Title: IRIS U kit usefulness in transanal total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer to
avoid urethral injury
Version: 3 Date: 06 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
Ishii M et al. have made a retrospective study regarding the application of IRIS U kit to perform
the transanal total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer. The authors advocated that the
IRIS U kit can effectively avoid urethral injury.
The manuscript was well written and the surgical procedure regarding the use of IRIS U kit
was well described I have no major criticisms. However, the present study was too preliminary
because the ISIR U kit was applied in only 10 patients undergoing ta-TME. In order to enhance
the readability of this article, I would like to suggest the authors cite and made some discussions
based on the similar studies from the Asian fellow researchers:
1. Asian Journal of Surgery. Volume 42, Issue 6, June 2019, Pages 674-680
2. Asian Journal of Surgery. Volume 45, Issue 11, November 2022, Pages 2197-2202
3. Asian Journal of Surgery. Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 330-338
Title: IRIS U kit usefulness in transanal total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer to
avoid urethral injury
Version: 3 Date: 06 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
Ishii M et al. have made a retrospective study regarding the application of IRIS U kit to perform
the transanal total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer. The authors advocated that the
IRIS U kit can effectively avoid urethral injury.
The manuscript was well written and the surgical procedure regarding the use of IRIS U kit
was well described I have no major criticisms. However, the present study was too preliminary
because the ISIR U kit was applied in only 10 patients undergoing ta-TME. In order to enhance
the readability of this article, I would like to suggest the authors cite and made some discussions
based on the similar studies from the Asian fellow researchers:
1. Asian Journal of Surgery. Volume 42, Issue 6, June 2019, Pages 674-680
2. Asian Journal of Surgery. Volume 45, Issue 11, November 2022, Pages 2197-2202
3. Asian Journal of Surgery. Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 330-338
Please review this paper.
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Title: IRIS U kit usefulness in transanal total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer to
avoid urethral injury
Version: 3 Date: 06 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
Ishii M et al. have made a retrospective study regarding the application of IRIS U kit to perform
the transanal total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer. The authors advocated that the
IRIS U kit can effectively avoid urethral injury.
The manuscript was well written and the surgical procedure regarding the use of IRIS U kit
was well described I have no major criticisms. However, the present study was too preliminary
because the ISIR U kit was applied in only 10 patients undergoing ta-TME. In order to enhance
the readability of this article, I would like to suggest the authors cite and made some discussions
based on the similar studies from the Asian fellow researchers:
1. Asian Journal of Surgery. Volume 42, Issue 6, June 2019, Pages 674-680
2. Asian Journal of Surgery. Volume 45, Issue 11, November 2022, Pages 2197-2202
3. Asian Journal of Surgery. Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 330-338
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