Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	26755
Country	Japan

Received	2016-04-26 10:30
Peer-Review Started	2016-04-26 14:47
To Make the First Decision	2016-06-12 09:15
Return for Revision	2016-06-16 10:50
Revised	2016-06-23 12:42
Second Decision	2016-07-14 14:59
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-07-14 16:27
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-07-22 11:21
Articles in Press	2016-07-22 11:21
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-09-16 13:14
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-09-25 14:53

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Barium appendicitis: A single institution review in Japan
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hideki Katagiri, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Tadao Kubota and Ken Mizokami
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hideki Katagiri, MD, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, 3-4-32, Todaijima, Urayasu city, Chiba 279-0001, Japan. x62h20k38@yahoo.co.jp
Key Words	Acute appendicitis; Barium appendicitis; Barium sulfate; Upper gastrointestinal imaging; Gastric cancer screening
Core Tip	This is a retrospective study to review clinical experience with barium appendicitis at a single institution in Japan. In the three years of study period, 12 patients (3.0%) were diagnosed as barium appendicitis among 396 patients with acute appendicitis. The computed tomography (CT) scan radiodensity of material in the appendices of patients with barium appendicitis was significantly higher than in patients with nonbarium fecaliths. Barium appendicitis is not rare in Japan. Mea-surement of the CT scan radiodensity of material in the appendix may differentiate barium appendicitis from routine appendicitis.
Publish Date	2016-09-25 14:53
Citation	Katagiri H, Lefor AK, Kubota T, Mizokami K. Barium appen­dicitis: A single institution review in Japan. World J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 8(9): 651-655
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v8/i9/651.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v8.i9.651

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