Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	89435
Country	China

Received	2023-10-31 13:24
Peer-Review Started	2023-10-31 13:26
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Return for Revision	2024-01-09 09:05
Revised	2024-02-05 08:22
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Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2024-04-08 05:38
Articles in Press	2024-04-08 05:38
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Typeset the Manuscript	2024-05-14 07:42
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Comparing short-term outcomes of robot-assisted and conventional laparoscopic total mesorectal excision surgery for rectal cancer in elderly patients
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Hao Yang, Gang Yang, Wen-Ya Wu, Fang Wang, Xue-Quan Yao and Xiao-Yu Wu
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Xiao-Yu Wu http://orcid.org/0009-0005-3878-3471
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 82174466
Corresponding Author	Xiao-Yu Wu, MD, Associate Professor, Chief Doctor, Chief Physician, Department of Surgical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 155 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China. wuxiaoyu@medmail.com.cn
Key Words	Robotic surgery; Laparoscopy; Rectal cancer; Total mesorectal excision; Elderly
Core Tip	Previous studies have shown that laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery for rectal cancer has been widely used worldwide. Robotic-assisted systems are capable of achieving finer anatomical manipulation and better surgical outcomes with high-definition cameras, but TME surgery has not been widely promoted in elderly rectal cancer patients. In this retrospective study, we enrich the evidence that robotic-assisted systems deserve to be widely used over laparoscopy.
Publish Date	2024-05-23 09:40
Citation	<p>Yang H, Yang G, Wu WY, Wang F, Yao XQ, Wu XY. Comparing short-term outcomes of robot-assisted and conventional laparoscopic total mesorectal excision surgery for rectal cancer in elderly patients. <i>World J Gastrointest Surg</i> 2024; 16(5): 1271-1279</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v16/i5/1271.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v16.i5.1271

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