| Discipline | Surgery |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Keith Lillemoe |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1885–present |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (United States, United Kingdom) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| 9.0 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Ann. Surg. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0003-4932 (print) 1528-1140 (web) |
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