Shoukry, Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3422-3822
ElKassar, Yasser
Hezagirwa, Michaella K.
El-Said, Rehab
Article History
Received: 17 December 2024
Accepted: 25 February 2025
First Online: 23 April 2025
Change Date: 16 May 2025
Change Type: Update
Change Details: Editor's Note: Readers are alerted that concerns have been raised regarding the reliability of statistical analysis presented in this article. Further editorial action will be taken if appropriate once the investigation into the concerns is complete and all parties have been given an opportunity to respond in full.
Change Date: 15 September 2025
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: This article has been retracted. Please see the Retraction Notice for more detail:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-025-01929-x
Declarations
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: The study was ethically approved from the ethical committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University (IRB No: 00012098, Approval No: 0107712, on 14th May 2023). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant before enrolling in this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.