The kidney transplant operation is without a doubt technically more difficult in the obese recipient, in particular limiting the operative exposure of the external iliac vessels and the bladder in the properitoneal and retroperitoneal spaces.

The rate of seroprotectivity of anti-HBs was highest among infants under 5 years (79.1%), and declined gradually to 43.9% in children aged 5–10 and 16.9% in adolescents aged 11–20.

The mother sat there nursing her baby.

The main advantage of gaff tape over ordinary duct tape is that the fabric nature of gaff tape makes it stronger and more malleable.