Smimmo, Alessandro
Basilico, Mattia
Bonfiglio, Nadia
Ruberto, Pasquale
Vitiello, Raffaele
Bocchino, Guido
Carosini, Angelo
Germani, Greta Tanzi
Salvini, Matteo
Di Gialleonardo, Emidio
Malerba, Giuseppe
De Santis, Vincenzo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Article History
Received: 30 September 2024
Accepted: 10 July 2025
First Online: 19 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.
: The study was conducted following the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Institutional review and approval were obtained from both participating centers: the Ethics Committee of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC)—Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, and the Ethics Committee of Mater Olbia Hospital, Olbia. While specific approval reference numbers were not recorded for this manuscript version, all patients provided written informed consent before participation, and the study protocol was reviewed and authorized locally by both institutions.
: All patient’s data were recorded as case report form or data sheet, an alphanumeric code was assigned to each patient composed by capital letters of name and surname, 2 numbers specific for each center which participate to the study, followed by another number for identify the patient enrolled in the study.