Review for 10.1186/s12876-020-01389-7 (2020)

Reviewer’ s report
Title: Retrospective study of the differential diagnosis between cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous
stenosing enteritis and small bowel Crohn’ s disease
Version: 0Date: 07 Jun 2020
Reviewer: Pablo Guisado-Vasco
Reviewer's report:
Dear Dr Dong Wu,I have read carefully your interesting manuscript entitled, 'Retrospective study of the differential
diagnosis between cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis and small bowel Chron'sdisease' (ID: BMGE-D-20-00141).
The manuscript describes a retrospective, clinical case, and cohort designed study. The manuscript
is about a rare clinical entity. However, it underscores the important implication in the differentialdiagnosis of CMUSE and inflammatory bowel diseases affecting the small bowel sections.
The manuscript has two important conditions in relation to CMUSE too. First, it's compared to one
of its main differential diagnosis, such as Chron's disease. Second, the different and moreimportant clinical diagnosis interpretation are described: symptoms, endoscopy studies, TC,surgery, or pathology findings. Even, it is mentioned a potential genetic cause of CMUSE - andthis point is frequently overlooked in research of similar scope.
To sum up, it is a nice manuscript about CMUSE, that would allow physicians to update basic
diagnosis aspects of this rare clinical entity.
Sincerely,
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