Staka, Orsula
Malempati, Mahant
Chowdhury, Tasfiqul
Ploeg, Allegra
Evans, Chappell
Parau, Irina
Morrell, Kelli
Courseault, Jacques
Article History
Received: 14 August 2025
Accepted: 19 December 2025
First Online: 4 March 2026
Declarations
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: This project was reviewed by the WCG Institutional Review Board (WCG IRB) and determined to be exempt from IRB oversight as it did not meet the definition of human subjects research under U.S. federal regulations; therefore, formal ethics approval and continuing IRB review were waived. Institutional Review Board approval was not required for this case report, as it describes a single patient treated in a standard clinical setting without experimental interventions. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) and its later amendments.
: The consent form for the research submission was obtained from the patient. Consent to publish was obtained from the participant, and all authors have reviewed the manuscript and agree with its content and publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for both the procedure performed and publication of the case details, and no identifying information has been disclosed to maintain patient confidentiality.