Wu, Rui
Yang, Tian
Shi, Liangliang
Ding, Xiwei
Dou, Xiaotan
Wang, Yi
Chen, Min
Wang, Lei
Xu, Guifang
Zou, Xiaoping
Zhang, Wei https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0381-0773
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (2021-LCYJ-PY-01)
Article History
Received: 26 June 2024
Accepted: 30 September 2024
First Online: 14 October 2024
Declarations
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: Dr. Rui Wu, Dr. Tian Yang, Dr. Liangliang Shi, Dr. Xiwei Ding, Dr. Xiaotan Dou, Dr. Yi Wang, Dr. Min Chen, Dr. Lei Wang, Prof. Guifang Xu, Prof. Xiaoping Zou, and Dr. Wei Zhang have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
: The authors are accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (as revised in 2013). The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (NO. 2023-674-02), which was registered on the Clinical Trials website (ChiCTR2400083166). Written informed consent for examination and treatment was obtained from all patients before the procedure. Informed consent for the study was waived due to its retrospective and anonymous nature.