Next-Generation Abdominal Surgery: Personalized, Minimally Invasive, and Data-Driven Care
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "General Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2026 | Viewed by 195
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Abdominal surgery is undergoing significant transformation, driven by advancements in minimally invasive techniques, enhanced perioperative care, and data-informed decision-making. This Special Issue, titled "Next-Generation Abdominal Surgery: Personalized, Minimally Invasive, and Data-Driven Care," explores clinically relevant innovations that lead to tangible improvements in patient outcomes for both elective and emergency abdominal procedures. We invite original research and comprehensive reviews that address advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques, standardization of surgical processes, and the incorporation of artificial intelligence for risk stratification and decision support within perioperative strategies. Submissions that focus on cutting-edge intraoperative imaging and navigation methods, such as fluorescence imaging, intraoperative ultrasound, and three-dimensional planning, are particularly welcomed, especially when they contribute to safer resections, improved perfusion assessments, and minimized complications. A key emphasis will be placed on optimizing the surgical pathway, incorporating enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols, prehabilitation strategies, and metrics for evaluating recovery. Additionally, strategies for preventing and managing critical postoperative complications—such as anastomotic leaks, infections, ileus, hemorrhage, and failure to rescue—will be highlighted. This Special Issue seeks to integrate technology, perioperative medicine, and outcomes research to delineate actionable trends that will shape the future landscape of abdominal surgery.
Dr. Charalampos Lampropoulos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- abdominal surgery
- minimally invasive surgery
- laparoscopy
- robotic surgery
- precision surgery
- artificial intelli-gence
- machine learning
- surgical imaging
- fluorescence-guided surgery (ICG)
- image-guided navigation
- enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)
- prehabilitation
- postoperative complications
- risk stratification
- outcomes research
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