Ehsasatvatan, Akram https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0667-1125
Zolfigol, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-3185
Javan, Negar https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1506-2173
Article History
Received: 7 July 2025
Accepted: 26 January 2026
First Online: 25 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Urmia University of Medical Sciences (Approval ID: IR.UMSU.1401.413). The research was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Given the retrospective design of this study, the requirement for written informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee. All patient data were anonymized to ensure confidentiality.
: Not applicable (retrospective study with anonymized data, waived consent).
: The authors declare no competing interests.