# RETRACTION: Effect of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Prior to Oesophageal Cancer Surgery on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed that percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy before oesophageal cancer surgery affects postoperative wound complications, but it was found to be based on a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's findings are invalid due to a compromised peer review process and have been retracted.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's conclusions are not considered reliable.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

HuangX.
,
JiaC.
, and
ZhuY.
, “Effect of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Prior to Oesophageal Cancer Surgery on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14461, 10.1111/iwj.14461.PMC1082851737905678

The above article, published online on 31 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.