Accidental Ingestion of a Plastic Water Bottle Cap

Review Data

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

researchers?

A: Good

Abstract & Keywords

Q: Are all required components included in the abstract? Are the keywords appropriately chosen?

A: Good

Goal

Q: Is the goal explicitly stated in the Introduction? Is its formulation clear and unambiguous?

A: Good

Structure

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

A: Good

Tools and Methods

Q: Are methods the author uses adequate and well used?

A: Good

Discussion & Conclusion

Q: Is it related to the results presented before? Do you consider them as coherent?

A: Good

Comments: The Discussion illustrates the complication of ingestion of foreign bodies providing relevant literature. This further highlights a safe and feasible treatment procedure with quick recovery and a good cosmetic outcome.

Literature

Q: Does the author utilize relevant literature?

A: Good

Author's knowledge

Q: What is the level of the author’s knowledge? Does the author utilize all recent contributions relevant to the topic?

A: Good

Length

Q: Is the length of the paper adequate to the significance of the topic? Do you suggest shortening the paper without losing its value?

A: Good

Figures & Tables

Q: Does the author use them suitably? Are legend and notations clear?

A: Good

Writing style

Q: Is it clear and understandable?

A: Good

Comments: There are few errors found in the manuscript which are as follows:

·       In Abstract, 1^st sentence, “A 78-year-old male presented to the emergency room for a 5-day history of vomiting” must be written as “A 78-year-old male presented to the emergency room with a 5-day history of vomiting”.

·       In Case Presentation, 2^nd paragraph, 1^st sentence, “an abdominal ultrasound scan demonstrated gross fecal loading and none collection of fluid in the pouch of Douglas” must be “an abdominal ultrasound scan demonstrated gross fecal loading and no collection of fluid in the pouch of Douglas”.

·       In Discussion, 1^st paragraph, 4^th sentence, “More cases in literature support that foreign bodies had passed to the distal ileum” rewritten as “More cases in literature support that foreign bodies can pass to the distal ileum. In 5^th sentence, “others finally were operated on because of bowel obstruction due to a large or toxic foreign body” must be “others finally can be operated on because of bowel obstruction due to a large or toxic foreign body”.

Further comments on the paper

Comments: This report presents a 78-year-old male, with a history of inoperable prostate cancer and dementia, with bilious vomiting for 5 days followed by pervasive abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. Further examinations revealed bowel obstruction associated with the presence of plastic water bottle cap in the ileum. This report also suggests a careful thorough investigations for better diagnosis.

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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