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David E Stein, MD, MHCM Regional Chief of Surgery, Baltimore MedStar Health

David E Stein, MD, MHCM is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Adam W Shen Drexel University College of Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Jessica Mackey Babcock, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center

Jessica Mackey Babcock, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society

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Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Vikram Kate, MBBS, PhD, MS, FACS, FACG, FRCS, FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Glasg), FIMSA, FFST(Ed), MAMS, MASCRS Professor of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery and Senior Consultant Surgeon, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), India

Vikram Kate, MBBS, PhD, MS, FACS, FACG, FRCS, FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Glasg), FIMSA, FFST(Ed), MAMS, MASCRS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (RCSEd), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

The Chief Editor would like to acknowledge the assistance of Dr Gurushankari Balakrishnan, Junior Resident, Department of Surgery, and Ms Harshini P, MBBS trainee, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India, in updating the review of this article.

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