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Submission Guidelines: Original Research

Abstracts must be of surgical interest, suitable for an audience of consultants and surgical trainees
The abstract should relate to original and unpublished work.
All submissions should be be submitted via the submission link below to the most appropriate category.
An abstract must not be submitted to more than one category.
After the submission deadline has closed, absolutely no changes can be made to the abstract.

Abstract Format

Abstracts must consist of the following sections:
- Title
- Introduction/Background
- Method
- Results
- Conclusion
The total word count (excluding title and section headers) should not exceed 250 words.
Abstracts are to be submitted as text only.
No more than a maximum of 6 authors should be listed.
The abstract will be judged anonymously therefore, the body of the abstract should not contain information that can identify the authors or institution

Please ensure that the abstract has been reviewed and agreed by all of the named authors before submission.
Where there is a conflict, EKSC committee will take the final decision on whether an abstract will be presented.
All authors have a responsibility to ensure that the data submitted is accurate, is not extrapolated and fairly represents the presentation to be given at the meeting.
Ensure appropriate consent has been obtained from patients represented in your case abstract

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