Wijsmuller, A. R.
Giraudeau, C.
Leroy, J.
Kleinrensink, G. J.
Rociu, E.
Romagnolo, L. G.
Melani, A. G. F.
Agnus, V.
Diana, M.
Soler, L.
Dallemagne, B.
Marescaux, J.
Mutter, D.
Article History
Received: 10 May 2017
Accepted: 1 February 2018
First Online: 12 February 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dr. L. Soler receives remuneration (personal fees) from Visible Patient S. A. S. though he has no direct conflicts of interest with content discussed in this manuscript. Drs. A. G. F. Melani receives remuneration (payment for services not otherwise identified as salary such as consulting fees, honoraria) from Medtronic, Ethicon, Intuitive Surgical and Verb Surgical though he has no direct conflicts of interest with content discussed in this manuscript. Prof. J. Marescaux is president of both IRCAD and IHU Strasbourg, which are partly funded by Karl Storz, Medtronic, and Siemens Healthcare though he has no direct conflict of interest with content discussed in this manuscript. Dr. A. R. Wijsmuller, Dr. C. Giraudeau, Dr. J. Leroy, Dr. G. J. Kleinrensink, Dr. E Rociu, Drs. L. G. Romagnolo, Dr. V. Agnus, Dr. M. Diana, Drs. B. Dallemagne, and Dr. D. Mutter have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.