Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	126888
DOI	10.4240/wjgs.126888
Country	United States

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Self-reported open cholecystectomy training, practice, and confidence in the laparoscopic era: An international convenience-sample survey
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Marcelo A F Ribeiro Jr, Rafael Dib Possiedi, Matthew Smith, Yu-Hao Wang, Chien-Hung Liao and Steven B Holsten
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Marcelo A F Ribeiro Jr, Consultant, Director, FACS, Professor, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States. drmribeiro@gmail.com
Key Words	Cholecystectomy; Bile duct injury; Surgical education; Clinical competence; Simulation training; Cross-sectional studies
Core Tip	Among 391 self-selected respondents to an internationally disseminated survey, laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy exposure diverged sharply: Two thirds reported more than 100 laparoscopic cases as primary surgeon, but only about one third reported the same for the open operation and nearly one in three reported ten or fewer. Only one in five had ever undergone standardized skills assessment and one in six had received simulation training for emergency conversion. Self-reported confidence remained high for routine steps but fell for common bile duct exploration and for repair of bile duct injury, the scenarios in which open biliary competence actually matters. Because the sample was self-selected and confidence is not competence, these findings are descriptive and hypothesis-generating.
Citation	Ribeiro Jr MAF, Dib Possiedi R, Smith M, Wang YH, Liao CH, Holsten SB. Self-reported open cholecystectomy training, practice, and confidence in the laparoscopic era: An international convenience-sample survey. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.126888
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Received	2026-08-17 02:58
Peer-Review Started	2026-08-17 02:59
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Return for Revision	2026-09-03 06:23
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Publication Fee Transferred	2026-09-22 10:23
Second Decision by Editor	2026-10-21 02:57
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-10-21 10:11
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