Reviewer's report 
 Management and Outcome of Bleeding Pseudoaneurysm Associated with Chronic Title: 
Pancreatitis 
 2  8 September 2005 Version: Date: 
 Albert Lowenfels Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
1. During the study period (1992-2004) how many patients with chronic pancreatitis were treated? 
This information will help readers estimate the frequency of this rather rare condition. 2. If possible, the authors should provide the time interval (years or months) from the time of 
diagnosis of the underlying disease (chronic pancreatitis) to the onset of hemorrhage. Again, this 
information will be useful to clinicians. 3. Update the reference list. The median year of publication for the listed references is 1991. Since 
then many new articles have been published with emphasis on embolization. For example, there is 
an excellent review of 79 similar papers providing information on 214 patients. (Balachandra S 
Siriwardena AK. Systematic appraisal of the management of the major vascular complications of 
pancreatitis. Am J Surg 2005; 190: 489-495. 
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the 
author can be trusted to correct) 1. Was angiography and arterial embolization in use at the hospital during the entire period? Does 
this have any bearing on patient treatment? 
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Accept after minor essential revisions What next?: 
 An article of limited interest Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare that I have no competing interests. 
Reviewer's report 
 Management and Outcome of Bleeding Pseudoaneurysm Associated with Chronic Title: 
Pancreatitis 
 2  8 September 2005 Version: Date: 
 Albert Lowenfels Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
1. During the study period (1992-2004) how many patients with chronic pancreatitis were treated? 
This information will help readers estimate the frequency of this rather rare condition. 2. If possible, the authors should provide the time interval (years or months) from the time of 
diagnosis of the underlying disease (chronic pancreatitis) to the onset of hemorrhage. Again, this 
information will be useful to clinicians. 3. Update the reference list. The median year of publication for the listed references is 1991. Since 
then many new articles have been published with emphasis on embolization. For example, there is 
an excellent review of 79 similar papers providing information on 214 patients. (Balachandra S 
Siriwardena AK. Systematic appraisal of the management of the major vascular complications of 
pancreatitis. Am J Surg 2005; 190: 489-495. 
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the 
author can be trusted to correct) 1. Was angiography and arterial embolization in use at the hospital during the entire period? Does 
this have any bearing on patient treatment? 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Accept after minor essential revisions What next?: 
 An article of limited interest Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare that I have no competing interests. 
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report 
 Management and Outcome of Bleeding Pseudoaneurysm Associated with Chronic Title: 
Pancreatitis 
 2  8 September 2005 Version: Date: 
 Albert Lowenfels Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
1. During the study period (1992-2004) how many patients with chronic pancreatitis were treated? 
This information will help readers estimate the frequency of this rather rare condition. 2. If possible, the authors should provide the time interval (years or months) from the time of 
diagnosis of the underlying disease (chronic pancreatitis) to the onset of hemorrhage. Again, this 
information will be useful to clinicians. 3. Update the reference list. The median year of publication for the listed references is 1991. Since 
then many new articles have been published with emphasis on embolization. For example, there is 
an excellent review of 79 similar papers providing information on 214 patients. (Balachandra S 
Siriwardena AK. Systematic appraisal of the management of the major vascular complications of 
pancreatitis. Am J Surg 2005; 190: 489-495. 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the 
author can be trusted to correct) 1. Was angiography and arterial embolization in use at the hospital during the entire period? Does 
this have any bearing on patient treatment? 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Accept after minor essential revisions What next?: 
 An article of limited interest Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare that I have no competing interests. 
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