Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	3935
Country	Italy

Received	2013-06-03 08:38
Peer-Review Started	2013-06-03 19:54
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2013-07-04 17:15
Revised	2013-09-10 19:56
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2013-10-21 17:17
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2013-10-22 06:29
Articles in Press
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2013-12-12 11:50
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-01-20 16:41

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Acute appendicitis: What is the gold standard of treatment?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto and Nicolò Bassi
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Cesare Ruffolo, MD, PhD, Ⅱ Deparment of Surgery (Ⅳ Unit), Regional Hospital “Ca’ Foncello”, Piazza Ospedale 1, 31100 Treviso, Italy. cruffolo@hotmail.com
Key Words	Acute appendicitis; Surgery; Laparoscopy
Core Tip	There are still controversial issues in the treatment of acute appendicitis such as comparison between laparoscopic and open appendectomy and the correct approach in special categories of patients. The aim of this editorial was to perform a review of the literature in order to address controversial issues in the treatment of acute appendicitis.
Publish Date	2014-01-20 16:41
Citation	Ruffolo C, Fiorot A, Pagura G, Antoniutti M, Massani M, Caratozzolo E, Bonariol L, Calia di Pinto F, Bassi N. Acute appendicitis: What is the gold standard of treatment? World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(47): 8799-8807
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i47/8799.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i47.8799

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Peer-review Report	3935-Answering reviewers.pdf
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