Reviewer's report
Title:Carcinoid tumor of the minor papilla in complete pancreas divisum
presenting as recurrent abdominal pain
Version: 2Date:22 December 2009
Reviewer: Takeru Wakatsuki
Reviewer's report:
It is very rare and interesting case report, and discussion is reasonable.
Author said that the concomitant pancreas divism led to an early diagnosis
because obstruction of the minor papilla due to the carcinoid tumor. However the
relationship between carcinoid tumor and dorsal pancreatic duct is unclear.
Minor Essential Revisions
1: Please show the detail relationship between carcinoid tumor and dorsal
pancreatic duct by histopathologically or EUS finding.
2: About Fig.3, sentence and Fig. labels are disagreement. Please confirm again.
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
Reviewer's report
Title:Carcinoid tumor of the minor papilla in complete pancreas divisum
presenting as recurrent abdominal pain
Version: 2Date:22 December 2009
Reviewer: Takeru Wakatsuki
Reviewer's report:
It is very rare and interesting case report, and discussion is reasonable.
Author said that the concomitant pancreas divism led to an early diagnosis
because obstruction of the minor papilla due to the carcinoid tumor. However the
relationship between carcinoid tumor and dorsal pancreatic duct is unclear.
Minor Essential Revisions
1: Please show the detail relationship between carcinoid tumor and dorsal
pancreatic duct by histopathologically or EUS finding.
2: About Fig.3, sentence and Fig. labels are disagreement. Please confirm again.
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
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Reviewer's report
Title:Carcinoid tumor of the minor papilla in complete pancreas divisum
presenting as recurrent abdominal pain
Version: 2Date:22 December 2009
Reviewer: Takeru Wakatsuki
Reviewer's report:
It is very rare and interesting case report, and discussion is reasonable.
Author said that the concomitant pancreas divism led to an early diagnosis
because obstruction of the minor papilla due to the carcinoid tumor. However the
relationship between carcinoid tumor and dorsal pancreatic duct is unclear.
Minor Essential Revisions
1: Please show the detail relationship between carcinoid tumor and dorsal
pancreatic duct by histopathologically or EUS finding.
2: About Fig.3, sentence and Fig. labels are disagreement. Please confirm again.
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
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