Dolan, Russell D.
Bazarbashi, Ahmad Najdat
Jirapinyo, Pichamol
Thompson, Christopher C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6105-5270
Article History
Received: 18 November 2020
Revised: 4 February 2021
Accepted: 10 February 2021
First Online: 22 February 2021
Declarations
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: 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. For this type of study, formal consent is not required. Informed consent does not apply.
: Russell D. Dolan, MD: No conflicts of interest to report.Ahmad Najdat Bazarbashi, MD: No conflicts of interest to report.Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH: Has the following disclosures: Apollo Endosurgery, Research Support; Fractyl, Research Support; GI Dynamics, Research Support; Endogastric Solutions, Consultant.Christopher C. Thompson MD, MSc, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, FJGES: Has the following disclosures: Apollo Endosurgery, Consultant/Research Support (Consulting fees/Institutional Research Grants); Aspire Bariatrics, Research Support (Institutional Research Grant); BlueFlame Healthcare Venture Fund, General Partner; Boston Scientific, Consultant (Consulting fees); Covidien/Medtronic, Consultant (Consulting Fees); EnVision Endoscopy (Board Member); Fractyl, Consultant/Advisory Board Member (Consulting Fees); GI Dynamics, Consultant (Consulting Fees)/Research Support (Institutional Research Grant); GI Windows, Ownership interest; Olympus/Spiration, Consultant (Consulting Fees)/Research Support (Equipment Loans); Spatz, Research Support (Institutional Research Grant); USGI Medical, Consultant (Consulting Fees)/Advisory Board Member (Consulting fees)/Research Support (Research Grant).