Lorusso, Giovanni
Ruscino, Giorgio
Spitaleri, Alessia https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5882-5316
Morelli, Chiara
Greco, Sara
Villanova, Ilaria
Lucarelli, Nicola Maria
Mariano, Michele
Stabile Ianora, Amato Antonio
Maggialetti, Nicola
Article History
Received: 28 September 2025
Accepted: 21 March 2026
First Online: 22 April 2026
Declarations
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: The present retrospective study was conducted at the University of Bari (Italy), in full accordance with ethical principles, including the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki and the additional requirements of Italian law. Furthermore, the University of Bari, Italy, classified the study as being exempt from ethical review as it carries only negligible risk and involves the use of existing data that contain only non-identifiable information about human beings. The patients signed a written informed consent form.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.