Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	7474
Country	China

Received	2013-11-20 15:48
Peer-Review Started	2013-11-21 09:47
To Make the First Decision	2014-01-15 17:36
Return for Revision	2014-01-21 09:58
Revised	2014-02-13 23:42
Second Decision	2014-03-05 14:32
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-03-05 14:53
Articles in Press	2014-05-23 11:21
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-04-08 23:04
Typeset the Manuscript	2014-07-23 18:27
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-08-07 10:34

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Transthoracic vs transhiatal surgery for cancer of the esophagogastric junction: A meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ming-Tian Wei, Yuan-Chuan Zhang, Xiang-Bing Deng, Ting-Han Yang, Ya-Zhou He and Zi-Qiang Wang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 81172373
Corresponding Author	Zi-Qiang Wang, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. wangzqzyh@163.com
Key Words	Transthoracic surgery; Transhiatal surgery; Cancer of the esophagogastric junction; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	Surgical resection is the optimum therapy for cancer of the esophagogastric junction, and the transthoracic and transhiatal approaches are the two major surgical approaches used worldwide. However, considerable debate exists on the superior benefits of the two approaches regarding their efficacy and safety. We conducted this meta-analysis to address the issue. The results indicated a shorter hospital stay, lower 30-d hospital mortality and decreased pulmonary complications with the transhiatal approach compared with the transthoracic approach. Moreover, a potential survival benefit was achieved for type Ⅲ tumors using the transhiatal approach.
Publish Date	2014-08-07 10:34
Citation	Wei MT, Zhang YC, Deng XB, Yang TH, He YZ, Wang ZQ. Transthoracic vs transhiatal surgery for cancer of the esophagogastric junction: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(29): 10183-10192
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i29/10183.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10183

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