Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	30697
Country	Italy

Received	2016-10-13 09:13
Peer-Review Started	2016-10-17 11:55
To Make the First Decision	2016-11-10 08:42
Return for Revision	2016-11-14 15:22
Revised	2016-11-18 03:02
Second Decision	2016-11-29 10:00
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-12-09 17:46
Articles in Press	2016-12-09 17:46
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-01-22 10:35
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-02-06 09:08

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Robotic liver surgery is the optimal approach as bridge to transplantation
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Paolo Magistri, Giuseppe Tarantino, Roberto Ballarin, Andrea Coratti and Fabrizio Di Benedetto
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Paolo Magistri, MD, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41124 Modena, Italy. paolo.magistri@uniroma1.it
Key Words	Hepatocellular carcinomas; Liver transplant; Robotic surgery; Bridge to transplantation; Da vinci; Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; Patient safety
Core Tip	We read with great interest the manuscript by Dr. Memeo et al. The role of minimally invasive liver surgery as a bridge to transplantation is very promising but still underestimated. In particular, minimally inva-sive approach to the liver showed several advantages compared to the classical open procedure in cirrhotic patients, and currently it deserves more direct indications that should be outlined also in the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer model.
Publish Date	2017-02-06 09:08
Citation	Magistri P, Tarantino G, Ballarin R, Coratti A, Di Benedetto F. Robotic liver surgery is the optimal approach as bridge to transplantation. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(4): 224-226
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v9/i4/224.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v9.i4.224

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