Martínez-Pérez, Rafael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-2346
Silveira-Bertazzo, Giuliano
Rangel, Gustavo G.
Albiña, Pablo
Hardesty, Douglas
Carrau, Ricardo L.
Prevedello, Daniel M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Stryker (0)
Medtronic (1, 5)
Codman (2)
Leyca Microsystem (3)
KLS-Martin (4)
Article History
Received: 31 July 2019
Revised: 20 September 2019
Accepted: 15 October 2019
First Online: 4 December 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Photographs of the dissections were performed at ALT-VISION at The Ohio State University. This laboratory receives educational support from the following companies: Carl Zeiss Microscopy, Intuitive Surgical Corp., KLS Martin Corp., Karl Storz Endoscopy, Leica Microsystems, Medtronic Corp., Stryker Corp., and Vycor Medical. Dr Prevedello is a consultant for Stryker Corp., Medtronic Corp., and Codman; received honorarium from Leica Microsystem; has received royalties from KLS- Martin. Dr Carrau is a consultant for Medtronic Corp.
: Informed consent and ethical approval were not deemed necessary by the local ethics in view of the design of the study (comprehensive review) and the application of strict patient privacy regulations operating in our center (cadavers were unidentified).