Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	18684
Country	Germany

Received	2015-04-27 11:48
Peer-Review Started	2015-04-27 18:03
To Make the First Decision	2015-06-23 15:10
Return for Revision	2015-06-27 16:25
Revised	2015-07-21 22:06
Second Decision	2015-09-12 22:01
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-14 11:28
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Systematic analysis of the safety and benefits of transvaginal hybrid-NOTES cholecystectomy
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Dirk R Bulian, Jurgen Knuth, Kai S Lehmann, Axel Sauerwald and Markus M Heiss
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dirk R Bulian, MD, Department of Abdominal, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany. buliand@kliniken-koeln.de
Key Words	NOTES; Cholecystolithiasis; Postoperative complications; Postoperative pain; Transvaginal hybrid-NOTES cholecystectomy
Core Tip	Transvaginal hybrid-NOTES cholecystectomy (TVC) increased in popularity after its introduction in 2007. We systematically evaluated this new technique with regards to its specific complications and advantages compared with those of the laparoscopic technique (LC) using a registry analysis, a matched cohort analysis and a randomized clinical trial. TVC had a low conversion rate and complication rate. Injuries to the bladder and urinary tract infections were rare but access-specific complications. TVC-patients showed less postoperative pain and a better quality of life in the short-term course than did the LC-patients. TVC led to an improved satisfaction with the aesthetic results also in long-term course. No specific problems, not even for sexual intercourse, were detected.
Publish Date	2015-10-14 12:06
Citation	Bulian DR, Knuth J, Lehmann KS, Sauerwald A, Heiss MM. Systematic analysis of the safety and benefits of transvaginal hybrid-NOTES cholecystectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(38): 10915-10925
URL	URL: http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i38/10915.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i38.10915

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