Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	7706
Country	China

Received	2013-11-28 17:04
Peer-Review Started	2013-11-29 21:53
To Make the First Decision	2014-01-16 08:27
Return for Revision	2014-01-20 22:24
Revised
Second Decision	2014-03-14 18:21
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-03-14 18:34
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-03-28 20:07
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-05-20 15:25

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Short-term efficacy of laparoscopy-assisted vs open radical gastrectomy in gastric cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hong-Tao Li, Xiao-Peng Han, Lin Su, Wan-Kun Zhu, Wei Xu, Kun Li, Qing-Chuan Zhao, Hua Yang and Hong-Bin Liu
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hong-Bin Liu, Professor, Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Region, #333 Binhe South Road, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu Province, China. liuhongbin999@163.com
Key Words	Laparoscopic surgery; Gastric cancer; Short-term efficacy; Open surgery
Core Tip	We compared patients who underwent laparoscopic-assisted radical gastrectomy (LARG) with those who underwent open radical surgery (ORG) in terms of intra- and postoperative benefits. LARG was successfully completed without needing to convert to laparotomy in all patients, and no residual cancerous tissues were noted in the surgical margins. LARG offered the patients several better short-term benefits compared to the ORG procedure, such as less intraoperative blood loss, shorter hospitalization time, shorter time to mobilization, and shorter time to bowel opening. Additionally, LARG was also associated with fewer postoperative complications.
Publish Date	2014-05-20 15:25
Citation	Li HT, Han XP, Su L, Zhu WK, Xu W, Li K, Zhao QC, Yang H, Liu HB. Short-term efficacy of laparoscopy-assisted vs open radical gastrectomy in gastric cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg 2014; 6(4): 59-64
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v6/i4/59.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v6.i4.59

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