Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	31442
Country	Italy

Received	2016-11-17 08:52
Peer-Review Started	2016-11-18 11:50
To Make the First Decision	2016-12-19 11:30
Return for Revision	2016-12-26 08:51
Revised	2016-12-30 04:21
Second Decision	2017-01-03 20:23
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-01-04 16:41
Articles in Press	2017-01-04 16:41
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-01-09 13:30
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-01-19 11:16

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Laparoscopic resection vs laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinomas: A single-center analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Marco Casaccia, Gregorio Santori, Giuliano Bottino, Pietro Diviacco and Enzo Andorno
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Marco Casaccia, Professor, Department of Surgery, IRCCS, San Martino University Hospital-IST, University of Genoa, Monoblocco XI piano, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy. marco.casaccia@unige.it
Key Words	Hepatocellular carcinoma; Laparoscopic liver resection; Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation; Survival; Disease-free survival
Core Tip	This is a retrospective study to evaluate and compare the oncological results of hepatic resection and thermoablation in the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma in selected patients, when both approaches are made laparoscopically. Our preliminary results confirm the superiority of laparoscopic liver resection compared to laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation in terms of overall survival. These data need to be confirmed by further studies on a larger number of patients.
Publish Date	2017-01-19 11:16
Citation	Casaccia M, Santori G, Bottino G, Diviacco P, Andorno E. Laparoscopic resection vs laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinomas: A single-center analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(4): 653-660
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i4/653.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i4.653

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