Reviewer's report
Title:Gastrointestinal symptoms and motility disorders in patients with systemic
scleroderma
Version: 1Date:24 July 2007
Reviewer: Eldon Shaffer
Reviewer's report:
General
This is an important addition to our understanding of gut function associated with
scleroderma.
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
1. Syntax The abstract has syntax errors: "Despite gallbladder...were....";
"associated to..."; "independently".
2. Small bowel transit was impaired yet there was no bacterial overgrowth. How
was the latter validated?
3. Esophageal symptoms and motility abnromalities, the most common GI
association, should be briefly included in these scleroderma patients.
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
Table 4 is negative and could be very briefly included in the text.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Gastrointestinal symptoms and motility disorders in patients with systemic
scleroderma
Version: 1Date:24 July 2007
Reviewer: Eldon Shaffer
Reviewer's report:
General
This is an important addition to our understanding of gut function associated with
scleroderma.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
1. Syntax The abstract has syntax errors: "Despite gallbladder...were....";
"associated to..."; "independently".
2. Small bowel transit was impaired yet there was no bacterial overgrowth. How
was the latter validated?
3. Esophageal symptoms and motility abnromalities, the most common GI
association, should be briefly included in these scleroderma patients.
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
Table 4 is negative and could be very briefly included in the text.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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Reviewer's report
Title:Gastrointestinal symptoms and motility disorders in patients with systemic
scleroderma
Version: 1Date:24 July 2007
Reviewer: Eldon Shaffer
Reviewer's report:
General
This is an important addition to our understanding of gut function associated with
scleroderma.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
1. Syntax The abstract has syntax errors: "Despite gallbladder...were....";
"associated to..."; "independently".
2. Small bowel transit was impaired yet there was no bacterial overgrowth. How
was the latter validated?
3. Esophageal symptoms and motility abnromalities, the most common GI
association, should be briefly included in these scleroderma patients.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
Table 4 is negative and could be very briefly included in the text.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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