About the Authors

Antonino Sgroi

Affiliations Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Carmen Gonelle-Gispert

Affiliation Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Philippe Morel

Affiliations Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Reto Marc Baertschiger

Affiliations Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Nadja Niclauss

Affiliation Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Gilles Mentha

Affiliation Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Pietro Majno

Affiliation Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Veronique Serre-Beinier

Affiliation Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Leo Buhler

leo.buhler@hcuge.ch

Affiliations Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AS CG VS LB P. Morel. Performed the experiments: AS CG VS RMB. Analyzed the data: AS VS LB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NN LB GM P. Majno. Wrote the paper: AS VS LB.