Artificial intelligence in surgery: evolution, trends, and future directions.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly transforming surgery by enhancing precision, decision-making, and patient outcomes. This bibliometric analysis examines AI's impact on surgery, highlighting research trends, key contributors, and evolving themes from 1998 to 2024. Utilizing data from the Web of Science Core Collection and analyzed through the Bibliometrix tool, the study reviews publication trends, author impact, institutional contributions, country-specific research activities, and keyword frequency.

Three-dimensional surgical margin positioning technique versus palpation-guided method for breast-conserving surgery: Feasibility, advantages, and quality of life.

Background: The accurate evaluation of surgical margins holds crucial importance in determining the success of breast-conserving surgery (BCS). The aim of this study was to introduce a novel technique for the positioning of surgical margins in BCS while highlighting its advantages.

Methods: This study included a cohort of breast cancer patients who underwent BCS.