Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	46178
Country	China

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Guidelines
Article Title	International consensus statement on robotic hepatectomy surgery in 2018
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Rong Liu, Go Wakabayashi, Hong-Jin Kim, Gi-Hong Choi, Anusak Yiengpruksawan, Yuman Fong, Jin He, Ugo Boggi, Roberto I Troisi, Mikhail Efanov, Daniel Azoulay, Fabrizio Panaro, Patrick Pessaux, Xiao-Ying Wang, Ji-Ye Zhu, Shao-Geng Zhang, Chuan-Dong Sun, Zheng Wu, Kai-Shan Tao, Ke-Hu Yang, Jia Fan and Xiao-Ping Chen
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Key Research and Development Program of China 2017YFC0110405 National Natural Science Foundation of China 81500499
Corresponding Author	Rong Liu, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Second Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100853, China. liurong@301hospital.com.cn
Key Words	Minimally invasive surgery; Robotic hepatectomy; Laparoscopic hepatectomy; Hepatectomy resection; Consensus statement
Core Tip	The robotic surgical system has been applied in liver surgery. Liver surgeons are also attempting to gradually expand the indications of robotic hepatectomy. To promote the development and standardization of robotic hepatectomy, we identified a group of robotic surgeon experts to provide clinical statements. Based on the published articles and expert panel opinion, 7 recommendations were generated by the GRADE method using an evidence-based method and focused on the safety, feasibility, indication, techniques and cost-effectiveness of hepatectomy. Since the current evidences were low to very low as evaluated by the GRADE method, further randomized controlled trials are needed in the future to validate these recommendations.
Citation	Liu R, Wakabayashi G, Kim HJ, Choi GH, Yiengpruksawan A, Fong Y, He J, Boggi U, Troisi RI, Efanov M, Azoulay D, Panaro F, Pessaux P, Wang XY, Zhu JY, Zhang SG, Sun CD, Wu Z, Tao KS, Yang KH, Fan J, Chen XP. International consensus statement on robotic hepatectomy surgery in 2018. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(12): 1432-1444

Received	2019-01-31 00:00
Peer-Review Started	2019-02-01 10:47
To Make the First Decision	2019-02-14 01:08
Return for Revision	2019-02-15 05:13
Revised	2019-03-06 16:39
Second Decision	2019-03-08 08:21
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-03-12 05:06
Articles in Press	2019-03-12 05:06
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Typeset the Manuscript	2019-03-22 02:27

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