Review for 10.1186/s12876-019-0974-4 (2019)

Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: A literature review and case report of severe and refractory post -colectomy  enteritis  
 
Version: 1 Date: 13 Feb 2019  
 
Reviewer: Reviewer 2  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
REVISION ASSESSMENT FROM THE ACADEMIC PEER REVIEWER:  
 
Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently for you to now recommend the work as a 
technicall y sound contribution? Yes  
 
Reviewer comments: The authors have addressed all the points that I raised in my original 
review. In particular, they have added additional text regarding the literature search, the 
limitation of basing their conclusions on a sma ll number of case reports, clarifying the figure 
titles and making the case timeline more comprehensible.  
 
I have no further comments.  
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments  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 explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
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 i n your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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