Vadarlis, Andreas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6130-7127
Germanidis, Georgios
Maris, Theofanis
Pramateftakis, Manousos George
Chourdakis, Michail
Funding for this research was provided by:
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Article History
Received: 18 February 2026
Accepted: 26 March 2026
First Online: 1 April 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethical approval: The present study adhered to the ethical tenets outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki [ ]. Endorsement for the study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, alongside the ethics review boards of both participating institutions (protocol number 2/7.12.2021). All patients provided informed consent prior to their involvement in the study.