Nebioğlu, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6325-1534
Başaranoğlu, Mert https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9873-4920
Bozlu, Murat https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8624-0149
Tek, Mesut https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5769-0730
Akbay, Erdem https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7669-414X
Article History
Received: 3 April 2025
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 28 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval for the research was obtained from the Mersin University Faculty of Medicine Institutional Review Board (IRB) with the board decision dated July 10, 2024, and numbered 2024/632. Written informed consent was required and obtained from all patients included in the study, as per the requirements of the Mersin University Faculty of Medicine IRB. The requirement for informed consent was not waived. All patient data were anonymized and de-identified prior to analysis.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.