Review for 10.1186/s12876-020-01379-9 (2020)

Reviewer’ s report
Title: Acute duodenal obstruction secondary to intussusception caused by the duodenal
diverticulum: A case report
Version: 0Date: 13 May 2020
Reviewer's report:
The authors describe a true rare case. Nevertheless, the presentation of acute abdomen was clear,
the diagnostics straightforward and the indication for surgery correct.It was only possible to finally find the underlying disease during surgery.In general case reports such as this one should be designed to assist a physician in a new treatmentor demonstrate a finding that physicians should be on the lookout for to improve diagnosticprocess or therapeutic intervention. Simply describing a finding, which does neither, whileinteresting, does not really advance medical knowledge.
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