Amateau, Stuart K.
Lim, Chin Hong
McDonald, Nicholas M.
Arain, Mustafa
Ikramuddin, Sayeed
Leslie, Daniel B.
Article History
First Online: 2 March 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Dr. Amateau serves as a consultant for Boston Scientific Corporation, the current manufacturer of the lumen-apposing metal stent used in this study. It is the only one currently available in the USA and they have no influence on his scientific endeavors.Dr. Lim has nothing to disclose.Dr. McDonald has nothing to disclose.Dr. Arain received personal fees from Boston Scientific during the conduct of the study.Dr. Ikramuddin serves as an advisory board member for Novo Nordisk, USGI, and Medica; consults for Medamodix; receives grant support from Medtronic, Enteromedics, and ReShape Medical; and receives consulting income from Enteromedics. The relationship has been reviewed and managed by the University of Minnesota in accordance with its conflict of interest policies.Dr. Leslie serves as a consultant for Medtronic unrelated to the submitted work.
: Two of the authors are consultants for multiple device companies including Boston Scientific who produce the lumen apposing metal stent utilized in these procedures. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent for the procedure was obtained after a detailed discussion of risks and possible alternatives, including open or laparoscopic surgery. For this type of study, formal consent for data collection is not required.