Reviewer's report
Title:Predictors Of Gastrointestinal Lesions On Endoscopy In Iron Deficiency
Anemia Without Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Version: 1Date:15 December 2007
Reviewer: Patrick G Brady
Reviewer's report:
This is an interesting manuscript dealing with endoscopic findings and the
causes of iron deficiency anemia in patients without gastrointestinal symptoms.
The study population is Asian and the findings differ from those expected in a
Western population providing additional data useful to those evaluating similar
populations.
Minor Essential Revisions:
1. The manuscript is well written but contains numerous inappropriate
capitalizations which need to be corrected prior to publication.
Some of the terminology used is unclear. The authors need to specify exactly
what is meant by a bleeding related lesion as opposed to a cause of iron
deficiency anemia.
2. Atrophic gastritis is listed as a non-bleeding cause of iron deficiency anemia.
This is not generally accepted and atrophic gastritis should be termed a possible
cause of iron deficiency anemia (page five, paragraph 1).
3. Helicobacter pylori related chronic gastritis was listed as a possible cause of
iron deficiency anemia. The authors need to specificy if this included only
patients with gastric erosions, or if any H. pylori related chronic gastritis
diagnosed by biopsy was included in this category regardless of endoscopic
findings (page 5, paragraph 1). This is especially important since 14.7% of
patients had H, pylori gastritis identified as the etiology of their iron deficiency
anemia.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
Reviewer's report
Title:Predictors Of Gastrointestinal Lesions On Endoscopy In Iron Deficiency
Anemia Without Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Version: 1Date:15 December 2007
Reviewer: Patrick G Brady
Reviewer's report:
This is an interesting manuscript dealing with endoscopic findings and the
causes of iron deficiency anemia in patients without gastrointestinal symptoms.
The study population is Asian and the findings differ from those expected in a
Western population providing additional data useful to those evaluating similar
populations.
Minor Essential Revisions:
1. The manuscript is well written but contains numerous inappropriate
capitalizations which need to be corrected prior to publication.
Some of the terminology used is unclear. The authors need to specify exactly
what is meant by a bleeding related lesion as opposed to a cause of iron
deficiency anemia.
2. Atrophic gastritis is listed as a non-bleeding cause of iron deficiency anemia.
This is not generally accepted and atrophic gastritis should be termed a possible
cause of iron deficiency anemia (page five, paragraph 1).
3. Helicobacter pylori related chronic gastritis was listed as a possible cause of
iron deficiency anemia. The authors need to specificy if this included only
patients with gastric erosions, or if any H. pylori related chronic gastritis
diagnosed by biopsy was included in this category regardless of endoscopic
findings (page 5, paragraph 1). This is especially important since 14.7% of
patients had H, pylori gastritis identified as the etiology of their iron deficiency
anemia.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Predictors Of Gastrointestinal Lesions On Endoscopy In Iron Deficiency
Anemia Without Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Version: 1Date:15 December 2007
Reviewer: Patrick G Brady
Reviewer's report:
This is an interesting manuscript dealing with endoscopic findings and the
causes of iron deficiency anemia in patients without gastrointestinal symptoms.
The study population is Asian and the findings differ from those expected in a
Western population providing additional data useful to those evaluating similar
populations.
Minor Essential Revisions:
1. The manuscript is well written but contains numerous inappropriate
capitalizations which need to be corrected prior to publication.
Some of the terminology used is unclear. The authors need to specify exactly
what is meant by a bleeding related lesion as opposed to a cause of iron
deficiency anemia.
2. Atrophic gastritis is listed as a non-bleeding cause of iron deficiency anemia.
This is not generally accepted and atrophic gastritis should be termed a possible
cause of iron deficiency anemia (page five, paragraph 1).
3. Helicobacter pylori related chronic gastritis was listed as a possible cause of
iron deficiency anemia. The authors need to specificy if this included only
patients with gastric erosions, or if any H. pylori related chronic gastritis
diagnosed by biopsy was included in this category regardless of endoscopic
findings (page 5, paragraph 1). This is especially important since 14.7% of
patients had H, pylori gastritis identified as the etiology of their iron deficiency
anemia.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
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