Review for 10.1186/s12876-015-0355-6 (2015)

Reviewer’s report  
 
Title:  Rare cause of severe anemia due to pyogenic granuloma in the jejunum  
 
Version:  0 Date:  01 Sep 2015    
 
Reviewer:  Paul Kelly  
 
Reviewer’s report:  
 
This is a nice description of an interesting case. The inclusion of radiology, endoscopy and 
histology (including CD31 immunostaining) make this a good case report. Two small poin ts 
should be addressed in a revised manuscript:  
 
1. There is a non -sentence in the Abstract; all sentences should contain a verb.  
 
2. Reference 4 is incomplete  
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessa ry controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not , please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the qualit y of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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