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Dr. Thompson, is from the Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Andrews is from the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

Funding: There was no funding for the development of this article.
Financial Disclosures: The authors reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article.

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