Corsello, Antonio
Cusumano, Rosa
Corrado, Ciro
Puccio, Giuseppe
D’Alessandro, Maria Michela
Maringhini, Silvio
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università degli Studi di Pavia
Article History
Received: 21 April 2026
Accepted: 14 July 2026
First Online: 20 July 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical approval This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli Ethical Committee (approval number: 001186), Palermo, Italy approved this study. Consent and participate Participation was voluntary, and patients were informed that participation in the study would not affect their treatment in any form. Written informed consent has been obtained from all patients’ parents who participated in this study. Consent for publication The authors affirm that participants provided informed consent for publication.