Editorial

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to present to you another issue of our Vidosurgery. As always, I trust you will read it with interest, since we have once again filled it with exceptionally engaging content.
For the third time this year, the issue opens with clinical practice recommendations—this time concerning endoscopic management of complications following acute pancreatitis. Thus, they serve as a continuation of and complement to the general guidelines for managing such cases, published earlier this year. The authors are internationally recognized experts in pancreatobiliary endoscopy, surgery, and gastroenterology. Their work represents both a compendium of the most up‑to‑date knowledge in the field and the product of unique endoscopic experience that, in many ways, has revolutionized outcomes of this challenging disease. These recommendations will certainly benefit not only surgeons but also other specialists, including nonoperative clinicians. Altogether, they aim to provide a fundamental clinical framework that helps optimize diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in severe pancreatitis.
In addition, as per usual, we offer you a selection of interesting publications on surgery, gynecology, and urology, among which you will find the first experiences with the use of artificial intelligence in surgery. I warmly encourage you to explore these articles.
As Christmas and the New Year approach, I wish you peace, rest, joyful moments shared with family and friends, and great scientific inspiration in the year 2026.

Kindest regards
Prof. Jacek Szeliga
VSJ Editor-in-Chief