Wehbeh, Bahaa El Deen
Itani, Mohamad
Ghassani, Hussein
Kaady, Thea
Salameh, Rami
Bazzi, Jana
Boufakhreddine, Hisham
Bouakl, Imad
Article History
Received: 23 May 2026
Accepted: 26 August 2026
First Online: 2 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (IRB Protocol Number: BIO-2025-0365). Informed consent was waived by the IRB due to the retrospective nature of the study. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and all applicable institutional guidelines and regulations.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.