decrease in the proportion undergoing surgery.With the advent of milder cases the difference in the risk of end points between surgically and conservatively treated patients must be larger than if the cases were more balanced.However, the effects of surgery on these mild cases must be expected to be less than those on the more severe cases in our study.
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