Title: Efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization in treating nonvariceal gastric remnant
bleeding: a retrospective 5-year study
Version: 2 Date: 04 Feb 2024
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript has been significantly improved upon revision and the authors have satisfied all
reviewers comments, clarifying the critical issues highlighted.
In conclusion, the topic of the study is relevant, the characteristics of the study (retrospective,
the small sample size, heterogeneity of the population, of the embolization treatments and of the
expected result, as well as the short follow-up, greatly limit the statistical strength of the results
obtained, which should be understood as a preliminary pilot study for further multicenter and
prospective studies, as reported in the authors' conclusions.
As a residual issues highlighted in the new version, analyzing table 2, numerical differences not
otherwise justified between the latest version and the previous one are highlighted. In particular
in the paragraph: pre-embolization gastroscopy/CT: Gastroscopy 29 vs 27 and Ct enhancement
13 vs 12. This changes should further be addressed without further comments.
Title: Efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization in treating nonvariceal gastric remnant
bleeding: a retrospective 5-year study
Version: 2 Date: 04 Feb 2024
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript has been significantly improved upon revision and the authors have satisfied all
reviewers comments, clarifying the critical issues highlighted.
In conclusion, the topic of the study is relevant, the characteristics of the study (retrospective,
the small sample size, heterogeneity of the population, of the embolization treatments and of the
expected result, as well as the short follow-up, greatly limit the statistical strength of the results
obtained, which should be understood as a preliminary pilot study for further multicenter and
prospective studies, as reported in the authors' conclusions.
As a residual issues highlighted in the new version, analyzing table 2, numerical differences not
otherwise justified between the latest version and the previous one are highlighted. In particular
in the paragraph: pre-embolization gastroscopy/CT: Gastroscopy 29 vs 27 and Ct enhancement
13 vs 12. This changes should further be addressed without further comments.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization in treating nonvariceal gastric remnant
bleeding: a retrospective 5-year study
Version: 2 Date: 04 Feb 2024
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript has been significantly improved upon revision and the authors have satisfied all
reviewers comments, clarifying the critical issues highlighted.
In conclusion, the topic of the study is relevant, the characteristics of the study (retrospective,
the small sample size, heterogeneity of the population, of the embolization treatments and of the
expected result, as well as the short follow-up, greatly limit the statistical strength of the results
obtained, which should be understood as a preliminary pilot study for further multicenter and
prospective studies, as reported in the authors' conclusions.
As a residual issues highlighted in the new version, analyzing table 2, numerical differences not
otherwise justified between the latest version and the previous one are highlighted. In particular
in the paragraph: pre-embolization gastroscopy/CT: Gastroscopy 29 vs 27 and Ct enhancement
13 vs 12. This changes should further be addressed without further comments.
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