Elwaraky, Ramy Ibrahim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9563-3905
Kassem, Amira B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4195-6036
Elkeraie, Ahmed Fathi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-2290
Omran, Gamal Abdelhay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1609-8802
El‑Bassiouny, Noha A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9277-2910
Article History
Received: 28 March 2025
Accepted: 21 August 2025
First Online: 3 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the ethics committee at Damanhour University (Ref. No. 221PP32) before the commencement of the study. The study was conducted at the outpatient clinic of the Kidney and Urology Center, Alexandria, Egypt, from March 1, 2021, to August 31, 2024. Informed consent was obtained from all participants before their inclusion in the study. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov ID, NCT06813222.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.