Peer review report 3 on “Can gallbladder polyps predict colorectal adenoma or even neoplasia? A systematic review”

Peer review report 3 on “Can gallbladder polyps predict colorectal adenoma or even neoplasia? A systematic review”

International Journal of Surgery 25 Supplement 1 (2016) S310 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Surgery journal home...

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International Journal of Surgery 25 Supplement 1 (2016) S310

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Peer Review Report

Peer review report 3 on “Can gallbladder polyps predict colorectal adenoma or even neoplasia? A systematic review” 1. Original submission 1.1. Recommendation Reject.

unanimously supported. This conclusion is not enough to make a review interesting, beneficial to the surgical community. This fact is not the fault of the author(s), but the result of the discussed subject! So, presently, with actual knowledge, the subject is not favorable for being a material of a review.

1.2. Comments to the author The article summarizes the inconsistencies of the few studies performed on the subject. In brief, due to the heterogeneity of four included studies, though a possible association seems existing, it can not be

DOI of published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.06.048. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.07.055 1743-9191

Sabri Erguney, Professor Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, General Surgery, Koca Mustafa Pasa cad., Istanbul, 34303, Turkey E-mail address: [email protected].