Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	11024
Country	United States

Received	2014-04-30 12:41
Peer-Review Started	2014-04-30 18:13
To Make the First Decision	2014-05-29 19:00
Return for Revision	2014-06-05 15:59
Revised	2014-06-15 02:53
Second Decision	2014-07-16 12:58
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2014-07-16 13:12
Articles in Press	2014-07-16 17:57
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Typeset the Manuscript	2014-09-22 16:15
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-10-07 17:32

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Development of minimally invasive techniques for management of medically-complicated obesity
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Farzin Rashti, Ekta Gupta, Suzan Ebrahimi, Timothy R Shope, Timothy R Koch and Christopher J Gostout
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Timothy R Koch, MD, Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, MedStar-Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University School of Medicine, POB North, Suite 3400, 110 Irving Street, Washington, DC 20010, United States. timothy.r.koch@medstar.net
Key Words	Obesity; Bariatrics; Bariatric surgery; Weight loss; Endoscopy
Core Tip	Obesity and its associated co-morbidities are on the rise worldwide and have reached epidemic proportions. Surgical procedures have been developed and refined to manage obesity. Bariatric surgery is now the preferred modality of therapy for medically-complicated obesity. Attempts to replace invasive bariatric techniques are the driving factors behind studies of newer, minimally invasive procedures. Our therapeutic armamentarium continues to expand for treatment of morbid obesity and its medical complication as new research is completed and novel minimally invasive techniques are assessed. Preliminary results in several of these areas are promising and provide practitioners with a potential future array of options and modes of therapy.
Publish Date	2014-10-07 17:32
Citation	Rashti F, Gupta E, Ebrahimi S, Shope TR, Koch TR, Gostout CJ. Development of minimally invasive techniques for management of medically-complicated obesity. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(37): 13424-13445
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i37/13424.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13424

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