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  1. Human VS AI: comparison of scientific paper drafting capabilities

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, August 2026, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  2. Transcontinental Telementoring of Abdominal Perineal Resection for Rectal Malignancy Complicated by Pelvic Kidney

    Article • CRSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons, June 2026, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

    Martin Karamanliev

  3. Vacuum-assisted excision followed by minimal access surgery for a large fibroadenoma: lessons from a hybrid approach – a case report

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, March 2026, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Martin Karamanliev

  4. Perioperative nutrition management in stage 4 ovarian cancer patient with high bowel obstruction: a case report

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, February 2026, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  5. Fluorescent Cholangiogram—Optimal Dose and Timing

    Article • JSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons, January 2026, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

    Martin Karamanliev

  6. Virtual reality and biofeedback in surgical training: a review and proposal for comparative study between novice and experienced surgeons

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, December 2025, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  7. Contemporary management of phylloides tumor with vacuum-assisted biopsy: a case report

    Article • Surgery, December 2025, Bulgarian Surgical Society

    Martin Karamanliev

  8. Safe and transparent introduction and evaluation of targeted axillary dissection in patients with node-positive breast cancer undergoing primary surgery: international consensus process

    Article • BJS Open, October 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Martin Karamanliev

  9. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DERMOSCOPY AND A-T ADVANCEMENT FLAP FOR BASAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE SCALP

    Article • Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers), August 2025, Journal of IMAB

    Martin Karamanliev

  10. Clinical Use of Liquid Biopsy in Metastatic Breast Cancer—An ESSO‐EYSAC International Survey

    Article • Journal of Surgical Oncology, July 2025, Wiley

    Martin Karamanliev

  11. Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, July 2024, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Alfie J Kavalakat, Emre Balık, Mostafa Shalaby

  12. A prognostic model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three international cohorts

    Article • The Lancet Digital Health, July 2024, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev, Dale Vimalachandran, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Alfie J Kavalakat, Joshua Totty, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli, Prof Marcello Migliore

  13. Vacuum-assisted closure for treating chronic pelvic abscess following rectal stump leak after Hartmann’s procedure for low rectal cancer

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, June 2024, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  14. Nationwide analysis of the breast cancer guidelines adherence in Bulgaria

    Article • Clinical Surgical Oncology, April 2024, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev

  15. Impact of postoperative cardiovascular complications on 30‐day mortality after major abdominal surgery: an international prospective cohort study

    Article • Anaesthesia, February 2024, Wiley

    Martin Karamanliev, Panteleimon Pantelidis, Prof Marco Clementi, Emre Balık, Dr. IOANNIS SOKOLAKIS, DR Ahmet Tahra, Prof Marcello Migliore, Mr Stavros Gourgiotis

  16. Core-needle breast biopsy for the diagnosis of breast cancer – real-time data from Bulgaria

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2024, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev

  17. Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries

    Article • BJS, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Martin Karamanliev, Özgül Düzgün

  18. Stoma-free survival after anastomotic leak following rectal cancer resection: worldwide cohort of 2470 patients

    Article • BJS, October 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Martin Karamanliev, Özgül Düzgün , Emre Balık

  19. Success rate and safety of totally implantable access ports placed by the cephalic vein cutdown technique in oncological patients – a single-center study

    Article • Folia Medica, August 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  20. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgery for indeterminate thyroid nodules (THYCOVID): a retrospective, international, multicentre, cross-sectional study

    Article • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 2023, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev, Dr Jose Candido Caldeira Xavier-Junior, Dr Álvaro Sanabria

  21. Анализ на актуалното състояние в диагностиката на рака на гърдата в България чрез използване на софтуер за анализ с изкуствен интелект

    Article • Surgery, June 2023, Bulgarian Surgical Society

    Martin Karamanliev

  22. Флуоресцентна холангиография – серия клинични случаи

    Article • Surgery, June 2023, Bulgarian Surgical Society

    Martin Karamanliev

  23. ICG fluorescence-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast cancer – a single-center initial experience

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2023, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev

  24. Learning Curve of Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision versus Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision - A Single-Center Study

    Article • Surgery Gastroenterology and Oncology, January 2023, Celsius Publishing House

    Martin Karamanliev

  25. Complications in Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TATME) – Early Experience

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, December 2022, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  26. Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, July 2022, Elsevier

    Mohammad Alherz, John Whitaker, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev, Mostafa Shalaby, Prof. Shadi Hamouri

  27. Intraperitoneal drain placement and outcomes after elective colorectal surgery: international matched, prospective, cohort study

    Article • BJS, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Vittoria Bellato, Martin Karamanliev

  28. Validation of the OAKS prognostic model for acute kidney injury after gastrointestinal surgery

    Article • BJS Open, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Christopher James Graham, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Phuong T. Nguyen

  29. Mesenteric Vascular Evaluation with Pre-operative Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography and Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Angiography to Reduce Anastomotic Leaks after Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

    Article • JSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons, January 2022, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

    Martin Karamanliev

  30. Review on Anastomotic Leak Rate after ICG Angiography during Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, December 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  31. SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study

    Article • Anaesthesia, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Justin Wormald, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Ronald Flumignan, Dr. Musbahu Sani Kurawa, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, Prof Marcello Migliore, Joshua Totty, Martin Karamanliev, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Professor Dr Osama Farouk, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Marcos Perini, Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Professor Dickon Hayne, Dr Ramesh P Menon, Prof. Dr. Alex Alfieri, Edward Caruana, avinash aujayeb, Roberto Colasanti, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Dr Ayrat R. Kaldarov , Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli, Kai Yuen Wong, Frank Mcdermott

  32. Is high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) an option for neoadjuvant therapy for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients? – a systematic review

    Article • International Journal of Hyperthermia, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Martin Karamanliev

  33. Timing of nasogastric tube insertion and the risk of postoperative pneumonia: an international, prospective cohort study

    Article • Colorectal Disease, September 2020, Wiley

    MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev, Assoc Professor Pencho T Tonchev, Dr Katrine J Emmertsen, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo

  34. Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME): A Literature Review

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, September 2020, De Gruyter

    Martin Karamanliev

  35. Мultimodality Treatment Options for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Chemotherapy Combined with Focused Ultrasound Surgery

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2020, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev

  36. Safety of hospital discharge before return of bowel function after elective colorectal surgery

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

    Louis Dwyer-Hemmings, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev, Assoc Professor Pencho T Tonchev, Dr Katrine J Emmertsen

  37. Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix—Single-Center Study Over a 10-Year Period

    Article • Medicina, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Martin Karamanliev

  38. Novel Application of the EK Glove Port for Single-Incision Diverting Sigmoid Loop Colostomy in Advanced Rectal Cancer

    Article • JSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons, January 2020, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

    Martin Karamanliev

  39. Single-Center Study of Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of Uterine Cervix over a 10-Year Period

    Article • Medicina, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Martin Karamanliev

  40. Safety and efficacy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce ileus after colorectal surgery

    Article • BJS, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Louis Dwyer-Hemmings, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev, Assoc Professor Pencho T Tonchev, Dr Katrine J Emmertsen

  41. EFFICIENCY OF TRAINING COURSES IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

    Article • Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers), August 2019, Journal of IMAB

    Martin Karamanliev

  42. CLINICAL SAFETY OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS - SINGLE CENTER PROSPECTIVE STUDY

    Article • Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers), February 2019, Journal of IMAB

    Martin Karamanliev

  43. Metastatic Colon Cancer in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, December 2018, De Gruyter

    Martin Karamanliev

  44. Delayed Inguinal Site Metastasis in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: A Case Report

    Article • Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Martin Karamanliev

  45. Contemporary challenges of warty carcinoma of cervix - Our experience and review of literature

    Article • Australasian Medical Journal, January 2018, Scitechnol Biosoft Pvt. Ltd.

    Martin Karamanliev

  46. Introducing clinical protocol for ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids in patients in Europe, provided from experienced Chinese center-prospective comparative

    Article • Biomedical Research, January 2018, OMICS Publishing Group

    Martin Karamanliev

  47. Rapidly growing vaginal mass: Benign or malignant?

    Article • Australasian Medical Journal, January 2018, Scitechnol Biosoft Pvt. Ltd.

    Martin Karamanliev

  48. Macroscopic Assessment of Total Mesorectal Excision Quality after Robotic Assisted Rectal Resection for Rectal Cancer in Bulgaria: A Prospective Trial

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, December 2017, De Gruyter

    Martin Karamanliev

  49. Original Article. Diagnostic Value of Tru-Cut Biopsy in Diagnosing Breast Lesions

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Martin Karamanliev