Reviewer's report
Title:Acute gastric dilatation due to a superior mesenteric artery syndrome : an
autopsy case
Version: 2Date:12 October 2013
Reviewer: Yong Sung Kim
Reviewer's report:
Authors reply for my major comment 3 is not appropriate.
I think whether patient have reduced motility or peristalsis cannot be assessed by
autopsy finding. Motility abnormality should be assessed by functinal test.
In present case, in clinically, she showed no eveidence for decreased motility
because she had no previous gastrointestinal symptoms and was well nourished.
So it cannot be definitely stated as she have impaired motility.
In addition, SMA syndrome is a anatomical disease, not a motility disorder.
So it is better to write like as "The root of the mesentery was thickened and
adhered to the duodenum, which reduced duodenal diameter. By this luminal
narrowing, excessive food bolus obstruct duodenum easily, which enhance
gastric dilation and cause sudden obstructive symptom . "
- My English is not good, so you can rewrite above sentence.
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.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
Reviewer's report
Title:Acute gastric dilatation due to a superior mesenteric artery syndrome : an
autopsy case
Version: 2Date:12 October 2013
Reviewer: Yong Sung Kim
Reviewer's report:
Authors reply for my major comment 3 is not appropriate.
I think whether patient have reduced motility or peristalsis cannot be assessed by
autopsy finding. Motility abnormality should be assessed by functinal test.
In present case, in clinically, she showed no eveidence for decreased motility
because she had no previous gastrointestinal symptoms and was well nourished.
So it cannot be definitely stated as she have impaired motility.
In addition, SMA syndrome is a anatomical disease, not a motility disorder.
So it is better to write like as "The root of the mesentery was thickened and
adhered to the duodenum, which reduced duodenal diameter. By this luminal
narrowing, excessive food bolus obstruct duodenum easily, which enhance
gastric dilation and cause sudden obstructive symptom . "
- My English is not good, so you can rewrite above sentence.
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.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Acute gastric dilatation due to a superior mesenteric artery syndrome : an
autopsy case
Version: 2Date:12 October 2013
Reviewer: Yong Sung Kim
Reviewer's report:
Authors reply for my major comment 3 is not appropriate.
I think whether patient have reduced motility or peristalsis cannot be assessed by
autopsy finding. Motility abnormality should be assessed by functinal test.
In present case, in clinically, she showed no eveidence for decreased motility
because she had no previous gastrointestinal symptoms and was well nourished.
So it cannot be definitely stated as she have impaired motility.
In addition, SMA syndrome is a anatomical disease, not a motility disorder.
So it is better to write like as "The root of the mesentery was thickened and
adhered to the duodenum, which reduced duodenal diameter. By this luminal
narrowing, excessive food bolus obstruct duodenum easily, which enhance
gastric dilation and cause sudden obstructive symptom . "
- My English is not good, so you can rewrite above sentence.
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.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
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