Nickel, Felix
Kenngott, Hannes G.
Neuhaus, Jochen
Andrews, Nathanael
Garrow, Carly
Kast, Johannes
Sommer, Christof M.
Gehrig, Tobias
Gutt, Carsten N.
Meinzer, Hans-Peter
Müller-Stich, Beat P. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8552-8538
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
Whitaker International Program
Article History
Received: 3 January 2018
Accepted: 21 March 2018
First Online: 30 March 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Felix Nickel reports receiving travel support for conference participation as well as equipment provided for laparoscopic surgery courses by Karl Storz, Johnson & Johnson, and Covidien/Medtronic. Hannes G. Kenngott, Jochen Neuhaus, Nathanael Andrews, Carly Garrow, Johannes Kast, Christof M. Sommer, Tobias Gehrig, Carsten N Gutt, Hans-Peter Meinzer, and Beat Peter Müller-Stich have no conflict of interest or financial ties to disclose.
: The study protocol was approved by the German Committee on Animal Care, Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe, and the Ethics Committee at Heidelberg University Medical School, and written permission to conduct the experiments consistent with official guidelines was obtained for the research protocol (A-19/08). Appropriate care was administered to all the animals according to the National Research Council’s criteria for humane care, covered in the guide for the care and use of laboratory animals prepared by the National Institute of Health (NIH Publication 86–23, revised 1985). All animals were anesthetised during the entirety of the procedure. Once the procedures were complete, each animal was euthenized according to the official protocol with a lethal dose of potassium chloride (KCl) [CitationRef removed].