Carlisi, Melania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5641-2974
Presti, Rosalia Lo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7491-568X
Pirrera, Angelo https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3686-2214
Augello, Antonino Elia https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0755-231X
Siragusa, Sergio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1641-6508
Caimi, Gregorio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8964-255X
Article History
Received: 28 September 2024
Accepted: 11 September 2025
First Online: 20 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital of Palermo (report N° 01/2022). Informed consent was obtained from all of the enrolled subjects.
: The authors declare no competing interests.