Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	6005
Country	Italy

Received	2013-09-29 17:52
Peer-Review Started	2013-09-30 14:21
To Make the First Decision	2013-11-13 15:46
Return for Revision	2013-11-20 16:16
Revised	2013-11-26 20:34
Second Decision	2014-02-20 09:02
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-02-20 09:36
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Typeset the Manuscript	2014-03-23 20:08
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-04-04 15:11

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Evidence based medicine and surgical approaches for colon cancer: Evidences, benefits and limitations of the laparoscopic vs open resection
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Laura Lorenzon, Marco La Torre, Vincenzo Ziparo, Francesco Montebelli, Paolo Mercantini, Genoveffa Balducci and Mario Ferri
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Faculty of Medicine and Psychology University of Rome “La Sapienza” to La Torre M
Corresponding Author	Laura Lorenzon, MD, PhD, Surgical and Medical Department of Translational Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00189 Rome, Italy. laura.lorenzon@uniroma1.it
Key Words	Laparoscopy; Colon resection; Colon cancer; Meta-analysis; Evidence-based medicine
Core Tip	This is a comprehensive meta-analysis of studies investigating laparoscopic resection in comparison with the open surgery for colon cancer, with the aim of evidencing short term and long term results of the surgical approaches. Results were provided according to the study designs (randomized trials, case control series) and according to the tumor’s location.
Publish Date	2014-04-04 15:11
Citation	Lorenzon L, La Torre M, Ziparo V, Montebelli F, Mercantini P, Balducci G, Ferri M. Evidence based medicine and surgical approaches for colon cancer: Evidences, benefits and limitations of the laparoscopic vs open resection. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(13): 3680-3692
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i13/3680.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i13.3680

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