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  1. Robotic versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Can they be compared? A narrative review and personal considerations disproving low-level evidence

    Article • Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, December 2024, The Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  2. Sutureless FOCUS harmonic scalpel versus clamp-and-tie techniques for thyroidectomy: A meta-analysis of 43 randomized controlled trials

    Article • International Journal of Surgery, October 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  3. Turning points in the practice of liver surgery: A historical review

    Article • Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, May 2024, The Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  4. Oral Antibiotics Alone versus Oral Antibiotics Combined with Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matching Re-Analysis of the iCral 2 and 3 Prospective Cohorts

    Article • Antibiotics, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Prof Marco Clementi

  5. Oral Antibiotics Alone versus Oral Antibiotics Combined with Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matching Re-analysis of the iCral2 and iCral3 Prospective Cohorts.

    Article • February 2024, MDPI AG

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  6. Prognostic factors and predictive models in hot gallbladder surgery: A prospective observational study in a high-volume center

    Article • Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, January 2024, The Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  7. The duodenal window approach to pancreatoduodenectomy

    Article • Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, January 2024, The Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  8. A Systematic Review of Varying Definitions and the Clinical Significance of Fredet’s Fascia in the Era of Complete Mesocolic Excision

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  9. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Variants of the Obturatory Artery

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  10. Preliminary Study of Axillary Lymphatic Drainage in Cutaneous Melanoma Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Medicina, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  11. Primary Tumour Treatment in Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer with Unresectable Liver and Lung Metastases and No Peritoneal Carcinomatosis—Current Trends and Attitudes in the Absence of Clear Guidelines

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  12. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Variants of the Obturatory Artery

    Article • May 2023, MDPI AG

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  13. Ethical Issues in Emergency Surgery

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  14. Internal and Congenital Hernias

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  15. Miscellaneous Rare Malignancies: Intra-abdominal Lymphomas

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  16. Correction: Minimally invasive surgery in emergency surgery: a WSES survey

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Dr Edward Tan

  17. Diversity and ethics in trauma and acute care surgery teams: results from an international survey

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Dr Edward Tan, Alfie J Kavalakat

  18. Correction to: Two years later: Is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still having an impact on emergency surgery? An international cross-sectional survey among WSES members

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  19. coMpliAnce with evideNce-based cliniCal guidelines in the managemenT of acute biliaRy pancreAtitis): The MANCTRA-1 international audit

    Article • Pancreatology, July 2022, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Vittoria Bellato

  20. Two years later: Is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still having an impact on emergency surgery? An international cross-sectional survey among WSES members

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Dr Edward Tan, Alfie J Kavalakat, Evgeni Dimitrov

  21. Pushing the boundaries of TAMIS

    Article • Techniques in Coloproctology, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  22. Oncological disease during the pandemic COVID-19: the solution is the "net"

    Article • Minerva Medica, May 2022, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  23. The weekend effect on the provision of Emergency Surgery before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: case–control analysis of a retrospective multicentre database

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  24. The acute phase management of spinal cord injury affecting polytrauma patients: the ASAP study

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Dr Edward Tan

  25. The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer: An international prospective cohort study

    Article • Colorectal Disease, April 2022, Wiley

    Professor Wim Ceelen, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Francesco Di Marzo

  26. Asymptomatic inguinal hernia: does it need surgical repair? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, March 2022, Wiley

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  27. Minimally invasive surgery in emergency surgery: a WSES survey

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Dr Edward Tan

  28. It’s time for a minimum synoptic operation template in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Dr Edward Tan

  29. Prognostic factors in the decision-making process for sigmoid volvulus: results of a single-centre retrospective cohort study

    Article • BMC Surgery, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  30. WSES guidelines on blunt and penetrating bowel injury: diagnosis, investigations, and treatment

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Dr Edward Tan

  31. The Dilemma of the Level of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery Ligation in the Treatment of Diverticular Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  32. Emergency surgery admissions and the COVID-19 pandemic: did the first wave really change our practice? Results of an ACOI/WSES international retrospective cohort audit on 6263 patients

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  33. Professional responsibility between guidelines and customary practice. A conflict of interest?

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, January 2022, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  34. Minimally Invasive Surgery in Emergency Surgery: A WSES Survey

    Article • December 2021, Research Square

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  35. Emergency Surgery Admissions and The COVID-19 Pandemic: Did The First Wave Really Change Our Practice? Results of An ACOI/WSES International Audit On 6263 Patients.

    Article • November 2021, Research Square

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  36. Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

    Article • BJS, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Prof Marcello Migliore, Dr Ioannis Gkekas, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky

  37. Injuries during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Scoping Review of the Claims and Civil Action Judgements

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  38. Outcomes after perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with proximal femoral fractures: an international cohort study

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2021, BMJ

    Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Joshua Totty

  39. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Oncology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Francesco Di Marzo, Professor Wim Ceelen, Fernando Cordera, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Dr Fakher Rahim, Associate Professor Eng H. Ooi, Prof Marcello Migliore, Dr Ioannis Gkekas, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky

  40. State-of-the-art surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis

    Article • Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  41. Team dynamics in emergency surgery teams: results from a first international survey

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Alfie J Kavalakat

  42. De Garengeot’s Hernia Treated With a Hybrid Approach: A Case Report

    Article • Annals of Coloproctology, July 2021, Korean Society of Coloproctology (KAMJE)

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  43. Inequalities in screening policies and perioperative protection for patients with acute appendicitis during the pandemic: Subanalysis of the ACIE Appy study

    Article • BJS, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Muhammad Umar Younis, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Vittoria Bellato, Vicent Primo Romaguera

  44. Long splenic flexure carcinoma requiring laparoscopic extended left hemicolectomy with CME and transverse-rectal anastomosis: technique for a modified partial Deloyers in 5 steps to achieve enough reach and preserving middle colic vessels

    Article • Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesco Di Marzo, Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  45. Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score

    Article • BJS, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Muhammad Umar Younis, Ronald Flumignan, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Fakher Rahim, Prof Marcello Migliore, Joshua Totty, Dr Kamana Subba, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky

  46. Proposal and Validation of a New Classification of Surgical Outcomes after Colorectal Resections within an Enhanced Recovery Programme

    Article • Surgery Research and Practice, May 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  47. Calculation and internal validation of a new synthetic and autocorrelate index to combine the determinants of health of a population

    Article • Archives of Public Health, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  48. Prognostic Factors in the Decision-Making Process for Sigmoid Volvulus. Results of a Single-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study.

    Article • March 2021, Research Square

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  49. COVID-19 Infection risk by open and laparoscopic surgical smoke: a systematic review of the literature

    Article • The Surgeon, March 2021, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  50. Surgical Risk and Pathological Results of Emergency Resection in the Treatment of Acutely Obstructing Colorectal Cancers: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Annals of Coloproctology, February 2021, Korean Society of Coloproctology (KAMJE)

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  51. Platelet-Rich Fibrin-Mesh Technique for Inguinal Hernia Repair: Results of a Feasibility Pilot Study

    Article • Surgical Technology Online, January 2021, Surgical Technology Online

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  52. Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19–Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Oncology, January 2021, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Francesco Di Marzo, Fernando Cordera, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Prof Marcello Migliore, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky

  53. Iatrogenic Biliary Injury during Cholecystectomy: Critical Review of a Historical Case and Its Political Consequences

    Article • Digestive Surgery, December 2020, Karger Publishers

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  54. Calculation and Internal Validation of a New Synthetic and Autocorrelate Index to Measure the Health Status of a Population

    Article • December 2020, Research Square

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  55. Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic

    Article • Colorectal Disease, November 2020, Wiley

    Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  56. Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

    Article • BJS, November 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Prof Marcello Migliore, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky

  57. Is there a standard reaction of surgeons to surgical complications? Study on an interesting historical case

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, November 2020, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  58. Global attitudes in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID‐19 pandemic: ACIE Appy Study

    Article • BJS, October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Francesco Di Marzo, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Vittoria Bellato

  59. Laparoscopic repair of a large rectal injury during colonoscopy: challenging an old‐fashioned paradigm – a video vignette

    Article • Colorectal Disease, September 2020, Wiley

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  60. Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection

    Article • BJS, September 2020, Wiley

    Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Prof Marcello Migliore, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky

  61. Laparoscopic tubularized gastrostomy: a valid alternative to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

    Article • Updates in Surgery, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  62. Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study

    Article • The Lancet, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Vin Shen Ban, Justin Wormald, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Fernando Cordera, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Prof Marcello Migliore, Joshua Totty, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  63. In response to: Laparoscopic surgery and the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A word from a different hymn sheet

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, July 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  64. Calculation and Validation of a New Synthetic and Autocorrelate Index to Measure the Health Status of a Population

    Article • June 2020, Research Square

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  65. Guidelines and recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic: A word of caution

    Article • The American Journal of Surgery, June 2020, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  66. Correction to: War trauma in Homer’s Iliad: a trauma registry perspective

    Article • European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  67. Multidisciplinary treatment of cancer

    Article • Updates in Surgery, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  68. War trauma in Homer’s Iliad: a trauma registry perspective

    Article • European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  69. Making an IMPACT: A priority setting consultation exercise to improve outcomes in patients with locally advanced, recurrent and metastatic colorectal cancer

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, September 2019, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  70. Spontaneous splenic rupture: a rare first presentation of diffuse large B cell lymphoma

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, August 2019, BMJ

    Dr Louise Martina Dunphy, Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  71. Appendicovesical fistula presenting as hypokalaemic hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis: a case report

    Article • Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, July 2019, Royal College of Surgeons of England

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  72. Laparohernioscopic right colectomy for bowel ischaemia within a strangulated inguinal hernia

    Article • Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, May 2019, Royal College of Surgeons of England

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  73. Hernioscopy: a reliable method to explore the abdominal cavity in incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernias spontaneously reduced after general anaesthesia

    Article • Hernia, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  74. Evaluation of Italian radiotherapy research from 1985 to 2005: preliminary analysis

    Article • La radiologia medica, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  75. The impact of complications on a programme of enhanced recovery in colorectal surgery

    Article • BMC Surgery, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  76. Esomeprazole and aspirin in Barrett's oesophagus (AspECT): a randomised factorial trial

    Article • The Lancet, August 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Janusz Antoni Jankowski, Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  77. Small bowel diverticular perforation : An uncommon surgical emergency

    Article • International Journal of Surgery, July 2018, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  78. Emergency treatment of complicated colorectal cancer

    Article • Cancer Management and Research, April 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Andrea Mingoli, Andrea Natili, Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  79. The Emperor's New Clothes: a Critical Appraisal of Evidence-based Medicine

    Article • International Journal of Medical Sciences, January 2018, Ivyspring International Publisher

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  80. Day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy: analysis of the factors allowing early discharge

    Article • Updates in Surgery, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  81. Early Discharge After Colorectal Resection

    Article • Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, December 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  82. The “Left Ureteral Triangle” as an Anatomic Landmark for the Identification of the Left Ureter in Laparoscopic Distal Colectomies

    Article • Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, October 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  83. Use of a Cheap Bag for Specimen Retrieval during Diagnostic Laparoscopy

    Article • Open Access Journal of Surgery, August 2016, Juniper Publishers

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  84. Guidelines. A Word of Caution

    Article • Open Access Journal of Surgery, July 2016, Juniper Publishers

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  85. Multifocal Nodular Fatty Infiltration of the Liver: A Case Report of a Challenging Diagnostic Problem

    Article • American Journal of Case Reports, March 2016, International Scientific Literature

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  86. Major Pelvic Bleeding Following a Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection: Use of Laparoscopy as a Diagnostic Tool

    Article • Annals of Coloproctology, January 2016, Korean Society of Coloproctology (KAMJE)

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  87. Colorectal surgery in a rural setting

    Article • Updates in Surgery, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  88. What is the future of biomedical research?

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, October 2015, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  89. Cyanoacrylate Glue versus Suture Fixation of Mesh in Inguinal Hernia Open Repair: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

    Article • Gastroenterology & Hepatology Open Access, September 2015, MedCrave Group LLC

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  90. History of colorectal surgery

    Article • International Journal of Colorectal Disease, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  91. Self resolving non-parasitic splenic cyst: A case report

    Article • International Journal of Case Reports and Images, January 2014, Edorium Journals Pvt. Ltd.

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  92. Laparoscopic Treatment of a Huge Mesenteric Chylous Cyst

    Article • JSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons, January 2010, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  93. Surgical risk and technical notes of laparoscopic anterior resection in the elderly: lessons from an early experience

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  94. The anionic peptide fraction is present on the gallbladder apical epithelium and favours biliary cholesterol absorption

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, July 2007, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  95. Laryngotracheal Trauma: Up-to-date Report of Two Cases of a Challenging Problem

    Article • European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  96. Three-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy by harmonic dissection without cystic duct and artery clipping

    Article • The American Journal of Surgery, May 2006, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  97. Laparoscopic Harvest of an Omental Flap to Reconstruct an Infected Sternotomy Wound

    Article • Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, April 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  98. The human gallbladder increases cholesterol solubility in bile by differential lipid absorption: A study using a newin vitro model of isolated intra-arterially perfused gallbladder

    Article • Hepatology, August 1998, Wiley

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  99. Laparoscopic Management of Cholecystogastric Fistula

    Article • Endoscopy, March 1997, Thieme Publishing Group

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  100. Hepatic resections in normothermic ischemia

    Article • Surgery, November 1996, Elsevier

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala

  101. The use of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive in high-risk intestinal anastomoses

    Article • Surgery Today, December 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala