Laurenziello, Pasqualina
Luongo, Margherita
Lospinoso Severini, Francesca
Calice, Giovanni https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2545-1401
Bartolo, Ottavia
Falco, Geppino
Calabrese, Carlo
Russi, Sabino https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4467-4942
Laurino, Simona
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero della Salute (5x1000)
Article History
Received: 22 September 2025
Revised: 9 February 2026
Accepted: 9 March 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by local Ethical Committee (ref. n. 70.2018, 12/12/2018) and written informed consent was obtained from patients. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, including the Declaration of Helsinki.