Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	33744
Country	United States

Received	2017-02-28 08:29
Peer-Review Started	2017-02-28 17:13
To Make the First Decision	2017-04-26 08:46
Return for Revision	2017-04-27 19:56
Revised	2017-05-02 03:10
Second Decision	2017-06-09 05:22
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-06-12 08:35
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Prognostic significance of red blood cell distribution width in gastrointestinal disorders
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hemant Goyal, Giuseppe Lippi, Altin Gjymishka, Bijo John, Rajiv Chhabra and Elizabeth May
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hemant Goyal, FACP, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, 707 Pine Street, Macon, GA 31201, United States. doc.hemant@yahoo.com
Key Words	Red blood cell distribution width; hepatitis; pancreatitis; inflammatory bowel diseases; Crohn’s disease; ulcerative colitis; colon cancer; hepatocellular carcinoma; acute mesenteric ischemia; gastrointestinal diseases
Core Tip	Mounting evidences show that red blood cell distribution width can be used as a prognostic marker in gastrointestinal disorders. A number of retrospective studies have been published about the use of this index of anisocytosis in prognostication of gastrointestinal disorders, especially inflammatory bowel disease and viral hepatitis among others. However, only a few have included confounding factors which could affect red blood cell distribution width. Our objective is to consolidate the current literature to better understand the use and further investigate the significance of red blood cell distribution width in gastrointestinal disorders.
Publish Date	2017-07-20 10:12
Citation	Goyal H, Lippi G, Gjymishka A, John B, Chhabra R, May E. Prognostic significance of red blood cell distribution width in gastrointestinal disorders. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(27): 4879-4891
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i27/4879.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i27.4879

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