Bar, Vered
Hermetz, Shoshy
Sverdlove, Rachael
Reinstein, Sarah
Weiser, Mark
Alfayumi-Zeadna, Samira https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7904-414X
Article History
Received: 7 August 2025
Accepted: 12 February 2026
First Online: 19 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Review Committees of Sheba Medical Center (Approval No. 5708-18-SMCdate: 02/01/2019). All participants’ data were anonymized, and confidentiality was strictly maintained throughout the study. Consent for publication is not applicable to our manuscript.
: Not Applicable, this manuscript does not contain any individual person’s identifiable data. This is a retrospective study involving the review of medical records of former patients. We therefore received an exemption from obtaining informed consent.
: The authors declare no competing interests.