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Author

Kurt E Roberts, MD Assistant Professor, Section of Surgical Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Director, Surgical Endoscopy, Associate Director, Surgical Skills and Simulation Center and Surgical Clerkship, Yale University School of Medicine

Kurt E Roberts, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Annabelle L Fonseca, MBBS Resident Physician, Department of General Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Annabelle L Fonseca, MBBS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, Association of Women Surgeons

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

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

Vikram Kate, FRCS, MS, MBBS, PhD, FACS, FACG, FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Glasg), FIMSA, MAMS, MASCRS, FFST(Ed) 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, Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (RCSEd)

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Acknowledgements

The Chief Editor would like to acknowledge the assistance of Dr Mohsina Subair, Postgraduate Resident, Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India, in updating the review of this article.