The British journal of surgery
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It is unclear whether annual hospital volume of bariatric surgery influences the long-term survival of individuals who undergo surgery for severe obesity. The hypothesis that higher annual hospital volume of bariatric surgery is associated with better long-term survival was evaluated. ⋯ If there was a survival benefit associated with hospital volume, it may have been due to a faster uptake of laparoscopic surgery in the busier hospitals.
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A major restriction to transplantation is the requirement for ABO blood group compatibility between donor and recipient. In this study, an α-galactosidase enzyme from Bacteroides fragilis was used successfully to remove type B blood group antigens enzymatically from human kidneys using ex vivo normothermic machine perfusion. This provides the first step for a strategy to overcome the ABO barrier in kidney transplantation.
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Comment Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Comment on: DIAgnostic iMaging or Observation in early equivocal appeNDicitis (DIAMOND): open-label, randomized clinical trial.
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Comment Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Author response to: Comment on: DIAgnostic iMaging or Observation in early equivocal appeNDicitis (DIAMOND): open-label, randomized clinical trial.