Kupec, Tomas
Wittenborn, Julia
Kuo, Chao-Chung
Najjari, Laila
Senger, Rebecca
Meyer-Wilmes, Philipp
Stickeler, Elmar
Maurer, Jochen
Funding for this research was provided by:
RWTH Aachen University
Article History
Received: 22 August 2025
Accepted: 19 December 2025
First Online: 7 January 2026
Declarations
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: All patients provided informed consent, and the study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was obtained from the Independent Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine at RWTH Aachen University (ethics vote 206/09).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.