Gravante, Gianpiero
De Simone, Veronica
Picciariello, Arcangelo
Sorge, Roberto
Sileri, Pierpaolo
Gallo, Gaetano
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università del Salento
Article History
Received: 17 April 2026
Accepted: 20 July 2026
First Online: 28 July 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: The Ethical Committee has approved the study, and a registration number has been provided in the manuscript.
Research involving human participants and/or animals: The study has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
Informed consent: Patients have given informed consent to the processing of personal data, including consent to the use of health data and images for scientific purposes.
Consent for publication: All authors authorize paper publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.