Reviewer's report 
 Therapeutic approach to "downhill" esophageal varices bleeding due to SVC syndrome in Behcets Title: 
disease: a case report. 
 2  14 December 2006 Version: Date: 
 Yih-Huei Uen Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can be 
reached) 
For easy and clear understand, please add one new format column on the left side of Etiology and/or Indication and note the related words or numbers on it on Table 1, such as category [ref.] beside the left side of Etiology and/or Indication; 1 [10; 11; 15] beside the left side of Intrathoracic goiter; 2 [1] beside the 
left side of Tumor; 3 [13] beside the left side of Tumor; 4 [21] beside the left side of Systemic vasculitis; 5 
[29] beside the left side of Emergency treatment; 6 [current report] beside the left side of Behcet’s disease. 
On table 1 again, please point out the accurate or unspecified disease, if possible, instead of “emergency 
treatment”. 
Table 1 again, change Side effects into side effects, and Band ligation into band ligation. 
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 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare that I have no competing interest. 
Reviewer's report 
 Therapeutic approach to "downhill" esophageal varices bleeding due to SVC syndrome in Behcets Title: 
disease: a case report. 
 2  14 December 2006 Version: Date: 
 Yih-Huei Uen Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can be 
reached) 
For easy and clear understand, please add one new format column on the left side of Etiology and/or Indication and note the related words or numbers on it on Table 1, such as category [ref.] beside the left side of Etiology and/or Indication; 1 [10; 11; 15] beside the left side of Intrathoracic goiter; 2 [1] beside the 
left side of Tumor; 3 [13] beside the left side of Tumor; 4 [21] beside the left side of Systemic vasculitis; 5 
[29] beside the left side of Emergency treatment; 6 [current report] beside the left side of Behcet’s disease. 
On table 1 again, please point out the accurate or unspecified disease, if possible, instead of “emergency 
treatment”. 
Table 1 again, change Side effects into side effects, and Band ligation into band ligation. 
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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) N/A 
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) N/A 
 Unable to decide on acceptance or rejection until the authors have responded to the major What next?: 
compulsory revisions 
 An article whose findings are important to those with closely related research interests Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare that I have no competing interest. 
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report 
 Therapeutic approach to "downhill" esophageal varices bleeding due to SVC syndrome in Behcets Title: 
disease: a case report. 
 2  14 December 2006 Version: Date: 
 Yih-Huei Uen Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can be 
reached) 
For easy and clear understand, please add one new format column on the left side of Etiology and/or Indication and note the related words or numbers on it on Table 1, such as category [ref.] beside the left side of Etiology and/or Indication; 1 [10; 11; 15] beside the left side of Intrathoracic goiter; 2 [1] beside the 
left side of Tumor; 3 [13] beside the left side of Tumor; 4 [21] beside the left side of Systemic vasculitis; 5 
[29] beside the left side of Emergency treatment; 6 [current report] beside the left side of Behcet’s disease. 
On table 1 again, please point out the accurate or unspecified disease, if possible, instead of “emergency 
treatment”. 
Table 1 again, change Side effects into side effects, and Band ligation into band ligation. 
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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) N/A 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) N/A 
 Unable to decide on acceptance or rejection until the authors have responded to the major What next?: 
compulsory revisions 
 An article whose findings are important to those with closely related research interests Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare that I have no competing interest. 
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