Reviewer’s report
Title:  Concurrent müllerianosis of the urinary bladder and the umbilicus presenting with umbilical
bleeding: a rare case report and review of the literature
Version: 0 Date: 04 Feb 2020
Reviewer: Abdullah Karaer
Reviewer's report:
Dear Authors,
I read the article entitled 'Concurrent müllerianosis of the urinary bladder and the umbilicus presenting
with umbilical bleeding: a rare case report and review of the literature
Key Word:
-Please delete 'case report'
Case Report
- Please add more detailed information about these case (such as marital status, BMI, obstetric and
surgery history, any medication or chronic disease history?)
-Had the patient any urinary symptom? (Please add in Result)
- Do these symptoms of these case occurred cyclically during the menstrual period?
-  Müllerianosis  can be diagnosed with certainty when three conditions are met:
             1) no evidence of pelvic endometriosis;
             2) no direct communications with the endocervix, endometrium, or endosalpinx; and
             3) when there is no history of surgery on the reproductive organs.
             Did the patient meet all these criteria?
Discussion
-  Please  reconstruct  these  section  as  follows:  (i)Definition,  Difference  between  endometriosis
(ii)pathogenesis,  (iii)symptoms,signs,  radiologic  finding,  histologic  findings  ,(iv)diagnosis  (urinary
cytology,smear  etc.)  (v)  management  ,(vi)  differential  diagnoses  (vii)  prognosis,  (other  sites
müllerianosis)
- Are there any case with umblical müllerianosis in literature?
Conclusion 'The common presentations include irritative voiding symptoms, abdominal/pelvic pain and
gross hematuria.' is not related these case report
Figure
-Please indicate the lesion on Figures?
-Please add the image for umblical lesion?
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 necessary controls?
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.
No
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 quality of language in the manuscript:
Acceptable
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