Reviewer's report
Title:Laparoscopy shows superiority over endoscopy for early detection of
Malignant Atrophic Papulosis (MAP) gastrointestinal complications: A case report
and review of literature
Version:5Date:4 June 2015
Reviewer: J. Patrick Whelan
Reviewer's report:
I think this is an exceedingly important study, with the potential to save lives in
patients with undiagnosed severe abdominal pain. But I would suggest the
following changes:
1. The authors cite a series of case reports, designated "Patient A, B, etc." There
needs to be more information provided about these patients, even though most
of them have citations. Age is essential, and it would be helpful to know what
other kinds of diagnostic studies were attempted to diagnose their abdominal
pain -- in particular the kind of previous imaging they may have had, whether CT
or MRI or ultrasound.
2. Along these lines, in making the case that only something as invasive as
laparoscopy or laparotomy are suitable, I think that readers need to be informed
that other non-invasive diagnostic modalities are not up to the job.
3. In fact, these authors have previously suggested in a brief letter (Shapiro et al.
"N Engl J Med. 2014 Oct 2;371(14):1361. Case 18-2014: A man with a rash,
myalgia, and weakness.") that CT scanning was not suitable for diagnosis of
Degos disease, and I think this reference should be cited in the current
manuscript.
4. The word "treprostinil" is misspelled in line 20.
Level of interest: An exceptional article
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have collaborated with some of these authors in the past, in that there are very
few researchers working in the field of Degos disease. But I declare that I have
no competing interests in refereeing this work, financial or otherwise.
Reviewer's report
Title:Laparoscopy shows superiority over endoscopy for early detection of
Malignant Atrophic Papulosis (MAP) gastrointestinal complications: A case report
and review of literature
Version:5Date:4 June 2015
Reviewer: J. Patrick Whelan
Reviewer's report:
I think this is an exceedingly important study, with the potential to save lives in
patients with undiagnosed severe abdominal pain. But I would suggest the
following changes:
1. The authors cite a series of case reports, designated "Patient A, B, etc." There
needs to be more information provided about these patients, even though most
of them have citations. Age is essential, and it would be helpful to know what
other kinds of diagnostic studies were attempted to diagnose their abdominal
pain -- in particular the kind of previous imaging they may have had, whether CT
or MRI or ultrasound.
2. Along these lines, in making the case that only something as invasive as
laparoscopy or laparotomy are suitable, I think that readers need to be informed
that other non-invasive diagnostic modalities are not up to the job.
3. In fact, these authors have previously suggested in a brief letter (Shapiro et al.
"N Engl J Med. 2014 Oct 2;371(14):1361. Case 18-2014: A man with a rash,
myalgia, and weakness.") that CT scanning was not suitable for diagnosis of
Degos disease, and I think this reference should be cited in the current
manuscript.
4. The word "treprostinil" is misspelled in line 20.
Level of interest: An exceptional article
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have collaborated with some of these authors in the past, in that there are very
few researchers working in the field of Degos disease. But I declare that I have
no competing interests in refereeing this work, financial or otherwise.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Laparoscopy shows superiority over endoscopy for early detection of
Malignant Atrophic Papulosis (MAP) gastrointestinal complications: A case report
and review of literature
Version:5Date:4 June 2015
Reviewer: J. Patrick Whelan
Reviewer's report:
I think this is an exceedingly important study, with the potential to save lives in
patients with undiagnosed severe abdominal pain. But I would suggest the
following changes:
1. The authors cite a series of case reports, designated "Patient A, B, etc." There
needs to be more information provided about these patients, even though most
of them have citations. Age is essential, and it would be helpful to know what
other kinds of diagnostic studies were attempted to diagnose their abdominal
pain -- in particular the kind of previous imaging they may have had, whether CT
or MRI or ultrasound.
2. Along these lines, in making the case that only something as invasive as
laparoscopy or laparotomy are suitable, I think that readers need to be informed
that other non-invasive diagnostic modalities are not up to the job.
3. In fact, these authors have previously suggested in a brief letter (Shapiro et al.
"N Engl J Med. 2014 Oct 2;371(14):1361. Case 18-2014: A man with a rash,
myalgia, and weakness.") that CT scanning was not suitable for diagnosis of
Degos disease, and I think this reference should be cited in the current
manuscript.
4. The word "treprostinil" is misspelled in line 20.
Level of interest: An exceptional article
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have collaborated with some of these authors in the past, in that there are very
few researchers working in the field of Degos disease. But I declare that I have
no competing interests in refereeing this work, financial or otherwise.
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