Abd El-Aziz, Merhan Tarek https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8528-0657
El Miedany, Yasser https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4543-692X
Fadel, Mohamed Hussein https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3904-003X
El-Hammady, Dina Hatem https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5962-8255
Fehr, Amal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3110-5126
Article History
Received: 5 November 2024
Accepted: 7 January 2025
First Online: 10 February 2025
Declarations
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: The study adhered to local ethical and methodological protocols for approval. Every patient who took part in the study provided informed written consent in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki General Assembly (October 2008). The research ethical committee at Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, accepted the protocol (approval number 81–2022).All patients were asked to participate in the study and were included after giving their written informed permission.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests (Prof. Yasser El Miedany and Prof. Amal Fehr are members of the editorial board).