Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	2939
Country	Italy

Received	2013-03-27 09:08
Peer-Review Started	2013-03-28 08:48
To Make the First Decision	2013-04-16 09:15
Return for Revision	2013-04-18 17:37
Revised	2013-04-26 15:29
Second Decision	2013-06-18 10:58
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-06-19 00:38
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Systematic review of surgical resection vs radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Alessandro Cucchetti, Fabio Piscaglia, Matteo Cescon, Giorgio Ercolani and Antonio Daniele Pinna
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number A speaker fee from Siemens, research contracts with Esaote advisory board and speaker fee from Bayer to Fabio Piscaglia
Corresponding Author	Alessandro Cucchetti, MD, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti, 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. aleqko@libero.it
Key Words	Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatic resection; Surgical therapy; Ablation techniques; Survival; Liver failure
Core Tip	The present review shows the lights and shadows of the comparative literature regarding hepatic resection and radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Nineteen studies that directly compared these two therapies were found through an extensive literature review; of them, three randomized controlled trial were available for comparison whereas the remaining studies were represented by retrospective observational studies. Results are often conflicting and further randomized controlled trial are warranted; otherwise, retrospective observational studies should include in their analyses statistical approaches aimed at reduce possible confounding sources at a minimum.
Publish Date	2013-07-13 17:01
Citation	Cucchetti A, Piscaglia F, Cescon M, Ercolani G, Pinna AD. Systematic review of surgical resection vs radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(26): 4106-4118
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i26/4106.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i26.4106

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Peer-review Report	2939-Peer review(s).pdf
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