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Article History

Received: 20 February 2026

Accepted: 5 June 2026

First Online: 13 June 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study protocol was approved by the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Institutional Review Board (approval number TLV-0222-20), which granted a waiver of informed consent due to the retrospective nature of the study using anonymized data from existing medical records. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, including the Declaration of Helsinki.

Consent for publication: Not applicable. This study used anonymized, de-identified data from electronic medical records and did not involve individual patient data, images, or case details requiring consent for publication.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.