Reviewer's report 
 Influence of rectal prolapse on the asymmetry of the anal sphincter in patients with anal Title: 
incontinence. 
Authors: 
Dr Henri Damon ( henri.damon@wanadoo.fr )
Luc Henry ( luc.henry@chu-lyon.fr )
Sabine Roman ( sroman@ifrance.com )
Xavier Barth ( xavier.barth@chu-lyon.fr )
Prof Francois Mion ( francois.mion@chu-lyon.fr )
 1  20 Jul 2003 Version: Date: 
 Jesse Lachter Reviewer: 
 A paper of considerable general medical or scientific interest Level of interest: 
 Accept after discretionary revisions Advice on publication: 
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This is a good study which breaks new ground in a highly specialized area. 
The English is substandard- many changes in the flow of the text would make it read better. 
Specific changes necessary include- 1- Omit all abbreviations such as ROC from the abstract 2- Consider writing that symptoms were inquired after rather than looked for. We do not look for 
symptoms, and they are not seen. 
Rather than multiple uses of the term disclosed, consider "revealed". Page five- the stat significance WAS set or predetermined to be 0.05. Page six- the word SAME is mis-spelled. 
Rather than writing against- write versus or vs. 
Page eight- a reference was omitted as question marks left in its place. 
The photos are good. 
The role of ultrasound is underemphasized, but this is a discretionary change. 
Competing interests: 
None declared. 
Reviewer's report 
 Influence of rectal prolapse on the asymmetry of the anal sphincter in patients with anal Title: 
incontinence. 
Authors: 
Dr Henri Damon ( henri.damon@wanadoo.fr )
Luc Henry ( luc.henry@chu-lyon.fr )
Sabine Roman ( sroman@ifrance.com )
Xavier Barth ( xavier.barth@chu-lyon.fr )
Prof Francois Mion ( francois.mion@chu-lyon.fr )
 1  20 Jul 2003 Version: Date: 
 Jesse Lachter Reviewer: 
 A paper of considerable general medical or scientific interest Level of interest: 
 Accept after discretionary revisions Advice on publication: 
undefined 
This is a good study which breaks new ground in a highly specialized area. 
The English is substandard- many changes in the flow of the text would make it read better. 
Specific changes necessary include- 1- Omit all abbreviations such as ROC from the abstract 2- Consider writing that symptoms were inquired after rather than looked for. We do not look for 
symptoms, and they are not seen. 
Rather than multiple uses of the term disclosed, consider "revealed". Page five- the stat significance WAS set or predetermined to be 0.05. Page six- the word SAME is mis-spelled. 
Rather than writing against- write versus or vs. 
Page eight- a reference was omitted as question marks left in its place. 
The photos are good. 
The role of ultrasound is underemphasized, but this is a discretionary change. 
Competing interests: 
None declared. 
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report 
 Influence of rectal prolapse on the asymmetry of the anal sphincter in patients with anal Title: 
incontinence. 
Authors: 
Dr Henri Damon ( henri.damon@wanadoo.fr )
Luc Henry ( luc.henry@chu-lyon.fr )
Sabine Roman ( sroman@ifrance.com )
Xavier Barth ( xavier.barth@chu-lyon.fr )
Prof Francois Mion ( francois.mion@chu-lyon.fr )
 1  20 Jul 2003 Version: Date: 
 Jesse Lachter Reviewer: 
 A paper of considerable general medical or scientific interest Level of interest: 
 Accept after discretionary revisions Advice on publication: 
undefined 
This is a good study which breaks new ground in a highly specialized area. 
The English is substandard- many changes in the flow of the text would make it read better. 
Specific changes necessary include- 1- Omit all abbreviations such as ROC from the abstract 2- Consider writing that symptoms were inquired after rather than looked for. We do not look for 
symptoms, and they are not seen. 
Rather than multiple uses of the term disclosed, consider "revealed". Page five- the stat significance WAS set or predetermined to be 0.05. Page six- the word SAME is mis-spelled. 
Rather than writing against- write versus or vs. 
Page eight- a reference was omitted as question marks left in its place. 
The photos are good. 
The role of ultrasound is underemphasized, but this is a discretionary change. 
Competing interests: 
None declared. 
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