Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	115285
Country	Spain

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Staging laparoscopy in esophagogastric junction cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Roberto de la Plaza Llamas, Diego Ribera Díaz, Paula Betancor Díaz, Daniel A Díaz Candelas, Raquel A Latorre-Fragua, Ludovica Gorini, Rodrigo Arellano González and Ignacio A Gemio del Rey
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Corresponding Author	Roberto de la Plaza Llamas, Associate Professor, Chief Physician, FACS, Head, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Medical and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad de Alcalá, Campus Universitario - C/ 19, Av. de Madrid, Km 33600, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Madrid, Spain. roberto.plaza@uah.es
Key Words	Esophagogastric junction; Laparoscopy; Neoplasm staging; Staging laparoscopy; Systematic review; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	Staging laparoscopy (SL) upstaged nearly one in five patients with clinically resectable gastroesophageal junction cancer by revealing occult peritoneal or hepatic metastases. This finding underlines the value of SL in refining staging and guiding treatment decisions. Diagnostic performance was especially high in Siewert II tumors, without any significant heterogeneity. However, key procedural and patient-related data were not appropriately reported across studies. These results support the routine use of SL in staging gastroesophageal junction tumors and highlight the urgent need for standardized reporting to improve risk stratification and clinical outcomes in this challenging and heterogeneous cancer subgroup.
Citation	de la Plaza Llamas R, Ribera Díaz D, Betancor Díaz P, Díaz Candelas DA, Latorre-Fragua RA, Gorini L, Arellano González R, Gemio del Rey IA. Staging laparoscopy in esophagogastric junction cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; In press

Received	2025-10-15 02:15
Peer-Review Started	2025-10-15 02:15
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-10-24 10:50
Return for Revision	2025-10-24 10:50
Revised	2025-10-29 17:25
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Second Decision by Editor	2025-12-04 02:33
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-04 06:18
Articles in Press	2025-12-04 06:18
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