This surgical procedure information has been licensed from EIDO Healthcare Australia (EIDO). It has been developed by qualified and practising consultant surgeons and physicians.

EIDO’s guidelines ensure all information is supported by research of a consistently high standard. Some information, such as risk and complication statistics, is taken from global studies and/or databases. Please ask your surgeon or doctor for more information about the risks that are specific to you.

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Details of the evidence used to support this resource are available on request. Please email info@eidohealthcare.com.