Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	42653
Country	Romania

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Post-operative computed tomography scan – reliable tool for quality assessment of complete mesocolic excision
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Cristian Livadaru, Stefan Morarasu, Tudor Cristian Frunza, Florina A Ghitun, Elena Florina Paiu-Spiridon, Florina Sava, Cristina Terinte, Dan Ferariu, Sorinel Lunca and Gabriel Mihail Dimofte
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Stefan Morarasu, MD, Surgeon, 2nd Clinic of Surgical Oncology, Regional Oncology Institute, “Grigore T Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2-4 General Henri Mathias Berthelot St., Iasi 700115, Romania. stefan.morarasu@hse.ie
Key Words	Complete mesocolic excision; Central vascular ligation; Colon surgery; Arterial stump measurement; Computed tomography
Core Tip	This is the first study to assess arterial stump measurement as a tool for comparative analysis between complete mesocolic excision and non-standardized colonic surgery. We demonstrated its benefit as a tool for evaluating surgical quality, mainly due to its correlation with a major prognostic factor. It is a simple and reproducible measurement on routine computed tomography scans without metallic markers. We showed that the central vascular ligation can be performed without extensive D3 lymphatic dissection.
Citation	Livadaru C, Morarasu S, Frunza TC, Ghitun FA, Paiu-Spiridon EF, Sava F, Terinte C, Ferariu D, Lunca S, Dimofte GM. Post-operative computed tomography scan – reliable tool for quality assessment of complete mesocolic excision. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2019; 11(3): 208-226

Received	2018-10-02 10:06
Peer-Review Started	2018-10-02 11:24
To Make the First Decision	2018-11-16 01:43
Return for Revision	2018-11-16 04:50
Revised	2018-12-06 10:43
Second Decision	2019-01-08 11:32
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-01-10 06:22
Articles in Press	2019-01-10 06:22
Publication Fee Transferred
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Typeset the Manuscript	2019-03-14 06:28

ISSN	1948-5204 (online)
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