Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	65266
Country	Switzerland

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Role of near-infrared fluorescence in colorectal surgery
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Elodie Zocola, Jeremy Meyer, Niki Christou, Emilie Liot, Christian Toso, Nicolas Christian Buchs and Frédéric Ris
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Jeremy Meyer, MD, PhD, Surgeon, Division of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, Genève 1205, Switzerland. jeremy.meyer@hcuge.ch
Key Words	Fluorescence; Enhanced reality; Anastomotic leak; Ureter; Anastomosis
Core Tip	Near-infrared fluorescence appears to be a useful tool that assists surgeons performing colorectal surgery by identifying poorly vascularized areas of the bowel and therefore decreasing the incidence of anastomotic leak, visualizing lymphatic drainage and identifying the ureters during difficult surgery.
Citation	Zocola E, Meyer J, Christou N, Liot E, Toso C, Buchs NC, Ris F. Role of near-infrared fluorescence in colorectal surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27(31): 5189-5200

Received	2021-03-03 11:09
Peer-Review Started	2021-03-03 11:17
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2021-04-17 13:57
Revised	2021-04-27 20:30
Second Decision	2021-07-30 03:30
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2021-07-30 06:48
Articles in Press	2021-07-30 06:48
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2021-08-10 06:42

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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