Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	114909
Country	United States

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	“Problem of pain”: Further questions for the utility of vitamin D for chronic pain after gastrointestinal surgery
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Thomas C Varkey
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Corresponding Author	Thomas C Varkey, MD, Researcher, Department of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1111 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85004, United States. thmsvrk7@gmail.com
Key Words	Vitamin D-OH25; Vitamin D; Literature; Supratherapeutic dosing; Optimal dosing; Post-operative pain
Core Tip	There are a number of different disease states that also have been associated with Vitamin D, further investigation like that in these other disease states into the use of high than normal Vitamin D-OH 25 serum targets or supra therapeutic dosing should be investigated.
Citation	Varkey TC. “Problem of pain”: Further questions for the utility of vitamin D for chronic pain after gastrointestinal surgery. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; In press

Received	2025-10-10 01:01
Peer-Review Started	2025-10-10 01:01
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Return for Revision	2025-10-23 07:36
Revised	2025-10-24 13:00
Second Decision	2025-11-13 02:40
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-11-13 07:02
Articles in Press	2025-11-13 07:02
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ISSN	1948-9366 (online)
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