Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	7223
Country	China

Received	2013-11-09 10:57
Peer-Review Started	2013-11-09 19:36
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2014-01-06 16:21
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Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2014-03-19 13:50
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2014-03-19 15:20
Articles in Press	2014-05-23 09:19
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-04-16 10:15
Typeset the Manuscript	2014-05-29 13:06
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-06-16 16:19

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Clinical Trials Study
Article Title	Should peri-gastrectomy gastric acidity be our focus among gastric cancer patients?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Lei Huang, A-Man Xu, Tuan-Jie Li, Wen-Xiu Han and Jing Xu
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 81172036 Foundation of Anhui Science and Technology Agency 12070403061
Corresponding Author	A-Man Xu, MD, Professor, Chief Physician, Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218, Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China. hlzt1991@sina.com
Key Words	Gastric carcinoma; Gastrectomy; Reflux; Acidity; Gastrointestinal juice
Core Tip	Necessity of peri-gastrectomy acid suppression for gastric cancer patients remains controversial. This innovative prospective study showed: before surgery, gastric pH was higher than the threshold of hypoacidity, and affected by age, tumor size and differentiation grade, and potassium and bicarbonate ions; advanced malignancies were accompanied with higher pH; after operation, gastric pH in all groups was of weak-acidity and higher than that pre-gastrectomy; six months later, gastric pH was comparable to that on days 3-5; reflux symptom was significantly associated with patient’s body mass index, direct and indirect bilirubin, and total bile acid, while pH played no role.
Publish Date	2014-06-16 16:19
Citation	Huang L, Xu AM, Li TJ, Han WX, Xu J. Should peri-gastrectomy gastric acidity be our focus among gastric cancer patients? World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(22): 6981-6988
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i22/6981.htm
DOI	10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6981

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