Reviewer's report
Title:Endoscopic gallbladder stenting for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective
study of 46 elderly patients aged 65 years or older
Version: 3Date:10 March 2013
Reviewer: Kazuo Hara
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
1. 65 years is usually not elderly. Why did you select 65 years or more?
2. Authors should omit 6 patients data after initial treatment from other hospitals.
After drainage, we can't evaluate the safty and efficacy about the EGS.
3. One patient was died of aspiration pneumonia after EGS within one month.
Aspiration pneumonia is a famous complication of endoscopic treatments.
Sequelae of cerebral infarction patients are highrisk of aspiration pneumonia.
ESG is really safe for cerebral disease patients? PTGBA may be safe. Please
discuss this point.
4. Authors should explain the difference between EGS and ETGBD in detail.
Indication, effect, complications, advantage, disadvantage,etc.
5. Why was permanent EGS useful for prevention of cholecystitis? In fact, stents
may be occluded. Authors should explain in this point clearly.
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
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:Endoscopic gallbladder stenting for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective
study of 46 elderly patients aged 65 years or older
Version: 3Date:10 March 2013
Reviewer: Kazuo Hara
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
1. 65 years is usually not elderly. Why did you select 65 years or more?
2. Authors should omit 6 patients data after initial treatment from other hospitals.
After drainage, we can't evaluate the safty and efficacy about the EGS.
3. One patient was died of aspiration pneumonia after EGS within one month.
Aspiration pneumonia is a famous complication of endoscopic treatments.
Sequelae of cerebral infarction patients are highrisk of aspiration pneumonia.
ESG is really safe for cerebral disease patients? PTGBA may be safe. Please
discuss this point.
4. Authors should explain the difference between EGS and ETGBD in detail.
Indication, effect, complications, advantage, disadvantage,etc.
5. Why was permanent EGS useful for prevention of cholecystitis? In fact, stents
may be occluded. Authors should explain in this point clearly.
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
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.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Endoscopic gallbladder stenting for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective
study of 46 elderly patients aged 65 years or older
Version: 3Date:10 March 2013
Reviewer: Kazuo Hara
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
1. 65 years is usually not elderly. Why did you select 65 years or more?
2. Authors should omit 6 patients data after initial treatment from other hospitals.
After drainage, we can't evaluate the safty and efficacy about the EGS.
3. One patient was died of aspiration pneumonia after EGS within one month.
Aspiration pneumonia is a famous complication of endoscopic treatments.
Sequelae of cerebral infarction patients are highrisk of aspiration pneumonia.
ESG is really safe for cerebral disease patients? PTGBA may be safe. Please
discuss this point.
4. Authors should explain the difference between EGS and ETGBD in detail.
Indication, effect, complications, advantage, disadvantage,etc.
5. Why was permanent EGS useful for prevention of cholecystitis? In fact, stents
may be occluded. Authors should explain in this point clearly.
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
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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