Gutiérrez-Peredo, Gabriel Brayan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4310-8754
Montaño-Castellón, Iris https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7072-749X
Gutiérrez-Peredo, Andrea Jimena https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-3485
Lopes, Marcelo Barreto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2499-683X
Tapioca, Fernanda Pinheiro Martin
Guimaraes, Maria Gabriela Motta
Montaño-Castellón, Sony https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6728-8923
Guedes, Sammara Azevedo
da Costa, Fernanda Pita Mendes
Mattoso, Ricardo José Costa
Filho, José César Batista Oliveira
Norris, Keith C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-0700
de Almeida, Antonio Raimundo Pinto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1206-017X
Lopes, Antonio Alberto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7875-8212
Article History
Received: 9 June 2024
Accepted: 7 October 2024
First Online: 21 November 2024
Declarations
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: The Research Ethics Committee of HUPES at the Federal University of Bahia approved the study protocol, with Certificate of Presentation of Ethical Appreciation (CAAE): 64362522.7.0000.0049 and case number 5.909.208. All patients gave their informed consent to participate. The present investigation was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association.
: This study has the informed consent form duly applied and signed by the participants in accordance with the ethical standards for the publication of their clinical and/or imaging data. This study included obtaining and signing informed consent from participants, in compliance with ethical standards for the publication of their clinical data and images. The anonymity and confidentiality of the information provided was strictly guaranteed.
: The authors declare no competing interests.