Higuchi, Kazutoshi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4386-6288
Goto, Osamu
Koizumi, Eriko
Kirita, Kumiko
Noda, Hiroto
Akimoto, Teppei
Omori, Jun
Kaise, Mitsuru
Iwakiri, Katsuhiko
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan (18K07919)
Article History
Received: 20 February 2020
Accepted: 24 July 2020
First Online: 4 August 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The flexible needle holder and the scissors forceps which were used in this study were complimentarily provided by Olympus Co. Ltd. Osamu Goto received lecture and consultant fees from Olympus Co. Ltd. Kaise Mitsuru received lecture fees from Olympus Co. Ltd. Kazutoshi Higuchi, Eriko Koizumi, Kumiko Kirita, Hiroto Noda, Teppei Akimoto, Jun Omori, and Katsuhiko Iwakiri have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.