Kulkarni, Anand V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-1675
Kumar, Karan
Roy, Akash
Priya, Padma
Premkumar, Madhumita
Sharma, Mithun
Alla, Manasa
Venishetty, Shantan
Ravikumar, Sowmya
Rao, Padaki Nagaraja
Reddy, K. Rajender
Reddy, Duvvur Nageshwar
Article History
Received: 11 June 2026
Accepted: 11 August 2026
First Online: 13 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology Hospital, vide letter number AIG/IEC-BH&R 30/06.2022-04, and by the Institutional Review Board, vide letter number AHF/05–91/2025. The study adhered to the modified ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the Istanbul Declaration, and informed consent was obtained from participating individuals.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.