Arkin, Funda Secik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-1863
Altin, Sedat
Kara, Kaan
Bolat, Erkut
Camci, S. Nurcan
Article History
Received: 18 August 2025
Accepted: 22 December 2025
First Online: 5 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Health Sciences University, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, (Approval No. 200; July 25, 2025). It was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 amendment). As this was a retrospective study using anonymized medical records, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the ethics committee in line with national regulations and instituional policy.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.