Department of Surgery, University College Dublin, Ireland, Past President, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

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Correspondence: P. Ronan O’Connell, M.D., F.RC.S.I., Surgical Professorial Unit, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland. E-mail: [email protected]