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Article History

Received: 30 July 2023

Accepted: 5 December 2023

First Online: 20 January 2024

Declarations

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: DN, CRS, LP, NO, AP, ES, LT, ALC, FG, ESb, AM, CP, LL, LRL, DP, APa, AG and FS declare no competing interests.

: The study was performed conforming to the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 and 2008 concerning human and animal rights, and the authors followed the policy concerning informed consent as shown on Springer.com.

: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the “A. Gemelli” IRCCS – Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Rome. Questionnaires and informed consents will be kept for five years.

: Written informed consent was obtained for the processing of personal data issued by the subjects involved in the study, in accordance with current legislation on the protection of privacy. All participants provided this consent prior to filling in the questionnaire.

: The authors are solely responsible for the data and the contents of the paper. In no way, the Honorary Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board Members, the Indian Society of Gastroenterology or the printer/publishers are responsible for the results/findings and content of this article.