Editorial Team
FOUNDERS: Prof. Jacopo Desiderio, Prof. Vito D’Andrea, Prof. Chang-Ming Huang
CO-FOUNDERS: Prof. Jian-Xian Lin, Prof. Stefano Trastulli, Prof. Chao-Hui Zheng, Mr. Edoardo Desiderio, Mrs. Valentina Betti
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Prof. Vito D’Andrea
Department of Surgical Sciences, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
PhD program in advanced surgical technologies, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
Prof. Chang-Ming Huang
Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China
MANAGING EDITORS
Prof. Jian-Xian Lin
Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China
Prof. Jacopo Desiderio
Department of Digestive Surgery, St. Mary’s Hospital, Terni, Italy
Department of Surgical Sciences, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
PhD program in advanced surgical technologies, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
PUBLISHER
ED Marketing & Communication
RESEARCH DOMAIN
Oncology, Bariatric and Metabolic surgery, Emergency Surgery, Endoscopy, Abdominal Surgery
COPYRIGHT
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS: SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Prof. Jian-Xian Lin - Department of Gastric Surgery; Department of General Surgery; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
Prof. Fabio Cianchi - Center for Oncological Minimally Invasive Surgery (COMIS), Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Dr. Enrique Norero - Hospital Dr. Sotero del Rio, Esophagogastric Surgery Unit, Digestive Surgery Department, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
Prof. Steven Brower - The Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center and Departments of Surgical Oncology and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood NJ, USA
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Prof. Sergio Bracarda - St. Mary’s Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Terni, Italy
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY
Prof. Stefano Trastulli - Department of Digestive Surgery, St. Mary’s Hospital, Terni, Italy
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Prof. Antonino Morabito - Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Autologous Bowel Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
ASSOCIATE EDITORS: LAPAROSCOPY, NEW TECHNIQUES
Prof. Chao-Hui Zheng - Department of Gastric Surgery; Department of General Surgery; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
Prof. Francesca Bazzocchi - Department of Abdominal Surgery, "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: ROBOTIC SURGERY, SIMULATION
Dr. Felice Borghi - Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Surgery Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: ENDOSCOPY
Dr. Anna Mariniello - Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, St. Mary’s Hospital, Terni, Italy
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: EMERGENCY SURGERY
Prof. Massimo Chiarugi - Department of Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
Prof. Roberto Cirocchi - Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy
Prof. Hayato Kurihara - Emergency and Trauma Surgery Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano - Milan, Italy
Prof. Kirien Kjossev - Department of Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Ventsislav Mutafchiyski - Department of Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Georgi Popivanov - Department of Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Paolo Ruscelli - Department of Emergency Surgery, Umberto I General Hospital, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
Prof. Mauro Zago - Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Policlinico San Pietro, Bergamo, Italy
ASSOCIATE EDITORS: GENERAL SURGERY
Dr. Alessandra Marano - Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Surgery Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
Prof. Feng Qi - Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
Prof. Orhan Alimoglu - Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Orestis Ioannidis - Fourth Surgical Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: SMALL INTESTINE DISORDERS
Dr. Augusto Lauro - Department of Emergency Surgery, University of Bologna, S. Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: VIDEOSURGERY
Prof. Giorgio Palazzini - Department of Surgical Sciences, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: MEMBERS
Dr. Andrea Sagnotta - San Filippo Neri Hospital, Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology; Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
Prof. Arda Isik - Division of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey
Dr. Benedetta Badii - Center for Oncological Minimally Invasive Surgery (COMIS), Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Dr. Paulina Gonzalez - Hospital Dr. Sotero del Rio, Esophagogastric Surgery Unit, Digestive Surgery Department, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
Dr. Tong Liu - Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
Dr. Ibrahim Ali Ozemir - Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Lu Zang - Department of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine. Shanghai, PR China
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Dr. Domenico Di Nardo - Department of Surgical Sciences, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Mr. Edoardo Desiderio
Editorial Office Director
Mrs. Valentina Betti
Editing and Publishing Development Department Director