Reviewer's report
Title:High Incidence of Hepatitis B Infection-Associated Cirrhosis and
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Southeast Asian Patients with Portal Vein
Thrombosis
Version: 1Date:10 April 2011
Reviewer: Seyed-Moayed Alavian
Reviewer's report:
Thanks for your request. The topic is important and unfortunattelly there are a
lack of study in the literature regarding it. However, The study is retrospective
and has many limitation in documentation of risk factors and doing the necessary
tests.
It can publish after some revision
1- It was mandatory to differentiate the splenic thrombosis from PVT
1- The sensitivity of imaging methods (ultrasound with or without doppler,
computed tomographic-angiography (CT-angiography), or magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI)),for detection of PVT should discuss more
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
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:
No Copmeting interest
1- It was mandatory to differentiate the splenic thrombosis from PVT
1- The sensitivity of imaging methods (ultrasound with or without doppler,
computed tomographic-angiography (CT-angiography), or magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI)),for detection of PVT should discuss more
Reviewer's report
Title:High Incidence of Hepatitis B Infection-Associated Cirrhosis and
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Southeast Asian Patients with Portal Vein
Thrombosis
Version: 1Date:10 April 2011
Reviewer: Seyed-Moayed Alavian
Reviewer's report:
Thanks for your request. The topic is important and unfortunattelly there are a
lack of study in the literature regarding it. However, The study is retrospective
and has many limitation in documentation of risk factors and doing the necessary
tests.
It can publish after some revision
1- It was mandatory to differentiate the splenic thrombosis from PVT
1- The sensitivity of imaging methods (ultrasound with or without doppler,
computed tomographic-angiography (CT-angiography), or magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI)),for detection of PVT should discuss more
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
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:
No Copmeting interest
1- It was mandatory to differentiate the splenic thrombosis from PVT
1- The sensitivity of imaging methods (ultrasound with or without doppler,
computed tomographic-angiography (CT-angiography), or magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI)),for detection of PVT should discuss more
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Reviewer's report
Title:High Incidence of Hepatitis B Infection-Associated Cirrhosis and
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Southeast Asian Patients with Portal Vein
Thrombosis
Version: 1Date:10 April 2011
Reviewer: Seyed-Moayed Alavian
Reviewer's report:
Thanks for your request. The topic is important and unfortunattelly there are a
lack of study in the literature regarding it. However, The study is retrospective
and has many limitation in documentation of risk factors and doing the necessary
tests.
It can publish after some revision
1- It was mandatory to differentiate the splenic thrombosis from PVT
1- The sensitivity of imaging methods (ultrasound with or without doppler,
computed tomographic-angiography (CT-angiography), or magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI)),for detection of PVT should discuss more
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
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:
No Copmeting interest
1- It was mandatory to differentiate the splenic thrombosis from PVT
1- The sensitivity of imaging methods (ultrasound with or without doppler,
computed tomographic-angiography (CT-angiography), or magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI)),for detection of PVT should discuss more
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