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  1. Global health at crossroads: uniting together to overcome challenges, restore trust and advance priorities for a sustainable future

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  2. Head‐down tilt lithotomy position and well‐leg compartment syndrome: An international survey of current practice

    Article • Colorectal Disease, June 2025, Wiley

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  3. Protective ileostomy creation after anterior resection of the rectum (PICARR): a decision-making exploring international survey

    Article • Updates in Surgery, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  4. Transomental Hernia: Rare Presentation in a Virgin Abdomen

    Article • Cureus, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  5. Bailey & Love's Essential Operations in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

    Article • October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  6. Global treatment of haemorrhoids—A worldwide snapshot audit conducted by the International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons

    Article • Colorectal Disease, August 2024, Wiley

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  7. The management of complicated colorectal cancer in older patients in a global perspective after COVID-19: the CO-OLDER WSES project

    Article • Minerva Surgery, June 2024, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  8. Global disparities in surgeons’ workloads, academic engagement and rest periods: the on-calL shIft fOr geNEral SurgeonS (LIONESS) study

    Article • Updates in Surgery, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Prof Marco Clementi

  9. Current status of liver surgery for non-colorectal non-neuroendocrine liver metastases: the NON.LI.MET. Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery and New Technologies (SICE) and Association of Italian Surgeons in Europe (ACIE) collaborative international ...

    Article • Updates in Surgery, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Prof Marco Clementi

  10. Surgeons’ practice and preferences for the anal fissure treatment: results from an international survey

    Article • Updates in Surgery, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Muhammad Umar Younis, Mostafa Shalaby

  11. Young-IFSO Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery Training and Education Survey

    Article • Obesity Surgery, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Giovanni Merola

  12. A Case of Perforated Duodenal Diverticular Stone

    Article • Cureus, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  13. Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

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

    Prof. Antonio Simone Laganà, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Muhammad Umar Younis, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Dr alberto maria saibene, Alfie J Kavalakat, Prof Marcello Migliore, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Justin Wormald, Shoukrie Shoukrie, Dr. Bruno Martinez-Leo, Professor Wim Ceelen, Khaled AL-Sayaghi, Dickon Hayne, Mostafa Shalaby, Roberto Colasanti, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Dr. Jessica G.Y. Luc, Pritik A Shah, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  14. Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries

    Article • The Lancet, November 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Antonio Simone Laganà, Muhammad Umar Younis, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Dr Katerina Kasapinova, Dr alberto maria saibene, Alfie J Kavalakat, funlayo odejinmi, Prof Marcello Migliore, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Professor Badr Eldin Mostafa, Prof Marco Clementi, Dale Vimalachandran, Dr Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Dr khaled Mohamed Abdel wahab , Gerardo Caruso, Hitesh Chopra, Mostafa Shalaby, Roberto Colasanti, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Prof. Shadi Hamouri, Dr. Jessica G.Y. Luc, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  15. Evolving Trends in the Management of Acute Appendicitis During COVID-19 Waves: The ACIE Appy II Study

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

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Vittoria Bellato, Francesco Di Marzo, Mostafa Shalaby

  16. A core outcome set for clinical studies of adhesive small bowel obstruction

    Article • Colorectal Disease, June 2022, Wiley

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  17. Global overview of the management of acute cholecystitis during the COVID-19 pandemic (CHOLECOVID study)

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

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Ademola Adeyeye , Prof Marcello Migliore, Dr Catherine Fullwood, Justin Wormald, Mostafa Shalaby

  18. Core outcome set for clinical studies of postoperative ileus after intestinal surgery

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

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  19. Impact of COVID-19 on vascular patients worldwide: analysis of the COVIDSurg data

    Article • The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, January 2022, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Mostafa Shalaby, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives

  20. BJS commission on surgery and perioperative care post-COVID-19

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

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Vittoria Bellato, Dr DARYLL M BAKER, Mostafa Shalaby

  21. Global parental leave in surgical careers: differences according to gender, geographical regions and surgical career stages

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

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Vittoria Bellato

  22. Impact of Artificial Intelligence Integration on Surgical Outcome

    Article • Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, August 2021, Dow University of Health Sciences

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  23. 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, Mostafa Shalaby

  24. 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, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Edward Caruana, Mostafa Shalaby, avinash aujayeb, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  25. Gastric strangulation and perforation caused by a giant inguinal-scrotal hernia

    Article • Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, January 2021, Medknow

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  26. DElayed COloRectal Cancer Care during COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Perspective from an International Survey (DECOR-19)

    Article • Surgery, November 2020, Elsevier

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Dr. Mirza Faraz Saeed

  27. A rare case of gastric perforation by a 5-year-old Intra-gastric Balloon in situ: Case report and review of literature

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, October 2020, Elsevier

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  28. Surgeons' fear of getting infected by COVID19: A global survey

    Article • BJS, August 2020, Wiley

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Vittoria Bellato, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Emre Balık

  29. Impact of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in global surgical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • BJS, August 2020, Wiley

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Vittoria Bellato, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Emre Balık

  30. Delayed Presentation of Rectal Trauma - Is Colostomy Necessary?

    Article • Journal of Case Reports, December 2019, Journal of Case Reports

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  31. Needle stick injury reporting among surgeons in tertiary hospitals of Lahore

    Article • The Professional Medical Journal, June 2019, Independent Medical Trust

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  32. LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY;

    Article • The Professional Medical Journal, February 2019, Independent Medical Trust

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  33. Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Marginal Ulcer After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Case Report and Review of Literature

    Article • Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgical Sciences, February 2019, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  34. Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: A Red Herring for Primary Appendiceal Carcinoma

    Article • Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal, January 2019, Atlantis Press

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  35. OVARIAN VEIN THROMBOSIS; A CASE REPORT

    Article • The Professional Medical Journal, August 2017, Independent Medical Trust

    Muhammad Umar Younis

  36. Laparoscopic splenic cyst fenestration—a viable spleen preserving option

    Article • Journal of Surgical Case Reports, August 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Muhammad Umar Younis