∗Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
†Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
‡Department of Gastroenterology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
§Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Reprints: Ben M. Eyck, MD, Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC - UniversityMedical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected].
Authors’ contributions: BME and BDO contributed to the study design, conducted the systematic review and meta-analysis, and drafted the manuscript. BJN contributed to the conception, study design, and drafting of the manuscript and supervised the systematic review. DN advised in methodology, assisted in statistical analysis, and critically revised the manuscript. MCWS, RV, SML, and BPL had roles in study conception and design and critically revised the manuscript. JJBvL advised in data interpretation, supervised drafting of the manuscript, and critically revised the manuscript. All authors approved the manuscript.
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
BME and BDO equally contributed to this work and should be acknowledged with first authorship.
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