgery (JOVS)!

Till Dec. 31, 2023, JOVS has a total of 59 members on board, from 14 countries. With joint effort and support, JOVS published 51 articles with 22 Case Reports and 14 Surgical Technique. Corresponding Authors came from 19 countries, mostly from the USA, Belgium, and UK. According to Google Analytics, all together 53,673 readers visited the website with 113,036 pageviews in 2023. Several special series are ongoing. For more details, please check the below report.

Challenging Robotic Foregut and Diaphragm Procedures (Ongoing)

This special series on “Challenging Robotic Foregut and Diaphragm Procedures” is edited by Dr. Raul Caso from Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA, and Dr. John F. Lazar from Division of Thoracic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA.

Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Established Procedures & Current Trends

This series on “Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Established Procedures & Current Trends” is edited by Dr. Gregor J. Kocher (from Hirslanden Clinic Beau Site, Bern & Lindenhof Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland).

Sutureless Valves (Ongoing)

This special series on “Sutureless Valves” is edited by Prof. Aleksander Dokollari from Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Prof. Basel Ramlawi from Lankenau Medical Center, and Prof. Gianluigi Bisleri from University of Toronto.

Robotic Mitral Valve Repair

This special series on Robotic Mitral Valve Repair is edited by Dr. Johannes Bonatti, from University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Tracheobronchoplasty

This special series on Tracheobronchoplasty was co-edited by Dr. Charles T. Bakhos and Dr. Abbas E. Abbas, from Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

International Perspectives on Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Revascularization

This special series on International Perspectives on Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Revascularization is co-edited by Dr. Johan van der Merwe, from Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital, Sunningdale, South Africa, and Dr. Filip P. Casselman, from OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium.

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Editorial Commentary | Lung Surgery

Complex lung segmentectomies: current state of art

Xun Luo, Alper Toker

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Surgical Technique | Hepatobiliary Surgery

Surgical technique for fully robotic two-stage hepatectomy using indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for bilobar colorectal liver metastases

Babette I. Kuiper, Gabriela Pilz da Cunha, Burak Görgec, Jan J. J. de Vries, Joris Erdmann, Geert Kazemier, Barbara M. Zonderhuis, Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg

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Surgical Technique | Lung Surgery

Thoracoscopic precision excision technique for small non-palpable lesions using radiofrequency identification lung marking system

Jun Suzuki, Satoshi Shiono, Hikaru Watanabe, Satoshi Takamori

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Case Report | Colorectal Surgery

Awareness surgery: laparoscopic right colectomy in a heart transplant patient—a case report

Carmelo Magistro, Carlo Ferrari, Davide Vailati, Benedetta Basta, Michele Colasuonno, Matteo Tresoldi, Salvatore Barbaro, Jacopo Crippa

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Case Report | Cardiac Surgery

Surgical clipping of an aortopulmonary window: a valid strategy?—case report

Thomas Martens, Wendy Dewals, Luc Bruyndonckx, Thierry Bové

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Case Report | Cardiothoracic Surgery

Satisfactory outcome with robotic-assisted chest wall resection and reconstruction: a case report

Chiara Catelli, Federico Mathieu, Antonio Fabiano, Piero Paladini, Luca Luzzi

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Original Article | Vascular Surgery

Single-center retrospective cohort study on long-term outcomes of Zone 1 arch repair with frozen elephant trunk using Frozenix: up to 9.5 years of follow-up

Tatsuya Nakao, Shoichi Tsuda, Satoshi Hoshino, Yuki Ikegaya

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Surgery Teaching | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Flap templating considerations in radial forearm phalloplasty—a surgical teaching video overview

Peter C. Ferrin, Nicholas Bene, Jens U. Berli, Blair R. Peters

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Review Article | Urological Surgery

Surgical outcomes and perioperative complications of robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal ileal neobladder: a narrative review

Torai Enomoto, Ayaka Okamoto, Hiroki Kato, Hiroki Hoshino, Teppei Nishiwaki, Masayuki Tomioka, Tomoki Taniguchi, Makoto Kawase, Kota Kawase, Daiki Kato, Koji Iinuma, Yuki Tobisawa, Keita Nakane, Takuya Koie

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Editorial Commentary | Esophageal Surgery

Re-operation after prior esophagomyotomy

Abdulrahman Y. Hammad, Sean C. Forrest, Hiran C. Fernando

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Images in Clinical Medicine | Cardiac Surgery

Systolic doming or ‘hockey-stick sign’ of the aortic valve in rheumatic valve disease

Jama Jahanyar, Laurent de Kerchove, Sameh M. Said, Gebrine El Khoury

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Review Article | Cardiac Surgery

It happened tomorrow—transcatheter treatments in the lifetime management of aortic valve diseases

Andrea Amabile, Mark J. Cunningham, Kim Insua De La Cruz, Arnar Geirsson, Amy Hackmann, Markus Krane, Ashraf A. Sabe, David A. Gross, Tommaso Hinna Danesi

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Review Article | Lung Surgery

Mastering the maze: navigating prolonged air leak in thoracic surgery

Clarissa Uslenghi, Luca Bertolaccini, Monica Casiraghi, Matteo Chiari, Antonio Mazzella, Lorenzo Spaggiari

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Review Article | Esophageal Surgery

Paraconduit hernia after minimally invasive esophagectomy

Anna Chudnovets, Kamil A. Abbas, Fazil A. Abbas, Ghulam Abbas, Sandeep S. Kashyap

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Editorial

Robotic thoracic surgery—fewer ports and eagerly awaited new platforms

Gregor J. Kocher

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Review Article | Lung Surgery

Multiport robotic anatomic lung resections: a dodecalogue for neophytes

Francisco Javier Moradiellos

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Surgical Technique | Esophageal Surgery

Innovative esophageal lengthening surgical technique in giant hiatal hernia repair

Min P. Kim

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Surgical Technique | Cardiothoracic Surgery

Robotic transabdominal preperitoneal Morgagni hernia repair: surgical technique

Jihad R. Salameh

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Brief Report | Medical Education & Training

Enhancing surgical training through immersive and interactive virtual reality experiences in robotic surgery

Alexis Sanchez, Andre Teixeira, Luis Herrera, Omaira Rodriguez, Muhammad Ghanem, Luz Galvis, Cristina Inchausti

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Surgical Technique | Gynecologic Oncology

Type C1 radical hysterectomy and anatomical reconstruction of pelvic structures to enhance pelvic floor function in early-stage cervical cancer: surgical technique

Jin Huang, Xin Zuo, Minge Li, Dake Li

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Original Article on Thoracic Surgery

Non-surgical treatment of pectus excavatum

Frank-Martin Haecker, Sergio Sesia

Published online: 23 March 2016

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Review Article on Thoracic Surgery

“Getting beyond diameter”: when to replace the aorta?

Maryam Tanweer, Mohammad A. Zafar, Ayman Saeyeldin, Anton A. Gryaznov, Alexander J. Puddifant, Young Erben, Bulat A. Ziganshin, John A. Elefteriades

Published online: 30 June 2018

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Review Article on Thoracic Surgery

Surgical management of lung abscess: from open drainage to pulmonary resection

Jia-Hao Zhang, Shun-Mao Yang, Cheng-Hung How, Yun-Fang Ciou

Published online: 29 October 2018

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Review Article: Orthopedics

Surgical fixation of rib fractures: how I do it

Gregor J. Kocher, Mohammad Al-Hurani, Fabrizio Minervini

Published online: 05 April 2020

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Original Article on Thoracic Surgery

Pectus bar removal: surgical technique and strategy to avoid complications

Hyung Joo Park, Kyung Soo Kim

Published online: 23 March 2016

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Brief Report on Thoracic Surgery

Non-surgical treatment of pectus carinatum with the FMF^® Dynamic Compressor System

Marcelo Martinez-Ferro, Gaston Bellia Munzon, Carlos Fraire, Constanza Abdenur, Emilio Chinni, Bruno Strappa, Laura Ardigo

Published online: 17 March 2016

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Review Article on Cardiac Surgery

Valve sparing aortic root surgery: from revolution to evolution?

Amer Harky, Athanasios Antoniou, Callum Howard, Lara Rimmer, Mohammad Usman Ahmad, Mohamad Bashir

Published online: 13 February 2019

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Brief Report on Thoracic Surgery

Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum

André Hebra, Bennett W. Calder, Aaron Lesher

Published online: 05 April 2016

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Review Article on Thoracic Surgery

Materials and techniques in chest wall reconstruction: a review

Stefano Sanna, Jury Brandolini, Alessandro Pardolesi, Desideria Argnani, Marta Mengozzi, Andrea Dell’Amore, Piergiorgio Solli

Published online: 26 July 2017

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Review Article on Thoracic Surgery

Anaesthetic considerations for pectus repair surgery

Chinmay Patvardhan, Guillermo Martinez

Published online: 11 April 2016

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Review Article: Urological Surgery

Preparation and operative setup of penile prosthesis surgery

Daniel Szabo, Lawrence C. Jenkins

Published online: 06 January 2020

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Review Article on Thoracic Surgery

Jejunostomy—technique and controversies

Charles Bakhos, Shrey Patel, Roman Petrov, Abbas Abbas

Published online: 03 April 2019

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Original Article on Thoracic Surgery

Surgical correction of pectus arcuatum

Vladimir Kuzmichev, Ksenia Ershova, Ruben Adamyan

Published online: 16 March 2016

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Review Article: Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Medical Imaging

Diagnostic imaging pathways in the setting of acute chest wall trauma

Carlos Galvez, Juan Arenas-Jimenez, Jone Del Campo, Sergio Maroto, Marina Sirera, Francisco Lirio

Published online: 05 April 2020

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Surgical Technique on Mediastinal Surgery

Mediastinal surgery: modern treatment of primary germ cell tumor of the mediastinum

Christopher Hazzard, Raja Flores, Daniel G. Nicastri

Published online: 30 June 2018

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Case Report on Thoracic Surgery

Role of surgery in the management of necrotizing pneumonia

Kamran Ali, Sabyasachi Bal, Amina Mobashir

Published online: 16 January 2019

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Surgical Technique on Thoracic Surgery

Indications and contra-indications for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Ludwig Müller, Daniel Höfer, Johannes Holfeld, Herbert Hangler, Nikolaos Bonaros, Michael Grimm

Published online: 30 December 2018

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Original Article on Thoracic Surgery

Minimally invasive repair of fenestrated atrial septal aneurysm

Seph Naficy, James E. Klemis, Steven S. Gubin, William R. Funderburg, John M. Craig

Published online: 27 January 2016

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Review Article on Thoracic Surgery

Robotic substernal esophageal bypass and reconstruction with gastric conduit—frequently overlooked minimally invasive option

Roman V. Petrov, Charles T. Bakhos, Abbas E. Abbas

Published online: 07 May 2019

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Review Article on Thoracic Surgery

Anaesthetic considerations for non-intubated thoracic surgery

Joanne Frances Irons, Guillermo Martinez

Published online: 23 March 2016

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Review Article on Thoracic Surgery

Robotic substernal esophageal bypass and reconstruction with gastric conduit—frequently overlooked minimally invasive option

Roman V. Petrov, Charles T. Bakhos, Abbas E. Abbas

Journal Highlight more

The Journal of Visualized Surgery (ISSN 2221-2965; J Vis Surg; JOVS) is an international peer-reviewed journal focused on visualized surgery. It aims to promote the development of surgery around the world by the sharing of surgical experience in visual media between surgeons and clinicians so that all patients may benefit. Hence, the focus of JOVS is on instructional and educational video clips, photos, schematics of visualized surgical procedures, rather than lengthy text. The scope of JOVS includes: Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Lung Surgery, Esophageal Surgery, Gastric Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Breast Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urological Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Transplantation, Anesthesiology etc. More >>

Indexing

Journal of Visualized Surgery has now been indexed/archived in

Reviewers more

In 2024, JOVS reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. More >>

Over the year, many JOVS reviewers have made outstanding contributions to the peer review process. More >>

Over the years, many JOVS reviewers have made outstanding contributions to the peer review process. More >>

Surgical Videos (1158 videos)

All accepted surgical videos of the journal are included in the AME Surgical Video Database (ASVIDE).

Announcement more

Exhibition in the 14th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (ITMIG 2024) & the 65th Annual Meeting of the Japan Lung Cancer Society

The 14th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (ITMIG 2024) is going to be held on October 30 – November 1, 2024, in Yokohama, Japan (https://conference.itm... More >>

Testimonials for JOVS from Eminent Experts Worldwide in 2024

Eminent Experts Worldwide, including editorial board members, authors, and readers, who know the journal well, provided testimonials for JOVS. More >>