About the Authors

Patrick Y. Wuethrich

Patrick.wuethrich@insel.ch

Affiliation University Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, University Hospital, Berne, Berne, Switzerland

George N. Thalmann

Affiliation Department of Urology, University Hospital, Berne, Berne, Switzerland

Urs E. Studer

Affiliation Department of Urology, University Hospital, Berne, Berne, Switzerland

Fiona C. Burkhard

Affiliation Department of Urology, University Hospital, Berne, Berne, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PYW GNT UES FCB. Performed the experiments: PYW FCB. Analyzed the data: PYW UES FCB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PYW GNT UES FCB. Wrote the manuscript: PYW UES FCB.