Single-incision laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair in the treatment of adult female patients with inguinal hernia
Xiao-Jun Zhu, Jing-Yi Jiao, Hui-Min Xue, Peng Chen, Chang-Fu Qin, Peng Wang
Xiao-Jun Zhu, Jing-Yi Jiao, Hui-Min Xue, Peng Chen, Peng Wang, Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
Jing-Yi Jiao, Peng Chen, Medical School, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
Chang-Fu Qin, Department of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
Co-first authors: Xiao-Jun Zhu and Jing-Yi Jiao.
Co-corresponding authors: Chang-Fu Qin and Peng Wang.
Author contributions: Zhu XJ, Jiao JY, Xue HM, Qin CF and Wang P conceived, designed and refined the study protocol; Zhu XJ, Jiao JY and Chen P were involved in the data collection; Zhu XJ, Jiao JY, Qin CF and Wang P analyzed the data; Zhu XJ and Jiao JY drafted the manuscript; All authors were involved in the critical review of the results and have contributed to, read, and approved the final manuscript. Zhu XJ and Jiao JY contributed equally to this work as co-first authors. Qin CF and Wang P contributed equally to this work as co-corresponding authors. The reasons for designating Zhu XJ and Jiao JY as co-first authors / Qin CF and Wang P as co-corresponding authors are threefold. First, the research was performed as a collaborative effort, and the designation of co-first and co-corresponding authorship accurately reflects the distribution of responsibilities and burdens associated with the time and effort required to complete the study and the resultant paper. This also ensures effective communication and management of post-submission matters, ultimately enhancing the paper's quality and reliability. Second, the overall research team encompassed authors with a variety of expertise and skills from different fields, and the designation of co-first and co-corresponding authors best reflects this diversity. This also promotes the most comprehensive and in-depth examination of the research topic, ultimately enriching readers' understanding by offering various expert perspectives. Third, the choice of these researchers as co-first and co-corresponding authors acknowledges and respects this equal contribution, while recognizing the spirit of teamwork and collaboration of this study. In summary, we believe that designating Zhu XJ and Jiao JY as co-first authors/Qin CF and Wang P as co-corresponding authors of is fitting for our manuscript as it accurately reflects our team's collaborative spirit, equal contributions, and diversity.
Supported by Wu Jieping Medical Foundation, No. 320.6750.18396; Nantong “14th Five-Year” Science and Education to Strengthen Health Project, General Surgery Medical Key Discipline, No. 42; and Nantong Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, No. MS2022005.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University Institutional Review Board (Approval No. 2023-K117-01).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See:
https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Peng Wang, MD, PhD, Chief Physician, Professor, Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No.20 Xisi Road, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China. dankongwang@ntu.edu.cn
Received: August 23, 2023
Peer-review started: August 23, 2023
First decision: November 21, 2023
Revised: December 9, 2023
Accepted: January 4, 2024
Article in press: January 4, 2024
Published online: January 27, 2024
