Esparham, Ali
Calabrese, Elisa C. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0217-7933
Ganescu, Olivia
Choksi, Sarah
Park, Kathleen
Kumar, Karan
Huo, Bright
Shehata, Dena
Abou-Setta, Ahmed
Florez, Ivan D.
Slater, Bethany J.
El-Hayek, Kevin
Article History
Received: 18 October 2025
Accepted: 26 October 2025
First Online: 5 November 2025
Declarations
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: All conflicts of interest and financial ties were declared by the authors. All potential conflicts were reviewed and none influenced the design, analysis, or interpretation of the research presented in this manuscript. Elisa C. Calabrese is a funded research fellow by the SAGES Education and Research Foundation (SERF) grant and by the RACS Foundation for Surgery. Dr. Dena Shehata is a guidelines research fellow and funded by the SERF grant. Ahmed Abou-Setta and Ivan D Florez are both paid consultants for SAGES. Dr. Bethany J Slater is the SAGES Guidelines Committee Chair and receives consulting fees from Hologic. Olivia Ganescu, Sarah Choksi, Kathleen Park, Karan Kumar, Bright Huo, and Kevin El-Hayek have no disclosures.
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