Stano, Stefano https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5207-7913
Venerito, Vincenzo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2573-5930
Domanico, Daniele
Iacovantuono, Maria https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4963-0663
Urgesi, Eduardo
Cacciapaglia, Fabio
Giannotta, Maria
Fornaro, Marco
Conigliaro, Paola https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7905-8413
Vitale, Antonio
Chimenti, Maria Sole https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1343-1729
Iannone, Florenzo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0474-5344
Lopalco, Giuseppe https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4524-9566
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Article History
Received: 22 September 2025
Accepted: 2 November 2025
First Online: 11 November 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
: The study was approved by the Ethics Review Board of the Policlinico of Bari (Protocol n° 5277/2025) and adhered to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent to participate in this study was provided by the participants’ legal guardian/next of kin. The patients/participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study.
: Not applicable.