Review for 10.1186/s12876-020-01424-7 (2020)

Reviewer’ s report  
 
Title: Gastropathy associated  with lanthanum  phosphate  deposition  that was endoscopically 
tracked  for 3 years.  : a case report  
 
Version:  3 Date:  27 Jul 2020  
 
Reviewer:  Faten  Limaïem  
 
Reviewer's  report:  
 
In this manuscript,  the authors  report  a peculiar  case of gastropathy associated  with lanthanum 
phosphate  deposition that was endoscopically tracked  for 3 years.  This is an interesting manuscript 
and the authors  have  made  a good work. This manuscript  represents a useful  contribution to the 
medical  literature.  It deserves to be published.  The references are not recent  enough. Some 
typographical  mistakes need  to be corrected.  
 
  
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