Peer review report 2 on “Is laparoscopic appendectomy feasible for complicated appendicitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis”

Peer review report 2 on “Is laparoscopic appendectomy feasible for complicated appendicitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis”

International Journal of Surgery 37 Supplement 1 (2017) S258 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Surgery journal home...

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International Journal of Surgery 37 Supplement 1 (2017) S258

Contents lists available at ScienceDirect

International Journal of Surgery journal homepage: www.journal-surgery.net

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Peer review report 2 on “Is laparoscopic appendectomy feasible for complicated appendicitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis”

1. Original submission 1.1. Recommendation Minor Revision 1.2. Comments to the author This is a spirited and rigorous attempt at a meta-analysis, especially as the publications that the authors had to work with had

DOI of published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.03.022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.03.044 1743-9191

inherent flaws. The authors have a clear understanding of the methodology and the question was worth asking. The authors are clearly not native English speakers and the manuscript will need proof reading and the abbreviations were used intermittently and not consistently defined. Anonymous reviewer