Review for 10.1186/s12876-020-01320-0 (2020)

Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Portal hypertension as a result of the incomplete surgically treated advanced alveolar  
echinococcosis: a case description  
 
Version: 1 Date: 31 Mar 2020  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Dear Author  
 
Thank you for preparing this case report. My comment as below : 
 
 
1-The writing language of the article should be revised by a native English medical translator.  
 
2-The quality of the images is very poor. If possible, please increase the pixel.  
 
3-The case r eport section in the abstract should be written in more better terms.  
 
4-The background  section in the abstract section should be written in more better terms. 
Radiological abbreviations are not required here. The expression "alveococcosis" here was 
wrong. i nstead, "Alveolar echinococcosis" should be written. The expression "liver 
alveococosis" is absolutely wrong.  
 
5-Radiological examinations should be written instead of "Picturesque examinations".  
 
6-The expression right hepatectomy should be written instead  of right hemihepatectomy  
 
7-Since this article is prepared as a case report, it is not necessary to use a separate title in the 
form of "Aim of the study". In addition, the sentence, stating the purpose of the study, was 
too long. Please shorten the sente nce. 
 
8- "A 31 -year old male patient" should be written instead of "A 31 -year old man"  
 
9-If CT, MRI and USG will be written for the first time in the introduction section, their clear 
names must be written.  
 
10-Full name  (CT, USG, MRI, ELISA etc) must be wr itten clearly in one -time abbreviations. 
The expression LTFs is used, but it is not specified what LTFS is.  
 
11-"Deparmtent of Transplantation" should be replaced with "Transplantology Department"  
 
12-No information was given about the follow up period  of t his patient. This patient is a 
candidate for transplantation.  
 
13-I suggest them to use the following four articles below on what are the most serious 
complications of hydatid disease and how to approach them (radical surgery, liver 
transplantation etc).  
 
a)-Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy for extensive 
alveolar echinococcosis: First case report in the literature. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2018 
Jan 27;10(1):1 -5. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v10.i1.1.  
 
b)-Parietal complication  of the hydatid disease: Comprehensive literature review. Medicine 
(Baltimore). 2018 May;97(21):e10671. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010671.  
 
c)-Usability of Inferior Vena Cava Interposition Graft During Living Donor Liver 
Transplantation: Is This Approach Alw ays Necessary? J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 Aug 5. doi: 
10.1007/s11605 -019-04342 -6.  
 
d)-Budd -Chiari syndrome due to giant hydatid cyst: a case report and brief literature review. J 
Infect Dev Ctries. 2013 Jun 15;7(6):489 -93. doi: 10.3855/jidc.2712.  
  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comm ents to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
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 supported by the data shown?  
If not, please exp lain in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assess ment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Not suitab le for publication unless extensively edited  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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