Karaman, Tayyip
Mansur-Ozen, Nesteren
Tiftikçi, Arzu
Yapalı, Suna
Aygün, Cem
Sezerman, Osman Ugur
Kocagöz, Tanıl
Tozun, Nurdan
Oktem-Okullu, Sinem
Funding for this research was provided by:
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (216S998)
Article History
Received: 3 February 2026
Accepted: 6 June 2026
First Online: 30 June 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Medical Research Evaluation Board (ATADEK). All patient cohorts and biological specimens were collected under sterile surgical or diagnostic endoscopic procedures at affiliated university hospitals in Istanbul.