Conflict of Interest
Michel Gagner is a consultant with stock options in GT Metabolic Solutions; a consultant for Medtronic, Inc.; and Lexington Medical, Inc., with stock options in Lexington Medical, Inc. David Abuladze is a consultant for GT Metabolic Solutions without remuneration. Levan Koiava declares no conflict of interest. Jane Buchwald is a GT consultant with GT stock options; she received grants from Ethicon, Inc.; M.I.D.; Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons of Kazakhstan; Holy Family Hospital, Israel; and the American College of Surgeons. Nathalie Van Sante was an employee of GT Metabolic Solutions, Inc., during the study and drafting of the manuscript. Todd Krinke is a GT employee with stock options.