Reviewer's report
Title:Perforated acute appendicitis resulting from appendiceal villous adenoma
presenting with small bowel obstruction: a case report
Version: 1Date:29 November 2010
Reviewer: Runjan Chetty
Reviewer's report:
This is an unusual cause of acute appendicitis.
I have two criticisms:
1. The Abstract could be more informative in the Conclusions. rather than saying
these will be discussed, provide a short summary.
2. With regards to the pathology: clarify that this is a villous adenoma rather than
an appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma. The latter is by far commoner and is a
diffuse process. A villous adenoma would imply that there is a solitary leson with
the surrounding appendiceal mucosa not showing similar change. If this is truly a
villous adenoma, then where exactly in the appendix was it located?
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Reviewer's report
Title:Perforated acute appendicitis resulting from appendiceal villous adenoma
presenting with small bowel obstruction: a case report
Version: 1Date:29 November 2010
Reviewer: Runjan Chetty
Reviewer's report:
This is an unusual cause of acute appendicitis.
I have two criticisms:
1. The Abstract could be more informative in the Conclusions. rather than saying
these will be discussed, provide a short summary.
2. With regards to the pathology: clarify that this is a villous adenoma rather than
an appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma. The latter is by far commoner and is a
diffuse process. A villous adenoma would imply that there is a solitary leson with
the surrounding appendiceal mucosa not showing similar change. If this is truly a
villous adenoma, then where exactly in the appendix was it located?
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Perforated acute appendicitis resulting from appendiceal villous adenoma
presenting with small bowel obstruction: a case report
Version: 1Date:29 November 2010
Reviewer: Runjan Chetty
Reviewer's report:
This is an unusual cause of acute appendicitis.
I have two criticisms:
1. The Abstract could be more informative in the Conclusions. rather than saying
these will be discussed, provide a short summary.
2. With regards to the pathology: clarify that this is a villous adenoma rather than
an appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma. The latter is by far commoner and is a
diffuse process. A villous adenoma would imply that there is a solitary leson with
the surrounding appendiceal mucosa not showing similar change. If this is truly a
villous adenoma, then where exactly in the appendix was it located?
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
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