Reviewer's report
Title:Bile Reflux Index After Theurapeutic Biliary Procedures
Version: 1Date:26 November 2007
Reviewer: Attila Csendes
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)
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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)
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
Introduction
1.- The bile reflux index is a very indirect way to measure or determine
duodeno-gastric reflux. The proper way is to measure this reflux directly by
different techniques.
Methods
1.- What do you mean by “other issues”?
2.- IM must be intestinal metaplasia. Describe it.
3.- How are you sure that this index truly represents duodeno-gastric reflux? This
point is crucial.
Results
1.- Table 1 can be eliminated and incorporated in the text.
2.- It is absolutely strange that no patients with Billroth II had HP(+). This
reviewer has studied this point in over 60 patients and 1/3 have HP (+). Your
group is too small for any conclusion.
3.- Table 1 and 2 can be grouped together: Eliminate gender, and leave only age
and HP.
4.- Your study is very strange. Billroth II gastrectomy is the maximal representant
of duodeno-gastric reflux and none has HP (+).
5.- Table 5 can be eliminated and incorporated in the text. Table 6 similar.
Discussion
Complete
References
13,14,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,28,31,32 = numbers in parenthesis should be
eliminated.
Figure 1 can be eliminated, because it adds nothing relevant.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Reviewer's report
Title:Bile Reflux Index After Theurapeutic Biliary Procedures
Version: 1Date:26 November 2007
Reviewer: Attila Csendes
Reviewer's report:
General
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
Introduction
1.- The bile reflux index is a very indirect way to measure or determine
duodeno-gastric reflux. The proper way is to measure this reflux directly by
different techniques.
Methods
1.- What do you mean by “other issues”?
2.- IM must be intestinal metaplasia. Describe it.
3.- How are you sure that this index truly represents duodeno-gastric reflux? This
point is crucial.
Results
1.- Table 1 can be eliminated and incorporated in the text.
2.- It is absolutely strange that no patients with Billroth II had HP(+). This
reviewer has studied this point in over 60 patients and 1/3 have HP (+). Your
group is too small for any conclusion.
3.- Table 1 and 2 can be grouped together: Eliminate gender, and leave only age
and HP.
4.- Your study is very strange. Billroth II gastrectomy is the maximal representant
of duodeno-gastric reflux and none has HP (+).
5.- Table 5 can be eliminated and incorporated in the text. Table 6 similar.
Discussion
Complete
References
13,14,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,28,31,32 = numbers in parenthesis should be
eliminated.
Figure 1 can be eliminated, because it adds nothing relevant.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Bile Reflux Index After Theurapeutic Biliary Procedures
Version: 1Date:26 November 2007
Reviewer: Attila Csendes
Reviewer's report:
General
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
Introduction
1.- The bile reflux index is a very indirect way to measure or determine
duodeno-gastric reflux. The proper way is to measure this reflux directly by
different techniques.
Methods
1.- What do you mean by “other issues”?
2.- IM must be intestinal metaplasia. Describe it.
3.- How are you sure that this index truly represents duodeno-gastric reflux? This
point is crucial.
Results
1.- Table 1 can be eliminated and incorporated in the text.
2.- It is absolutely strange that no patients with Billroth II had HP(+). This
reviewer has studied this point in over 60 patients and 1/3 have HP (+). Your
group is too small for any conclusion.
3.- Table 1 and 2 can be grouped together: Eliminate gender, and leave only age
and HP.
4.- Your study is very strange. Billroth II gastrectomy is the maximal representant
of duodeno-gastric reflux and none has HP (+).
5.- Table 5 can be eliminated and incorporated in the text. Table 6 similar.
Discussion
Complete
References
13,14,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,28,31,32 = numbers in parenthesis should be
eliminated.
Figure 1 can be eliminated, because it adds nothing relevant.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
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