On 2014 Jan 08, Brett Snodgrass commented:

Dear Authors,

Thank you for the excellent article. Please provide your kind attention to the distinction between the Thebesian veins and the vessels of Wearn. http://bit.ly/JTWearn

http://bit.ly/vasaThebesii

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22704295

The vessels you describe are probably better described as vessels of Wearn as they are (1) not Thebesian veins*, (2) not studied by Thebesius, and (3) they were described by Wearn et al.

For additional commentary, please see the following link:

https://twitter.com/BrettSnodgrass1/status/417433946196942848

Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Thank you very much.

On 2014 Jan 08, Brett Snodgrass commented:

Dear Authors,

Thank you for the excellent article. Please provide your kind attention to the distinction between the Thebesian veins and the vessels of Wearn. http://bit.ly/JTWearn

http://bit.ly/vasaThebesii

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22704295

The vessels you describe are probably better described as vessels of Wearn as they are (1) not Thebesian veins*, (2) not studied by Thebesius, and (3) they were described by Wearn et al.

For additional commentary, please see the following link:

https://twitter.com/BrettSnodgrass1/status/417433946196942848

Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Thank you very much.