Review for 10.1186/s12876-020-01388-8 (2020)

Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Characteristics of Adult Abdominal Cystic Lymaphangioma: a single center Chinese 
cohort  of 12 cases  
 
Version: 1 Date: 16 Jun 2020  
 
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All previously raised concerns were well addressed. No more comments  
 
 
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Yes 
 
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Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
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Needs some language corrections bef ore being published  
 
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