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Peer review report 2 on “Management of alternative pathology detected using CT KUB in suspected ureteric colic”
International Journal of Surgery 25 Supplement 1 (2016) S319
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Peer review report 2 on “Management of alternative pathology detected using CT KUB in suspected ureteric colic” 1. Original submission 1.1. Recommendation Minor Revision.
to other studies. This could perhaps represent smaller number of patients. Significant in the current work also is the identification of diagnoses of clinical conditions requiring further medical attention. Authors have noted to adjust the threshold for ordering CT in women as the overall yield of stone and obstruction and other pathologies was low.
1.2. Comments to the author Authors' have reviewed the experience of 215 consecutive CT KUB performed to assess the detection rate of clinically significant alternate diagnosis. CT KUB performed for acute ureteral colic indeed has been shown in numerous previous studies to detect much beyond the ureteral stone. Authors have reported nothing which was not previously known. They have however noted a lower incidence of alternate diagnosis in women which is contrary
DOI of published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.06.047. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.08.025 1743-9191
M. Hammad Ather, MBBS, MD, FCPS(urol), FEBU, Associate Professor Aga Khan University, Surgery, Section of Urology, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi, Sind, 74800, Pakistan E-mail addresses: [email protected], [email protected].
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
International Journal of Surgery journal homepage: www.journal-surgery.net
Peer review report
Peer review report 2 on “Management of alternative pathology detected using CT KUB in suspected ureteric colic” 1. Original submission 1.1. Recommendation Minor Revision.
to other studies. This could perhaps represent smaller number of patients. Significant in the current work also is the identification of diagnoses of clinical conditions requiring further medical attention. Authors have noted to adjust the threshold for ordering CT in women as the overall yield of stone and obstruction and other pathologies was low.
1.2. Comments to the author Authors' have reviewed the experience of 215 consecutive CT KUB performed to assess the detection rate of clinically significant alternate diagnosis. CT KUB performed for acute ureteral colic indeed has been shown in numerous previous studies to detect much beyond the ureteral stone. Authors have reported nothing which was not previously known. They have however noted a lower incidence of alternate diagnosis in women which is contrary
DOI of published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.06.047. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.08.025 1743-9191
M. Hammad Ather, MBBS, MD, FCPS(urol), FEBU, Associate Professor Aga Khan University, Surgery, Section of Urology, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi, Sind, 74800, Pakistan E-mail addresses: [email protected], [email protected].