1Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2Department of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Lennox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York, USA
Correspondence: Patrick Okolo III, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, 100 E 77th St, Manhattan, New York 10075, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Received 02 November 2016; accepted 08 December 2016
Guarantor of the article: Vivek Kumbhari, MD.
Specific author contributions: Vivek Kumbhari: Review of the literature, interpretation of the data, drafting of the manuscript and final approval of the manuscript. Patrick I Okolo III: Review of the literature, interpretation of the data, drafting of the manuscript and final approval of the manuscript.
Financial support: None.
Potential competing interests: Vivek Kumbhari is a Consultant for Boston Scientific and Apollo Endosurgery.
