Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	47276
Country	Switzerland

Received	2019-03-19 01:36
Peer-Review Started	2019-03-19 02:54
To Make the First Decision	2019-08-05 01:44
Return for Revision	2019-08-09 00:58
Revised	2019-08-09 09:16
Second Decision	2019-08-16 09:13
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-08-19 13:46
Articles in Press	2019-08-19 13:46
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Typeset the Manuscript	2019-08-28 06:05
Publish the Manuscript Online	2019-09-12 08:50

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Opinion Review
Article Title	Reducing anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery: The old dogmas and the new challenges
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Jeremy Meyer, Surennaidoo Naiken, Niki Christou, Emilie Liot, Christian Toso, Nicolas Christian Buchs and Frédéric Ris
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Jeremy Meyer http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-9146 Surennaidoo Naiken http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7195-4974 Niki Christou http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2125-0503 Emilie Liot http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2856-5260 Christian Toso http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1652-4522 Nicolas Christian Buchs http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9255-3929 Frédéric Ris http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7421-6101
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Jeremy Meyer, MD, PhD, Surgeon, Division of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, Geneva 1211, Switzerland. jeremy.meyer@hcuge.ch
Key Words	Anastomotic leakage; Rectal surgery; Colic surgery; Prevention; Surgical site infection; Anastomosis
Core Tip	The present manuscript reviews the current evidence regarding the prevention of anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery. Oral antibiotics and fluorescence angiography might help reduce the incidence of anastomotic leak. Study of the microbiome might offer interesting paths for research. Progress made in anastomotic leak comprehension and prevention might allow reducing the rate of diverting stoma and conduct to a revision of its indications.
Publish Date	2019-09-12 08:50
Citation	Meyer J, Naiken S, Christou N, Liot E, Toso C, Buchs NC, Ris F. Reducing anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery: The old dogmas and the new challenges. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(34): 5017-5025
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i34/5017.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i34.5017

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