Awada, Ali
Tarhini, Ali
Hammoud, Abbas
Kassem, Mohammad
Ghais, Ali
Charbel, Nicole
El Masri, Amal
Zreik, Ali ElHadi
Kreidieh, Firas
Article History
Received: 2 February 2026
Accepted: 28 April 2026
First Online: 28 May 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by Institutional Review Board of the American University of Beirut (IRB approval number: BIO-2024-0295). The requirement for informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not Applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.