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Article History

Received: 19 February 2025

Accepted: 11 February 2026

First Online: 13 February 2026

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All named authors meet the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship for this article, take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, and have given their approval for this version to be published.

: The current research adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and received approval from the Institutional Review Board of the Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo (Protocol Code: #4-19-04-23). All patients participating in the study were provided with a declaration of consent, which they read and signed to express their willingness to participate in the research and to consent to the publication of data.