Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	25881
Country	Italy

Received	2016-03-25 11:41
Peer-Review Started	2016-03-25 14:37
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2016-05-23 14:43
Revised	2016-06-15 00:28
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2016-07-04 17:09
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2016-07-18 10:53
Articles in Press	2016-07-18 10:53
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-09-15 15:10
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-09-25 14:53

ISSN	1948-9366 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Role of surgery for colorectal cancer in the elderly
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Antonio Biondi, Marco Vacante, Immacolata Ambrosino, Erika Cristaldi, Giuseppe Pietrapertosa and Francesco Basile
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Antonio Biondi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Vittorio Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Via Plebiscito 628, 95100 Catania, Italy. abiondi@unict.it
Key Words	Laparoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Elderly; Comorbidities; Colorectal surgery
Core Tip	Age itself should not be considered as a risk factor for the development of complications in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer. Many studies underlined that age is not a predictor of post operative complications in these patients. Therapeutic or palliative surgery should not be avoided in the elderly based ex-clusively on age.
Publish Date	2016-09-25 14:53
Citation	Biondi A, Vacante M, Ambrosino I, Cristaldi E, Pietrapertosa G, Basile F. Role of surgery for colorectal cancer in the elderly. World J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 8(9): 606-613
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v8/i9/606.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v8.i9.606

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