Toninelli, Nicholas
Maloberti, Alessandro
Cè, Emiliano
Giannattasio, Cristina
Esposito, Fabio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4420-2611
Funding for this research was provided by:
UniversitĂ degli Studi di Milano
Article History
Received: 2 March 2026
Accepted: 8 July 2026
First Online: 18 July 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declared no professional relationship with companies or manufacturers that might benefit from the results of the present study. The results of the study are presented clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate data manipulation.
Ethical approval: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda.
Consent to participate: All participants gave their written, informed consent after receiving an explanation of the study purpose and design. The participants were free to withdraw from the study at any time.
Consent for publication: All the participants gave their consent for data and study publication.