1 Division of Gastrointestinal & Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.
2 Divison of Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 2630 E. 7th Street, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.
3 Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.
4 Division of Gastrointestinal & Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA. Abdelrahman.Nimeri@atriumhealth.org.
5 Divison of Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 2630 E. 7th Street, Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA. Abdelrahman.Nimeri@atriumhealth.org.