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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2010; 16(5): 657-658
Published online Feb 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i5.657
No evidence of Permacol rejection presented by Wotton and Akoh
Neil James Smart
Neil James Smart, Department of General Surgery, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Smart NJ wrote this letter.
Correspondence to: Neil James Smart, PhD, MBBS (Hons), MRCSEd, Department of General Surgery, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom. drneilsmart@hotmail.com
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Received: November 25, 2009
Revised: December 19, 2009
Accepted: December 26, 2009
Published online: February 7, 2010
Abstract

Wotton and Akoh in their previously reported case in this journal postulate that Permacol rejected. This letter provides a detailed critique of that claim and provides an alternative explanation for the histological data provided by the authors. It is also argued that Wotton and Akoh have misrepresented one of the papers in the discussion in their article and a clarification of that referenced paper is given.

Keywords: Porcine dermal collagen implant (Permacol); Renal Transplant; Rejection