Funding for this research was provided by:
Clinical Research Project of University of South China (USCKF201902K01)
Department of Science and Technology of Hunan Province (2020SK51801)
Article History
Received: 7 June 2025
Accepted: 24 July 2025
First Online: 18 August 2025
Declarations
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: This trial was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China (No.2022ll0930001) and registered with the ClinicalTrials.gov registry (No. NCT05578807).
: A written consent was obtained from all patients included in this study, explaining the indication for the procedure, the risks and complications, as well as the potential benefits of the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The funder had no role in the design, data collection, data analysis, and reporting of this study.