Funding for this research was provided by:
Americas Hernia Society Foundation
Intuitive Surgical
C. R. Bard Foundation
Article History
Received: 3 June 2018
Accepted: 10 October 2018
First Online: 28 October 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dr. Blatnik is a consultant and receives an honorarium from Intuitive Surgical.
: All applicable international, national, and institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. All procedures performed in this study involving animals were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institution at which the studies were conducted.
: Procedures performed received institutional approval from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine Animal Studies Committee and were in accordance with standards set forth by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).
: For this type of study, formal consent was not necessary.