Nathan, Arjun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8572-2832
Shukla, Shivani
Sinha, Amil
Sivathasan, Sailantra
Rashid, Amir
Rassam, Joseph
Smart, Sonny
Patel, Keval
Shah, Nimish
Lamb, Benjamin W.
Article History
Received: 29 November 2020
Accepted: 15 January 2021
First Online: 8 February 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All authors confirm they have no conflict of interest.
: All patients were registered as part of The BAUS national outcomes audit and registered with the institutional audit department (Ref. PRN8750). As a registered audit, NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC) stated that no ethical approval was needed. All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000.
: All patients gave informed signed written consent as best known at the time of intervention after discussion with the relevant surgeon and multi-disciplinary team.