Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	15149
Country	Italy

Received	2014-11-11 09:33
Peer-Review Started	2014-11-12 11:56
To Make the First Decision	2014-12-11 20:28
Return for Revision	2014-12-16 18:22
Revised	2014-12-27 04:45
Second Decision	2015-01-30 11:15
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-02-01 21:38
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-02-05 17:22
Articles in Press	2015-02-05 17:44
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2015-02-09 17:16
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-03-03 18:26
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-03-16 18:04

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Mesopancreas: A boundless structure, namely the rationale for dissection of the paraaortic area in pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head carcinoma
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nadia Peparini
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Nadia Peparini, MD, PhD, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma H-Distretto 3, via Mario Calò, 5-00043 Ciampino (Rome), Italy. nadiapeparini@yahoo.it
Key Words	Pancreatic carcinoma; Mesopancreas; Mesopancreas resection; Paraaortic area; Paraaortic dissection
Core Tip	The rationale for dissection of the 16a2 and 16b1 paraaortic areas in pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head carcinoma is to control tumor spread along the mesopancreatic resection margin (R factor), rather than to control or stage the nodal spread (N factor).
Publish Date	2015-03-16 18:04
Citation	Peparini N. Mesopancreas: A boundless structure, namely the rationale for dissection of the paraaortic area in pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(10): 2865-2870
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i10/2865.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.2865

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