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Authors should rectify the confusion about the tube iatrogenically fixed in pylorus was a Naso-Gastric tube or Jenunal tube. The method for removing the tube must be elaborated. After revising the draft of this article, this article should be published in "WebMedCentral Plus"
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I am established author having experience of publishing research articles/clinical case reports in journals. As an established peer reviewer in several journals I reviewed such many articles submitted for publication by different authors. In addition I keep my knowledge on surgical procedures and complications updated.
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In title stomach has been written as stomuch due to typing error, that needed to be corrected.
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A case report is aim to report a case of the NG tube fixation to the pylorus of stomach. The title is “Iatrogenic complications of NG tube: accidental fixation to the pylorus of stomach: a case study and review of literature”.
There have some questions and uncleared issues.
- Please describe the mechanism of this iatrogenic complication and add it in the text.
- Do they have the standard guidelines for treatment of this iatrogenic complication?
- Please add the other iatrogenic complications of NG tube insertion in the discussion part.
- The clinical application is very important. The authors should to be suggested the readers to apply this knowledge into routine clinical practice.
Thank you so much
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In this article it may be most important to clarify how to remove NG tube in more detail. I think 2-3 weeks after surgery is too long to secure the stability of omental patch ro simple closure for perforated gastroduodenal ulcer.