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Author contributions:
Inderbir Singh Gill had full access to all the data in
the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the
accuracy of the data analysis.
Study concept and design:
Gill, Gallucci, Desai, Aron, Sotelo.
Acquisition of data:
Chopra, Simone, Metcalfe, Abreu, Bove, Nabhani,
Ferriero.
Analysis and interpretation of data:
Chopra, Simone.
Drafting of the manuscript:
Chopra, Simone, Metcalfe.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content:
Gill.
Statistical analysis:
Chopra, Simone, Metcalfe.
Obtaining funding:
Gill.
Administrative, technical, or material support:
Gill.
Supervision:
Gill, Gallucci.
Other (specify):
None.
Financial disclosures:
Inderbir Singh Gill certifies that all conflicts of
interest, including specific financial interests and relationships and
affiliations relevant to the subject matter or materials discussed in the
manuscript (eg, employment/ affiliation, grants or funding, consultan-
cies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties,
or patents filed, received, or pending), are the following: None.
Funding/Support and role of the sponsor:
None.
Appendix A. Supplementary data
The Surgery in Motion video accompanying this article
can be found in the online version at
http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.eururo.2016.08.066and via
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