Maier, Anna-Karina B.
Papa, Dhoksina
Riechardt, Aline
Heufelder, Jens
Zeitz, Oliver
Joussen, Antonia M.
Dietrich-Ntoukas, Tina
Funding for this research was provided by:
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Article History
Received: 10 December 2025
Accepted: 26 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study adhered to the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki. Institutional ethical approval was obtained by the Ethics Committee of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (EA4/167/16) and (EA2/108/12). For this retrospective, single-center study formal consent was not required; the Ethikkommission, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin approved the waiver of consent. The patients gave their consent to the surgery in the usual manner after being informed about the surgical procedure.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.