Cheng, Liang
Cui, Ruichen
Cheng, Jiahan
Hu, Weipeng
Xia, Liang
Gu, Lixu
Zhu, Yunke
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Key R&D Project of Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology (2024YFFK0235)
Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province (2024YFFK0213)
Article History
Received: 11 September 2025
Accepted: 27 November 2025
First Online: 15 December 2025
Declarations
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: Drs. Liang Cheng, Ruichen Cui, Jiahan Cheng, Weipeng Hu, and Liang Xia have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. Profs. Lixu Gu and Yunke Zhu have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
: This study was designed as a single-arm, prospective clinical investigation conducted at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chengdu Shang Jin Nan Fu Hospital, from July to December 2024. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the study protocol was approved by the institutional ethics committee (Approval No. 202445).