Wang, Zitong
Su, Yonglong
Ma, Lina
Zhu, Simin
Zhou, Yanuo
Lu, Chendi
Chen, Xi
Yuan, Yuqi
Xie, Yushan
Niu, Xiaoxin
Xia, Zihan
Cao, Zine
Liu, Haiqin
Bai, Yuanjing
Ren, Xiaoyong
Shi, Yewen
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82371129)
the Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology (2025ZY1-SZDSYS-08)
Free Exploration and Innovation Project of the Basic Scientific Research Fund of Xi’an Jiaotong University (xzy012023119)
the Medical Development Fund of Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJYG2025-SFJJ022)
Article History
Received: 13 July 2025
Accepted: 20 January 2026
First Online: 30 January 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (approval no.2021031). In addition, due to the retrospective nature of the study, all patients were exempted from the requirement for written informed consent. The procedures used in this study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Institutional Review Board of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University waived the consent to participate.
: The authors declare no competing interests.