Li, Xiaoye
Liu, Xunqiang
Wang, Dongjin
Wei, Minxin
Zhong, Zhixiong
Liu, Jinping
Pang, Xinyan
Song, Chao
Lu, Qingsheng
Article History
Received: 21 March 2025
Revised: 1 June 2025
Accepted: 14 July 2025
First Online: 17 October 2025
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Qingsheng Lu.
: Qingsheng Lu reports being a Principal Investigator for the clinical studies reported in this manuscript, while accepting no fees. There is no conflict of interest to disclose for other authors.
: Yingyi Qin kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript. No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper.
: The authors confirm that all patients’ consent forms have been obtained for this article.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: None had been previously reported.
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