Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Endo scopic Ultrasound -guided Transmural Drainage fo r Subphrenic Abscess: Report of 
Two Cases and a Literature Review  
 
Version: 2 Date: 28 Mar 2018  
 
Reviewer: Martin Kliment  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
The authors have thoroughly read and responsed to all comments from both reviewers. After 
corrections of some mostly grammatical errors I would recommend the publication.  
 
Recommended corrections:  
 
-  page 7, line 13: instead of a word " adherent" use a word "adherence"  
 
-  page 9, line 18: instead of "the image of EUS" use "the EUS image"  
 
               line 19: instead of ... "adjacent to the stomach wall in both of the cases " it schould be 
used: "and its adherence to the stomach wall."  
 
               line 20: The new formulation should be as follows: "Therefore, especialy when a 
drainage is considered in cases of recently developed abscesses, the careful ..."  
 
- page 10 line 3  : better formulation is: "Through a naso -abscess catheter can be aspirated as 
much..."  
 
               line 5, 6: better formulation is: ...irrigation of a absces cavity with a saline can prevent a 
developement of pus obstruction of a catheter."  
 
               line 14: ...43% of presented cases...insert "presented"  
 
               line 15: instead of "alone" use "only"  
 
               line 20: ..."using multiple stents" insert "multiple"  
 
               last line: better formulation is: ..."of pancreatic fluid  colections, that can be considered 
to be similar to that of subphrenic abscesses, have been reported in about 10% of cases..."  
 
- page 11 line 15: ..."reports of a use of lumen apposing stents..." insert "a use of"  
 
- page 12, first line: instead of" evide nce" use "prove"  
 
- page 15 Figure 1: instead "become" use "became"  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your co mments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your  comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your  comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Endo scopic Ultrasound -guided Transmural Drainage fo r Subphrenic Abscess: Report of 
Two Cases and a Literature Review  
 
Version: 2 Date: 28 Mar 2018  
 
Reviewer: Martin Kliment  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
The authors have thoroughly read and responsed to all comments from both reviewers. After 
corrections of some mostly grammatical errors I would recommend the publication.  
 
Recommended corrections:  
 
-  page 7, line 13: instead of a word " adherent" use a word "adherence"  
 
-  page 9, line 18: instead of "the image of EUS" use "the EUS image"  
 
               line 19: instead of ... "adjacent to the stomach wall in both of the cases " it schould be 
used: "and its adherence to the stomach wall."  
 
               line 20: The new formulation should be as follows: "Therefore, especialy when a 
drainage is considered in cases of recently developed abscesses, the careful ..."  
 
- page 10 line 3  : better formulation is: "Through a naso -abscess catheter can be aspirated as 
much..."  
 
               line 5, 6: better formulation is: ...irrigation of a absces cavity with a saline can prevent a 
developement of pus obstruction of a catheter."  
 
               line 14: ...43% of presented cases...insert "presented"  
 
               line 15: instead of "alone" use "only"  
 
               line 20: ..."using multiple stents" insert "multiple"  
 
               last line: better formulation is: ..."of pancreatic fluid  colections, that can be considered 
to be similar to that of subphrenic abscesses, have been reported in about 10% of cases..."  
 
- page 11 line 15: ..."reports of a use of lumen apposing stents..." insert "a use of"  
 
- page 12, first line: instead of" evide nce" use "prove"  
 
- page 15 Figure 1: instead "become" use "became"  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your co mments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your  comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your  comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
Declaration of competing interests  
Please complete a declaration of competing interests, considering the following questions:  
 
1. Have you in the past five years r eceived reimbursements, f ees, funding, or salary from an 
organisation that may in any way gain or lose financial ly from the publication of this 
manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
2. Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisation that may in any way gain or lose 
financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents  relating to the content of the 
manuscript?  
 
4. Have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, o r salary from an organization that 
holds or has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript?  
 
5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?  
 
6. Do you have any non -financial competing interests in relation to this paper?  
If you can answer no to all of the above, write 'I declare that I have  no competing interests' 
below. If your reply is yes to any, please give details below.  
 
I declare that I have no competing interests.  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal . I understan d that my name will be included 
on my report to the authors and, if the manuscript is accepted f or publication, my named  report 
including any attachments I upload will be posted on the website along with the authors' 
responses. I agree for my report to be made available under an Open Access Creative Commons 
CC-BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). I understand that any comments 
which I do not wish to be included in my named report can be in cluded as confidential comments 
to the editor s, which will not be published.  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal  
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Endo scopic Ultrasound -guided Transmural Drainage fo r Subphrenic Abscess: Report of 
Two Cases and a Literature Review  
 
Version: 2 Date: 28 Mar 2018  
 
Reviewer: Martin Kliment  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
The authors have thoroughly read and responsed to all comments from both reviewers. After 
corrections of some mostly grammatical errors I would recommend the publication.  
 
Recommended corrections:  
 
-  page 7, line 13: instead of a word " adherent" use a word "adherence"  
 
-  page 9, line 18: instead of "the image of EUS" use "the EUS image"  
 
               line 19: instead of ... "adjacent to the stomach wall in both of the cases " it schould be 
used: "and its adherence to the stomach wall."  
 
               line 20: The new formulation should be as follows: "Therefore, especialy when a 
drainage is considered in cases of recently developed abscesses, the careful ..."  
 
- page 10 line 3  : better formulation is: "Through a naso -abscess catheter can be aspirated as 
much..."  
 
               line 5, 6: better formulation is: ...irrigation of a absces cavity with a saline can prevent a 
developement of pus obstruction of a catheter."  
 
               line 14: ...43% of presented cases...insert "presented"  
 
               line 15: instead of "alone" use "only"  
 
               line 20: ..."using multiple stents" insert "multiple"  
 
               last line: better formulation is: ..."of pancreatic fluid  colections, that can be considered 
to be similar to that of subphrenic abscesses, have been reported in about 10% of cases..."  
 
- page 11 line 15: ..."reports of a use of lumen apposing stents..." insert "a use of"  
 
- page 12, first line: instead of" evide nce" use "prove"  
 
- page 15 Figure 1: instead "become" use "became"  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your co mments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your  comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your  comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
Declaration of competing interests  
Please complete a declaration of competing interests, considering the following questions:  
 
1. Have you in the past five years r eceived reimbursements, f ees, funding, or salary from an 
organisation that may in any way gain or lose financial ly from the publication of this 
manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
2. Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisation that may in any way gain or lose 
financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents  relating to the content of the 
manuscript?  
 
4. Have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, o r salary from an organization that 
holds or has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript?  
 
5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?  
 
6. Do you have any non -financial competing interests in relation to this paper?  
If you can answer no to all of the above, write 'I declare that I have  no competing interests' 
below. If your reply is yes to any, please give details below.  
 
I declare that I have no competing interests.  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal . I understan d that my name will be included 
on my report to the authors and, if the manuscript is accepted f or publication, my named  report 
including any attachments I upload will be posted on the website along with the authors' 
responses. I agree for my report to be made available under an Open Access Creative Commons 
CC-BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). I understand that any comments 
which I do not wish to be included in my named report can be in cluded as confidential comments 
to the editor s, which will not be published.  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal  
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