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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2015; 21(24): 7571-7576
Published online Jun 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i24.7571
Published online Jun 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i24.7571
Management of duodenal stump fistula after gastrectomy for gastric cancer: Systematic review
Paolo Aurello, Dario Sirimarco, Paolo Magistri, Niccolò Petrucciani, Giammauro Berardi, Silvia Amato, Marcello Gasparrini, Francesco D’Angelo, Giuseppe Nigri, Giovanni Ramacciato, Department of General Surgery, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Aurello P contributed to concept of the manuscript and final revision; Sirimarco D, Magistri P contributed to study design and acquisition of data; Petrucciani N, Berardi G, Gasparrini M, and D’Angelo F contributed to analysis and interpretation of data; Amato S drafted manuscript and made final revision; Nigri G and Ramacciato G revised the manuscript and made final approval.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Dario Sirimarco, MD, Department of General Surgery, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, 00189 Rome, Italy. sir.dario@hotmail.it
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Received: December 23, 2014
Peer-review started: December 24, 2014
First decision: January 23, 2015
Revised: February 14, 2015
Accepted: April 9, 2015
Article in press: April 9, 2015
Published online: June 28, 2015
Peer-review started: December 24, 2014
First decision: January 23, 2015
Revised: February 14, 2015
Accepted: April 9, 2015
Article in press: April 9, 2015
Published online: June 28, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: To our knowledge, this is the first review available in the literature focusing on the duodenal stump fistula following resection for gastric cancer. Previous review have been published concerning this topic but not limited to oncologic patients. Furthermore, in this review, a more recent time period is analyzed, increasing reliability of the conclusions of the manuscript considering advancement in technologies and treatment strategies.