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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2021; 13(9): 941-952
Published online Sep 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i9.941
Role of minimally invasive techniques in gastrointestinal surgery: Current status and future perspectives
Shan-Ping Ye, Wei-Quan Zhu, Zhi-Xiang Huang, Dong-Ning Liu, Xiang-Qiong Wen, Tai-Yuan Li
Shan-Ping Ye, Dong-Ning Liu, Tai-Yuan Li, Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
Shan-Ping Ye, Tai-Yuan Li, Institute of Digestive Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
Wei-Quan Zhu, Zhi-Xiang Huang, Xiang-Qiong Wen, Jiangxi Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
Author contributions: Ye SP and Zhu WQ wrote the paper; Ye SP and Li TY proofread and revised the manuscript; Liu DN, Huang ZX, and Wen XQ collected the data and conducted the analysis of pooled data.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
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Corresponding author: Tai-Yuan Li, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China. litaiyuanyfy@sina.com
Received: February 7, 2021
Peer-review started: February 7, 2021
First decision: April 6, 2021
Revised: April 15, 2021
Accepted: July 27, 2021
Article in press: July 27, 2021
Published online: September 27, 2021
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