Chethana, C. S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3784-232X
Gadag, Raveendra P.
Article History
Received: 25 June 2025
Accepted: 3 January 2026
First Online: 19 January 2026
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. This study was conducted after obtaining approval from the institutional ethical committee and institutional review board (approval number: KMCRIETHICSCOMM130201314).
: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient or their parents/legal guardian in case of children under 18 years of age before including in the current research.