Abdelazim, Ahmed M.
Alaaeldin, Basma
Amer, Akram M.
Rizk, Amal
Mahmoud, Dina
Elsobky, Yasmin
Tawfik, Hadeel
Fadaly, Ahmed S.
Elshazly, Mahmoud
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alnas Hospital
Article History
Received: 3 October 2025
Accepted: 6 April 2026
First Online: 13 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Alnas Hospital (Approval Number: RHDIRB-NA-240823-01UC-NPON0323-0002) on 25 February 2024 and was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT06792565) on 22 March 2024. Written informed consent was obtained from the parents/ legal guardians prior to surgery. Patient confidentiality was strictly maintained in accordance with institutional policies, with all records coded and securely stored. Access to the data was restricted to the study team, and all investigators signed a confidentiality agreement.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.