Review for 10.1186/s12876-020-01384-y (2020)

Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Delayed bowel obstruction after Seat Belt Injury: a case report  
 
Version: 0 Date: 24 May 2020  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
The case reports on a delayed SBO some 2 years after a MVA with seat -belt on.  
The case is uncommon but not unheard of.  
The images are nice and interesting.  
There are many English corrections required.  
pg 1 abstract  
Do not start a sentence with And  
It is n ot a deep understanding, but proper application of history and examination combined with 
imaging to come to a diagnosis and make a management plan.  
pg 3 ln 11, obstruction, NOT obstructions  
pg3 ln 31, complaining of, NOT with complaints of  
pg3 ln 40 he the refore, should be a new sentence  
pg4 ln4, what medicine previously improved him and how did it do so?  
More examples of singular/plural misuse of 's' need correction.  
Why did the authors not go straight to diagnostic laparoscopy after the history, examinati on and 
imaging?  
Usually you mention small bowel obstruction (SBO) and refer to again as SBO.  
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
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Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
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Yes 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
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Yes 
 
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assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
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Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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