Reviewer's report
Title:Santorinicele without pancreas divisum pathophysiology: Initial clinical and
radiographical investigations
Version: 2Date:8 March 2013
Reviewer: Masakuni Kobayashi
Reviewer's report:
Authors investigated the prevalence of Santorinicele without pancreas
divisumpathophysiology (SWOPP) and its clinical and radiographical features
comparing to those of Santorinicele with pancreas divisum (SWPD). They
concluded that they reported the 2nd to 6th cases of SWOPP and revealed that it
is quite a rare condition. They also showed that SWOPP is often found in elderly
patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis and referred to the possibility of its
acquired pathology. They examined all the MR studies of as many as 4940
subjects. Their effort was very great and their new finding was novel and
interesting.
Major Essential Revisions:
None.
Minor Essential Revisions:
None.
Discretionary Revisions:
None.
Level of interest: An article of outstanding merit and interest in its field
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:Santorinicele without pancreas divisum pathophysiology: Initial clinical and
radiographical investigations
Version: 2Date:8 March 2013
Reviewer: Masakuni Kobayashi
Reviewer's report:
Authors investigated the prevalence of Santorinicele without pancreas
divisumpathophysiology (SWOPP) and its clinical and radiographical features
comparing to those of Santorinicele with pancreas divisum (SWPD). They
concluded that they reported the 2nd to 6th cases of SWOPP and revealed that it
is quite a rare condition. They also showed that SWOPP is often found in elderly
patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis and referred to the possibility of its
acquired pathology. They examined all the MR studies of as many as 4940
subjects. Their effort was very great and their new finding was novel and
interesting.
Major Essential Revisions:
None.
Minor Essential Revisions:
None.
Discretionary Revisions:
None.
Level of interest: An article of outstanding merit and interest in its field
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:Santorinicele without pancreas divisum pathophysiology: Initial clinical and
radiographical investigations
Version: 2Date:8 March 2013
Reviewer: Masakuni Kobayashi
Reviewer's report:
Authors investigated the prevalence of Santorinicele without pancreas
divisumpathophysiology (SWOPP) and its clinical and radiographical features
comparing to those of Santorinicele with pancreas divisum (SWPD). They
concluded that they reported the 2nd to 6th cases of SWOPP and revealed that it
is quite a rare condition. They also showed that SWOPP is often found in elderly
patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis and referred to the possibility of its
acquired pathology. They examined all the MR studies of as many as 4940
subjects. Their effort was very great and their new finding was novel and
interesting.
Major Essential Revisions:
None.
Minor Essential Revisions:
None.
Discretionary Revisions:
None.
Level of interest: An article of outstanding merit and interest in its field
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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