| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal or Junctional Cancer | New England Journal of Medicine | 2012 | 4,296 |
| 2 | Vitamin B12 deficiency after esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction for esophageal cancer | Ecological Management and Restoration | 2017 | 1,450 |
| 3 | Probiotic prophylaxis in predicted severe acute pancreatitis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2008 | 1,239 |
| 4 | Cholangiocarcinoma 2020: the next horizon in mechanisms and management | Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2020 | 1,155 |
| 5 | Classification of primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias | Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery | 2009 | 915 |
| 6 | A Conservative and Minimally Invasive Approach to Necrotizing Pancreatitis Improves Outcome | Gastroenterology | 2011 | 584 |
| 7 | Endoscopic or surgical step-up approach for infected necrotising pancreatitis: a multicentre randomised trial | Lancet, The | 2018 | 504 |
| 8 | Laparoscopically Assisted vs Open Colectomy for Colon Cancer | Archives of Surgery | 2007 | 485 |
| 9 | Stereotactic body radiation therapy for primary and metastatic liver tumors: A single institution phase i-ii study | Acta Oncológica | 2006 | 459 |
| 10 | High Prevalence of Pancreatic Cysts Detected by Screening Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examinations | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2010 | 455 |
| 11 | Body composition and outcome in patients undergoing resection of colorectal liver metastases19 | British Journal of Surgery | 2012 | 401 |
| 12 | Minimally Invasive Versus Open Distal Pancreatectomy (LEOPARD) | Annals of Surgery | 2019 | 401 |
| 13 | Long-Term Efficacy, Survival, and Safety of [177Lu-DOTA0,Tyr3]octreotate in Patients with Gastroenteropancreatic and Bronchial Neuroendocrine Tumors | Clinical Cancer Research | 2017 | 399 |
| 14 | Treatment of patients with gastro-entero-pancreatic (GEP) tumours with the novel radiolabelled somatostatin analogue [177Lu-DOTA0,Tyr3]octreotate | European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | 2003 | 356 |
| 15 | Fluvastatin and Perioperative Events in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery | New England Journal of Medicine | 2009 | 346 |
| 16 | Outcome of surgical treatment for early adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastro-esophageal junction | Virchows Archiv Fur Pathologische Anatomie Und Physiologie Und Fur Klinische Medizin | 2005 | 328 |
| 17 | Delisting of liver transplant candidates with chronic hepatitis C after viral eradication: A European study | Journal of Hepatology | 2016 | 298 |
| 18 | Radiocephalic Wrist Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis: Meta-analysis Indicates a High Primary Failure Rate | European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | 2004 | 276 |
| 19 | Same-admission versus interval cholecystectomy for mild gallstone pancreatitis (PONCHO): a multicentre randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2015 | 276 |
| 20 | Impact of nationwide centralization of pancreaticoduodenectomy on hospital mortality | British Journal of Surgery | 2012 | 274 |
| 21 | Impact of incisional hernia on health-related quality of life and body image: a prospective cohort study | American Journal of Surgery | 2012 | 271 |
| 22 | Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Computed Tomography–Assessed Skeletal Muscle Mass on Outcome in Patients Awaiting or Undergoing Liver Transplantation | American Journal of Transplantation | 2016 | 264 |
| 23 | Alternative Fistula Risk Score for Pancreatoduodenectomy (a-FRS) | Annals of Surgery | 2019 | 257 |
| 24 | Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage or sigmoidectomy for perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis: a multicentre, parallel-group, randomised, open-label trial | Lancet, The | 2015 | 256 |
| 25 | Distinct gene mutation profiles among luminal-type and basal-type breast cancer cell lines | Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | 2010 | 247 |
| 26 | European Hernia Society guidelines on prevention and treatment of parastomal hernias | Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery | 2018 | 246 |
| 27 | Transporters involved in the hepatic uptake of 99mTc-mebrofenin and indocyanine green | Journal of Hepatology | 2011 | 245 |
| 28 | Cell membrane modulation as adjuvant in cancer therapy | Cancer Treatment Reviews | 2017 | 244 |
| 29 | The Yield of First-Time Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Screening Individuals at a High Risk of Developing Pancreatic Cancer | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2009 | 241 |
| 30 | Transanal advancement flap repair of transsphincteric fistulas | Diseases of the Colon and Rectum | 1999 | 233 |
| 31 | EuraHS: the development of an international online platform for registration and outcome measurement of ventral abdominal wall hernia repair | Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery | 2012 | 219 |
| 32 | International Validation of the Eighth Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM Staging System in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer | JAMA Surgery | 2018 | 213 |
| 33 | Abdominal Wound Dehiscence in Adults: Development and Validation of a Risk Model | World Journal of Surgery | 2010 | 211 |
| 34 | Risk of Recurrent Pancreatitis and Progression to Chronic Pancreatitis After a First Episode of Acute Pancreatitis | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2016 | 211 |
| 35 | Detection of residual disease after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer (preSANO): a prospective multicentre, diagnostic cohort study | Lancet Oncology, The | 2018 | 211 |
| 36 | Minimally Invasive versus Open Distal Pancreatectomy for Ductal Adenocarcinoma (DIPLOMA) | Annals of Surgery | 2019 | 211 |
| 37 | Immediate total-body CT scanning versus conventional imaging and selective CT scanning in patients with severe trauma (REACT-2): a randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2016 | 206 |
| 38 | Delay of the First Onset of Pouchitis by Oral Intake of the Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG | Diseases of the Colon and Rectum | 2004 | 202 |
| 39 | Benchmarks in Pancreatic Surgery | Annals of Surgery | 2019 | 202 |
| 40 | Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2013 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group | World Journal of Emergency Surgery | 2013 | 197 |
| 41 | Triggered content release from optimized stealth thermosensitive liposomes using mild hyperthermia | Journal of Controlled Release | 2010 | 192 |
| 42 | Surgery for cholangiocarcinoma | Liver International | 2019 | 192 |
| 43 | Similar liver transplantation survival with selected cardiac death donors and brain death donors | British Journal of Surgery | 2010 | 189 |
| 44 | Human osteoarthritic synovium impacts chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells via macrophage polarisation state | Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | 2014 | 188 |
| 45 | Mild hyperthermia triggered doxorubicin release from optimized stealth thermosensitive liposomes improves intratumoral drug delivery and efficacy | Journal of Controlled Release | 2013 | 187 |
| 46 | Meta-analysis evaluating music interventions for anxiety and pain in surgery | British Journal of Surgery | 2018 | 187 |
| 47 | Level of Arterial Ligation in Rectal Cancer Surgery: Low Tie Preferred over High Tie. A Review | Diseases of the Colon and Rectum | 2008 | 181 |
| 48 | Systematic review of trocar-site hernia | British Journal of Surgery | 2012 | 179 |
| 49 | The Systemic-immune-inflammation Index Independently Predicts Survival and Recurrence in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer and its Prognostic Value Depends on Bilirubin Levels | Annals of Surgery | 2019 | 179 |
| 50 | α1,3-Galactosyltransferase Gene-Knockout Pig Heart Transplantation in Baboons with Survival Approaching 6 Months | Transplantation | 2005 | 178 |
