IMPACT OF THE CALIBRATION BOUGIE DIAMETRE DURING LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY ON THE RATE OF POSTOPERATIVE STAPLE-LINE LEAK (BOUST): STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A MULTICENTRE RANDOMIZED PROSPECTIVE TRIAL

Impact of the calibration bougie diametre during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on the rate of postoperative staple-line leak (BOUST): study protocol for a multicentre randomized prospective trial

Abstract Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become an increasing bariatric procedure.The basic principle is to create a narrow stomach along the lesser curvature, using a calibration bougie as a template to perform a vertical partial gastrectomy, resecting the greater curvature and fundus of the stomach.The most common postoperati

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What factors influence smoking prevalence and smoke free policy enactment across the European Union Member States.

Smoking prevention should be a primary public health priority for all governments, and effective preventive policies have been identified for decades.The heterogeneity of smoking prevalence between European Union (EU) Member States therefore reflects, at least in part, a failure by governments to prioritise public health over tobacco industry or po

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A new soldier beetle from Eocene Baltic amber

The family Cantharidae is a worldwide distributed group of flattened and soft-bodied beetles displaying aposematic colouration.These beetles, commonly known as soldier beetles, have an extensive fossil record dating back to the Lower Cretaceous.The majority of fossil material, referred to Silicone Keypad Cantharidae, is known from amber inclusions.

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