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"Declarations Conflict of interestThe authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article. Ethical ApprovalInstitutional Review Board approval was not required because this research was retrospective and did not altered the treatment or the life of the patients in any way. Enrolled patients were assigned a progressive identification number (ID), which was later used to collect their personal data. This procedure guaranteed anonymity, allowing non-disclosure of sensitive data. This retrospective study is in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Institute Research Medical Ethics Committee at AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy, and with the declaration of Helsinki. Informed consentWritten informed consent was not required for this study because this research was retrospective and did not altered the treatment or the life of the patients in any way. Enrolled patients were assigned a progressive identification number (ID), which was later used to collect their personal data. This procedure guaranteed anonymity, allowing non-disclosure of sensitive data. Conflict of interest The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article."

"Funding Open access funding provided by Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogrado within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. No funding has been released for this research. This study was conducted by voluntary contribution of the authors using technology belonging to Università del Piemonte Orientale and Ospedale Maggiore della Carità-Novara, Italy."