Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	25335
Country	Japan

Received	2016-03-05 13:36
Peer-Review Started	2016-03-07 08:47
To Make the First Decision	2016-04-14 16:47
Return for Revision	2016-04-15 14:44
Revised	2016-04-21 20:29
Second Decision	2016-05-05 17:32
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-05-27 10:44
Articles in Press	2016-05-27 10:44
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Systematic review of laparoscopic vs open surgery for colorectal cancer in elderly patients
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Shoichi Fujii, Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Yoshihisa Fukushima, Ryu Shimada, Koichi Okamoto, Takeshi Tsuchiya, Keijiro Nozawa, Keiji Matsuda and Yojiro Hashiguchi
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Corresponding Author	Shoichi Fujii, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. sfujii631011@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
Key Words	Laparoscopic surgery; Systematic review; Meta-analysis; Colorectal cancer; Elderly patient
Core Tip	Safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery (LAC) in elderly has been unknown. A meta-analysis was performed of a systematic search of studies on an electronic database. Studies that compared LAC in elderly colorectal cancer patients with open colectomy (OC) were retrieved, and their short and long-term outcomes compared. Fifteen studies which had 1436 LAC and 1810 OC were identified. In short-term outcomes, blood loss, morbidity, incisional surgical site infection, bowel obstruction and cardiovascular complications were superior in LAC except operation time. There was no significant difference in long-term outcomes. LAC is an effective procedure for elderly with colorectal cancer.
Publish Date	2016-07-08 09:44
Citation	Fujii S, Tsukamoto M, Fukushima Y, Shimada R, Okamoto K, Tsuchiya T, Nozawa K, Matsuda K, Hashiguchi Y. Systematic review of laparoscopic vs open surgery for colorectal cancer in elderly patients. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2016; 8(7): 573-582
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v8/i7/573.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v8.i7.573

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