Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	2235
Country	China

Received	2013-02-07 20:58
Peer-Review Started	2013-02-10 21:33
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-11 14:50
Return for Revision	2013-03-13 14:44
Revised	2013-03-20 11:51
Second Decision	2013-05-07 15:57
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-05-08 08:50
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-05-24 00:35
Typeset the Manuscript	2013-06-27 15:50
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-07-06 17:46

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Safety and efficacy of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for appendectomies: A meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ping Li, Zong-Hui Chen, Qing-Guo Li, Tang Qiao, You-Yong Tian and Dao-Rong Wang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 81201885 National Natural Science Foundation of China 81172279
Corresponding Author	Dao-Rong Wang, MD, PhD, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province (the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University), 98 Nantong West Road, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China. 734909944@qq.com
Key Words	Single incision; Laparoscopy; Appendicitis; Children; Adult
Core Tip	Single incision laparoscopic surgery for an appendectomy (SILS-A) is widely accepted and has become the best option for treatment of appendicitis. Compared with conventional laparoscopic appendectomy, the safety and efficacy of SILS-A is not known. This study clarified that SILS-A has a similar operation time in adults but needs more time in children, has similar complications, wound infection and length of the postoperative day in adults and children, and needs similar doses of narcotics in children.
Publish Date	2013-07-06 17:46
Citation	Li P, Chen ZH, Li QG, Qiao T, Tian YY, Wang DR. Safety and efficacy of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for appendectomies: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(25): 4072-4082
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i25/4072.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i25.4072

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