Small Bowel Mesenteric Pseudocysts: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Small Bowel Mesenteric Pseudocysts: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Review Data

Q: Is the topic relevant to the journal area of interest? Is it contemporary and interesting for

researchers?

A: Good

 

Comments: The word “mesentery” in title has been changed to “mesenteric”.

 

Abstract & Keywords

Q: Are all required components included in the abstract? Are the keywords appropriately chosen?

A: Good.

 

Goal

Q: Is the goal explicitly stated in the Introduction? Is its formulation clear and unambiguous?

A: Good.

 

Structure

Q: Is the paper's structure coherent? Is it in coherence with the goal of the paper?

A: Good.

 

Tools and Methods

Q: Are methods the author uses adequate and well used?

A: Good.

 

Discussion & Conclusion

Q: Is it related to the results presented before? Do you consider them as coherent?

A: Good.

 

Comments: The Discussion gives an overview of the occurrence, morphology, pathogenesis, and the possible non-specific symptoms of mesenteric pseudocysts providing relevant literature. This report further suggests the approaches of removing mesenteric pseudocysts (MPs) by complete excision following laparoscopy or open surgery associated with a partial resection of the bowel.

 

Literature

Q: Does the author utilize relevant literature?

A: Good.

 

Author's knowledge

Q: What is the level of the author’s knowledge? Does the author utilize all recent contributions relevant to the topic?

A: Good.

 

Length

Q: Is the length of the paper adequate to the significance of the topic? Do you suggest shortening the paper without losing its value?

A: Good.

 

Figures & Tables

Q: Does the author use them suitably? Are legend and notations clear?

A: Good.

 

Writing style

Q: Is it clear and understandable?

A: Good.

 

Further comments on the paper

Comments: This case report presents a 50-year-old female patient with persistent, non-specific abdominal pain and no response to medical therapy which was later found as inflammatory mesenteric pseudocysts (MP) on histological examination. This also illustrates that MP is difficult to diagnose without differential diagnostic techniques due to their lack of specific symptoms. Lastly, it states that complete surgical excision must be the preferred choice for complete removal of the lesion irrespective of its nature whether it is malignant or benign.

 

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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Author Info

Corresponding Author
Gaetano Di Vita
General Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy

Article Info

Article Type
Case Report and Review of the Literature
Publication history
Received: Mon 24, Aug 2020
Accepted: Wed 09, Sep 2020
Published: Mon 21, Sep 2020
Copyright
© 2023 Gaetano Di Vita. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2020.09.13