Bozkurt, Halil Alper https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6002-4069
Ercan, Leman Damla https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9637-571X
Guden, Inan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4078-8977
Buyuk, Melek https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3425-2137
Ilhan, Mehmet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-5593
Gok, Ali Fuat Kaan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-1253
Gunay, Mustafa Kayihan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0354-2721
Article History
Received: 19 January 2025
Accepted: 13 June 2025
First Online: 4 July 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Ethics Board (Approval No. 1779298, dated May 26, 2023). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Due to the retrospective nature of the study, the requirement for individual informed consent was waived by the ethics committee. However, all patients had previously signed institutional consent forms permitting the use of anonymized clinical data for academic and research purposes.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.