Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	27482
Country	Italy

Received	2016-06-01 08:41
Peer-Review Started	2016-06-01 08:53
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Return for Revision	2016-07-21 11:37
Revised	2016-08-04 01:35
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Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2016-08-29 12:01
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-10-19 08:43
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-10-25 16:05

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Acute appendicitis: Epidemiology, treatment and outcomes- analysis of 16544 consecutive cases
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Marco Ceresoli, Alberto Zucchi, Niccolò Allievi, Asaf Harbi, Michele Pisano, Giulia Montori, Arianna Heyer, Gabriela E Nita, Luca Ansaloni and Federico Coccolini
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Marco Ceresoli, General Surgery Unit, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy. marco.ceresoli@libero.it
Key Words	Acute appendicitis; Conservative treatment; Epidemiology; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Intestinal obstruction
Core Tip	Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency around the world. In the Bergamo district, northern Italy its incidence is 89/100000 inhabitants per year with a negative trend during the last years. Percent of 95 patients were treated with appendectomy, 48% of whom laparoscopically; 1.3% of operated patients had an intestinal obstruction during the follow-up. Conservative treatment resulted in a reduced length of stay but 23% of patients had a relapse during follow up. Cumulative length of stays during the study period was similar for the two treatment option.
Publish Date	2016-10-25 16:05
Citation	Ceresoli M, Zucchi A, Allievi N, Harbi A, Pisano M, Montori G, Heyer A, Nita GE, Ansaloni L, Coccolini F. Acute appendicitis: Epidemiology, treatment and outcomes-analysis of 16544 consecutive cases. World J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 8(10): 693-699
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v8/i10/693.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v8.i10.693

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