We would like to acknowledge the guideline general surgery, (GGS) committee for developing this guideline.
Chair of GGS: Mostafa Abdel Hamed Soliman; professor of surgery, Cairo University. Moderator of GGS: Mohamed Ali Mohamed Nada, professor of surgery, Ain Shams University. Members of GGS (Alphabetically):
Abdel Motey Hussein Aly; professor of surgery, Cairo University.
Abdel Wahab 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.