Essmaeel, Ahmad
Mohammad, Hanan
Darwish, Maher
Article History
Received: 30 September 2025
Revised: 13 April 2026
Accepted: 20 May 2026
First Online: 26 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board and Ethical Review Committee of Damascus University (Approval number: No. MD241018-138). Written informed consent for participation was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of all patients. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments.
: The authors declare no competing interests.