Erratum to: Surg Endosc DOI 10.1007/s00464-006-9043-5

The following errors in this article (Vol 21, No. 6, pp. 907–911) should be corrected: M. Francesco should be replaced with F. Moccia. The right address for the Department of Public Health, Human Anatomy Unit, (affiliation 3) is via L. Armanni 5, I-80138 Naples, Italy.

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