Gunes, Abdullah https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3755-1749
Colapkulu-Akgul, Nuray https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3033-8702
Unlu, Ibrahim https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4097-9607
Avcı, Mehmet Furkan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-8833
Shatat, Almotasem https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5723-2263
Yalnız, Ahmet https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-1554
Cınar, Saffet https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3637-1922
Utkan, Zafer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-3336
Article History
Received: 28 August 2025
Accepted: 18 December 2025
First Online: 10 January 2026
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: The ethical approval for this study was obtained from Kocaeli University Medical Faculty Ethics Committee (KÜ-GOKAEK-2023/08.44) on 04.05.2023. Consent to participate was waved by the was waived Kocaeli University Medical Faculty Ethics Committee. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.