Osman, Enas Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8217-2265
Eltaweel, Noha Hamdy
Madbouly, Medhat
Mosbah, Osama
Gaber, Mohammed Ghanem
Khanany, Farida Mohamed
Funding for this research was provided by:
Theodor Bilharz Research Institute
Article History
Received: 21 July 2025
Accepted: 10 November 2025
First Online: 29 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study is a case control study, but not a clinical trial, thus the clinical trial number is not applicable. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (FWA00010609) before it was started, and it was recorded under the serial number PT (687).
: An informed written consent was obtained from all patients.
: The authors declare no competing interests.