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Evaluation of Protocol Uniformity Concerning Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in The Netherlands
Background: Iatrogenic bile duct injury remains a current complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. One uniform and standardized protocol, based on the "critical view of safety" concept of Strasberg, should red
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Safety and effectiveness of bariatric surgery: Roux-en-y gastric bypass is superior to gastric banding in the management of morbidly obese patients: a response
The recent article by Guller, Klein, Hagen was reviewed and discussed by the authors of this response to critically analyze the validity of the conclusions, at a time when patients and providers depend on peer reviewed data to guide their health care choices. The authors of this response all have high volume bariatric surgery practices encompassing experience with both gastric bypass and gastric banding, and have made significant contributions to the peer reviewed literature. We examined the assumptions of the paper, reviewed the main articles cited, provided more evidence from articles that were included in the materials and methods of the paper, but not cited, and challenge the conclusion that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is superior to gastric banding. The paper by Guller et al was subject to significant bias. The authors did not demonstrate an understanding of gastric banding, selectively included data with unfavorable results towards gastric banding, did not provide equal critique to the literature on gastric bypass, and deliberately excluded much of the favorable data on gastric banding. The paper's conclusion that gastric bypass is the procedure of choice is biased, unsubstantiated, not supported by the current literature and represents a disservice to the scientific and health care community
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Comparison of fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution with other scalp conditions with overlapping feature
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Dermoscopic views of mid-scalp in patients with biopsy-proven fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution (left), and androgenetic alopecia and associated seborrheic dermatitis (right). Hair shaft diameter variability and perifollicular scaling are present in both cases
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Comparison of fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution with other scalp conditions with overlapping feature
Supplementary table S1
Comparison of fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution with other scalp conditions with overlapping feature
Supplementary table S1
Comparison of fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution with other scalp conditions with overlapping feature
Supplementary figure S2
Dermoscopic views of mid-scalp in patients with biopsy-proven fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution (left), and androgenetic alopecia and associated seborrheic dermatitis (right). Hair shaft diameter variability and perifollicular scaling are present in both cases
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