Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	7793
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2013-11-30 15:01
Peer-Review Started	2013-11-30 21:37
To Make the First Decision	2013-12-25 18:18
Return for Revision	2013-12-27 08:32
Revised	2014-01-13 04:50
Second Decision	2014-03-12 18:34
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-03-12 18:41
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-05-20 12:16

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Systematic review of oncological outcomes following laparoscopic vs open total mesorectal excision
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Muhammad Shafique Sajid, Adil Ahamd, William FA Miles and Mirza Khurrum Baig
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Muhammad Shafique Sajid, Surgical Specialist Registrar, Department of General, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, Worthing Hospital, Washington Suite, North Wing, West Sussex, BN11 2DH, United Kingdom. surgeon1wrh@hotmail.com
Key Words	Total mesorectal excision; Anterior resection; Abdominoperineal resection; Rectal cancer; Oncological outcomes
Core Tip	Based upon the findings of this systematic review of eleven randomized trial on 2143 patients of rectal cancer, there is a higher risk of surgical site infection, higher risk of incomplete total mesorectal resection and prolonged length of hospital stay following open total mesorectal excision (OTME) compared to laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LTME). The number of harvested lymph nodes, tumour recurrence and risk of positive resection margins were statistically similar in both groups. In addition, the operative complications, anastomotic leak and mortality were comparable between LTME and OTME. LTME appears to have clinically and oncologically measurable advantages over OTME in patients with primary resectable rectal cancer.
Publish Date	2014-05-20 12:16
Citation	Sajid MS, Ahmad A, Miles WFA, Baig MK. Systematic review of oncological outcomes following laparoscopic vs open total mesorectal excision. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2014; 6(5): 209-219
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v6/i5/209.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v6.i5.209

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