Review for 10.1186/s12876-020-01210-5 (2020)

Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Prophylactic clip application for large pedunculated poly ps before snare polypectomy may 
decrease immediate postpolypectomy bleeding  
 
Version: 1 Date: 23 Jan 2020  
 
Reviewer: Sung Pil Hong  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
In the present manuscript titled 'Prophylactic clip application for large pe dunculated polyps 
before snare polypectomy may decrease immediate postpolypectomy bleeding', Soh et al. 
performed a prospective randomized study to evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic clipping for 
preventing PPB in pedunculated colorectal polyps larger t han 10 mm. The study was prematurely 
terminated due to the high incidence of PPB in the arm of patients with non -prophylactic 
clipping. Polypectomy is performed widely, but it is still challenging to manage large 
pedunculated polyps.    
 
 
 
Major comments.  
 
1. It was designed as a prospective study, but it is not clearly described how many patients 
were enrolled and were excluded according to their criteria.  
 
 
2. As mentioned in the introduction, severe burn or perforation is major complication of 
clipping before  snare polypectomy. However, there is no description in the result section.     
 
 
 
Minor comments.  
 
1. Please describe how they treated patients with multiple polyps. It seems that they treated 
the patients with a single technique, but it is not clearly described in the method section.  
 
 
2. Is there any patient having other type of polyps?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, pleas e specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately suppo rted by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an a dditional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Needs some langu age corrections before being published  
 
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