Yılmaz, Ismail Onder https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2325-177X
Yılmaz, Ozgür https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8781-5386
Zubaroglu, Mehmet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3131-6812
Kavak, Rahmi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1468-228X
Akdogan, Nebil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-8775
Arikan, Mehmet Gurkan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9707-596X
Deger, Mutlu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8357-5744
Izol, Volkan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5007-6781
Article History
Received: 30 June 2025
Accepted: 25 March 2026
First Online: 1 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Çukurova University (Approval Number: 149/69, Date: November 8, 2024). All procedures were conducted in full compliance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, ensuring the protection of participants’ health, privacy, and rights. Due to the retrospective nature of the study, the ethics committee waived the requirement for informed consent, and no direct or indirect patient contact occurred.
: As the study was retrospective and no identifiable personal data were used, consent for publication was not required.
: The authors declare no competing interests.