Hadley, Jamie
Conner, Jeffrey
Thomas, Christopher
Llorente, Kaysey
Gilani, Aaron
White, Brian
Miller III, Preston
Nunn, Andrew
Stettler, Gregory
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wake Forest University
Article History
Received: 15 March 2026
Accepted: 7 July 2026
First Online: 21 July 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: The study was approved by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine institutional review board (IRB) #00058468 and need for consent for participation in the study was waived by the IRB in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Competing interests: Preston Miller - Director of Master of General Surgery fellowship through the American College of SurgeonsAndrew Nunn - Consultant for Ethicon and a site sub-investigator for the TROOP Trial.
Disclosures: PM: Director of Master of General Surgery Fellowship through American College of Surgeons. AN: Consultant for Ethicon and a site sub-investigator for the TROOP Trial.