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  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The claim is that this congenital anomaly should be considered as one of the predisposing risk factors for the precipitation of DVT especially in healthy young individuals.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    While the claims are not entirely new, the work and paper was well excuted being a short report.


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes the results support the claim. Excersise or physical activity and sepsis can be an accentuating factor in such cases.


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    Not applicable


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Yes the protocol appears satisfactory. If CT angiography was done that would certainly be the ideal investigation to assess the vascular system.


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    Perhaps a larger case series with more images would have been better. 


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Not really. This condition is well known and documented.


  • Other Comments:

    As mentioned above, though this case is widely known and reported in the literature the paper was well written and organized.

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    Yes
  • References:

    Abu-Hijleh MF. Bilateral absence of ansa cervicalis replaced by vagocervical plexus: Case report and literature review. Annals of Anatomy 2005, 187(2): 121-125. Abu-Hijleh MF. A three-headed biceps brachii muscle associated with duplicated musculocutaneous nerve. Clinical Anatomy 2005, 18(5): 376-9. Abu-Hijleh MF. Extensor Pollicis Tertius: An Additional Extensor Muscle to the Thumb. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1993, 92: 340-343. Abu-Hijleh MF. Bilateral Extensor Medii Digiti: A rare Anatomical Variation. Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume) 1993, 18B: 579-582. Abu-Hijleh MF. Multiple Accessory Spleens: Case Report and Literature Review. Clinical Anatomy 1993, 6(4): 232-239.

  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
    None
  • How to cite:  Abu-Hijleh M F.Deep Venous Thrombosis in a Subject With Agenesis of Inferior Vena Cava[Review of the article 'Deep venous thrombosis in a subject with agenesis of inferior vena cava ' by Vyshka G].WebmedCentral 2013;4(4):WMCRW002680
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  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The claim is that this congenital anomaly can be a predisposing risk factor for precipitation of DVT in otherwise healthy individuals. In wake of circumstances this anomaly is important to recognise and be aware of it especially in young individuals without any co-morbidities.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
    The claims are not new but surely the case has been worked up nicely. A preliminary color Doppler is surely missing in the protocol. The authors can go through these papers.
     
    Int J Angiol. 2010 Autumn; 19(3): e110–e112.
     
    Lancet. 2001 Feb 10; 357(9254):441.

  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes.


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    The results support the claim. Trivial trauma and sepsis can be a accentuating factor in such cases.


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No.


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    I think a preliminary USG color doppler was necessary. Otherwise the protocol appears reasonable. CT angiography is the modality to assess the vasculature in totality.


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    Diagnosis is not difficult. A larger case series with more images would have been better. Preliminary and ruling out few more conditions were required.USG


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    No. This condition is well known and widely published.


  • Other Comments:

    Good academic effort. Though it is widely known and published the authors have worked sincerely to make a diagnosis and recognise this rare condition to be a cause of DVT in otherwise healthy individuals.

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    Yes
  • References:

    Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries (July–September 2011) 31(3):138–142 DOI 10.1007/s13410-011-0031-5 International Journal of VascularMedicine Volume 2011, Article ID 656030, 7 pages doi:10.1155/2011/656030 Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease (2012)S11-S15

  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
    None
  • How to cite:  Dwivedi A .Deep Venous Thrombosis in a Subject With Agenesis of Inferior Vena Cava[Review of the article 'Deep venous thrombosis in a subject with agenesis of inferior vena cava ' by Vyshka G].WebmedCentral 2013;4(4):WMCRW002673
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