Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	19877
Country	Italy

Received	2015-05-24 18:07
Peer-Review Started	2015-05-25 11:20
To Make the First Decision	2015-08-16 17:24
Return for Revision	2015-08-23 18:12
Revised	2015-09-13 16:24
Second Decision	2015-09-29 17:27
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-29 20:54
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-10-13 17:31
Articles in Press	2015-10-13 17:31
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-12-18 20:25
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-12-24 08:55

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Quality of life in rectal cancer surgery: What do the patient ask?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Giovanni D De Palma and Gaetano Luglio
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Giovanni D De Palma, MD, Director of Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. giovanni.depalma@unina.it
Key Words	Quality of life; Rectal cancer; Laparoscopic surgery; Sphincter preservation; Nerve-sparing
Core Tip	Survival and disease-free survival for patients affected by rectal cancer have overall increased, thanks to the advances in surgery, medical treatments, palliative care and multimodal strategies. This editorial will explore how the growing demand for a better quality of life has in someway favored the development of new practices and new techniques such as sphincter saving procedures, reservoir techniques, minimally invasive surgery, as long as local treatments or even the possibility of a wait and see approach in highly selected cases.
Publish Date	2015-12-24 08:55
Citation	De Palma GD, Luglio G. Quality of life in rectal cancer surgery: What do the patient ask? World J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 7(12): 349-355
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v7/i12/349.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v7.i12.349

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