Right-Sided Pneumothorax Associated with Pneumoperitoneum Subsequent to Transverse Colon Perforation: Case Report

Review Data

Q: Is the topic relevant to the journal area of interest? Is it contemporary and interesting for

researchers?

A: Excellent

Abstract & Keywords

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A: Very good

Goal

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A: Very good

Structure

Q: Is the paper's structure coherent? Is it in coherence with the goal of the paper?

A: Very good

Tools and Methods

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A: Good

Discussion & Conclusion

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A: Very good

Comments:

The Discussion offers a detailed analysis of the few other related cases in the literature and explores the probable pathophysiology of the present case. It also mentions that COVID-19 infection cannot be absolutely ruled out as no additional PCR was done. The authors infer that although further case reports are necessary to determine the exact pathophysiology, this rare case deserves to be documented.

Literature

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A: Good

Author's knowledge

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A: Good

Length

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A: Good

Figures & Tables

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A: Very good

Writing style

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A: Very good

Comments: A few minor issues were noted:

·       In the 3^rd sentence of the 4^th paragraph of Case report, “Sugarbaker” was misspelled.

·       In the 1^st sentence of the 9^th paragraph, “by antibiotics” must be replaced with “with antibiotics”.

·       In the 1^st sentence of the 10^th paragraph of Case report, “C” must be inserted after “38°”.

·       Commas were missing in several places, e.g., before “was referred” in the 1^st sentence of the 1^st paragraph of Case report, after “performed” in the 2^nd paragraph and the 2^nd sentence of the 3^rd paragraph of Case report, and so on.

·       Articles (a, an, and the) were overused or underused in some places, e.g., “a” before “pneumothorax” in the last sentence of the Abstract and “a” before “malformation” in the 3^rd sentence of the 2^nd paragraph must be removed, “the” must be inserted before “left ureteral meatus” in the last sentence of the 5^th paragraph of Case report, and so on.

Further comments on the paper

Comments: This is a case report demonstrating that an association of pneumothorax after a colon perforation with pneumoperitoneum following ovarian cancer interval surgery can exist even in the absence of a visible diaphragmatic or mediastinum defect. This is significant as till date, only a few case reports have been published describing the association of pneumothorax with pneumoperitoneum. However, further case reports are necessary to determine the exact pathophysiology.

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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