Review for 10.1186/s12876-019-1030-0 (2019)

Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: The potential role of CT enterography and gastrointestinal ultrasound in the evaluation of  
anti-tubercular therapy response of intestinal tuberculosis: a retrospective study  
 
Version: 0 Date: 14 Apr 2019  
 
Reviewer: Pankaj Gupta  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
The authors submit a report of patients with intestinal tuberculosis who received standard ATT 
and response was evaluated using CTE and US.  
 
 
There are several limitations in this study.  
 
1. The number of patients is very small.  
 
2. All patients did not receive BOTH CTE and US.  
 
3. The detailed comparison of the imaging findings with endoscopic findings w ould be very 
useful.  
 
4. The definitions of various assessment criteria are not clear e.g. complete response vs partial 
response vs lack of response  
 
5. There are several grammatical errors through out the manuscript  
 
6. There is no mention of the technique of CTE and US.  
 
7. It is not clear whether the patients received only one imaging test during follow up.  
 
8. There is no mention of sites of involvement. Whether multiple segments were involved in one 
patient.  
 
9. Authors describe two cases of diffuse involve ment (>40 cm) on CTE examination that did not 
change on follow up examination. What was the cause for diffuse involvement??  
 
10. How many lymph nodes showed necrosis/ calcification.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please 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.  
 
No 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an  
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further  
assessment 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 suitable for publication unless extensively edited  
 
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