The Place of Surgery in Thyroidal Autoimmune Conditions
The Place of Surgery in Thyroidal Autoimmune Conditions
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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: Insufficient
Comments: The overall manuscript lack in subheading. The heading Discussion is removed from the manuscript as it is not fitting for this review article. Replace heading “Discussion” with an appropriate heading to increase the weightage of the manuscript.
Tools and Methods
Q: Are methods the author uses adequate and well used?
A: Not Applicable
Discussion & Conclusion
Q: Is it related to the results presented before? Do you consider them as coherent?
A: Good
Comments: The manuscript elucidates the surgical procedure for the treatment of the thyroidal autoimmune conditions. This also illustrates the ideal therapeutic agent for Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD). Further, it provides the common indications of total thyroidectomy (TT) for HT and GD. Lastly, the Conclusion states that total thyroidectomy is a safe and effective option for treating certain cases of HT or GD under specific indications.
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
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A: Good
Figures & Tables
Q: Does the author use them suitably? Are legend and notations clear?
A: Not applicable.
Writing style
Q: Is it clear and understandable?
A: Good
Further comments on the paper
Comments: The review describes the cause of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD). This further highlights the symptoms, followed by the diagnosis of the diseases. It also emphasizes the surgical procedure for the treatment of autoimmune disease.
Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?
A: Yes - Suitable to be published
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Author Info
Constantinos Avgoustou Avgoustou Eirini
Corresponding Author
Constantinos AvgoustouDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Nea Ionia Constantopoulion-Patission “Aghia Olga”, Athens, Greece
Article Info
Article Type
Review ArticlePublication history
Received: Thu 04, Feb 2021Accepted: Fri 19, Feb 2021
Published: Sat 06, Mar 2021
Copyright
© 2023 Constantinos Avgoustou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2021.03.04