We would like to acknowledge the Guideline Development Group, (GDG) committee for developing this guideline.
Chair of GDG: Mostafa Abdel Hamed Soliman; professor of surgery, Cairo university.
Moderator of GDG: Mohamed Ali Mohamed Nada, professor of surgery, Ain Shams University.
Members of GDG (Alphabetically):
Abel Motey Hussein Aly; professor of surgery, Cairo university.
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 Ibrahim Abdel Hamed Alsaid, professor of surgery, Zagazig University.
Tarek Ibrahim; professor of surgery, National liver institute Menofia university.