Bixio, Riccardo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9335-3371
Mastropaolo, Francesca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-2152
Appoloni, Matteo https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6967-7805
Bertelle, Davide https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-7742
Bertoldo, Eugenia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5678-3161
Morciano, Andrea https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8653-7858
Di Donato, Stefano https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1256-0761
Adami, Giovanni https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-0755
Viapiana, Ombretta https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1917-5655
Rossini, Maurizio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9692-2293
Luca, Idolazzi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-4686
Article History
Received: 26 April 2024
Revised: 7 November 2024
Accepted: 12 November 2024
First Online: 9 December 2024
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: The lead author (the manuscript’s guarantor) affirms that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study being reported; that no important aspects of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned (and, if relevant, registered) have been explained.
: The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by our local Ethics Committee (Verona, Italy). The study was conducted within protocol 1483CESC, per the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included. The patients/participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study.
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