We would like to acknowledge the guideline general surgery, (GGS) committee for developing this guideline.
Chair of GGS: Abel Motey Hussein Aly; professor of surgery, Cairo University.
Moderator of GGS: Mostafa Abdel Hamed Soliman; professor of surgery, Cairo University.
Members of GGS:
Abdelwahab Mohamed Ezzat; professor of surgery, Ain Shams University.
Ahmed Abdel Raouf Elgeidie; professor of digestive surgery, Mansoura University.
Alaa Abdallah; professor of surgery, Ain Shams University.
Atef Abdelghani Salem; professor of surgery, Benha University.
Hesham Abdel Raouf Elakad; professor of surgery, Ain Shams University.
Khaled Abdallah Elfiky; professor of surgery, Ain Shams University.
Khaled Amer; professor of surgery, Military medical academy.
Khaled Safwat; professor of surgical oncology and endoscopy, Zagazig University.
Ibrahim Elzayat; head of surgery department, Aswan University..
Mohamed Ali Mohamed Nada, professor of surgery, Ain Shams University.
Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Hamed Alsaid, professor of surgery, Zagazig University.
Tarek Ibrahim; professor of surgery, National liver institute Menofia University.