Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	10198
Country	China

Received	2014-03-18 21:07
Peer-Review Started	2014-03-19 11:56
To Make the First Decision	2014-04-28 13:56
Return for Revision	2014-05-05 10:30
Revised	2014-05-15 14:43
Second Decision	2014-06-17 09:18
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2014-06-17 09:53
Articles in Press	2014-06-17 10:13
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-07-01 15:01
Typeset the Manuscript	2014-09-19 21:25
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-10-16 15:53

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Biliary stenting with or without sphincterotomy for malignant biliary obstruction: A meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Pei-Jing Cui, Jing Yao, Yi-Jun Zhao, Hua-Zhong Han and Jun Yang
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Jun Yang, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Huashan Rd 1954, Shanghai 200233, China. yangjuns@foxmail.com
Key Words	Biliary stent; Endoscopic sphincterotomy; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Malignant biliary obstruction
Core Tip	It is unclear whether patients with malignant biliary obstruction who receive stent placement benefit from endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST). The present meta-analysis was performed to investigate the clinical outcomes of patients who did and did not undergo EST before stent placement.
Publish Date	2014-10-16 15:53
Citation	Cui PJ, Yao J, Zhao YJ, Han HZ, Yang J. Biliary stenting with or without sphincterotomy for malignant biliary obstruction: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(38): 14033-14039
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i38/14033.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.14033

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