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"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was reviewed and approved by the institutional ethics board of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University (No. XYDWFYLSk-2021-11). All authors certify that the methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. All authors certify that the study was reviewed and approved by the hospital.All authors certify that the patients gave informed consent and agreed to participate in our study. All authors certify that all patients provided a signed informed consent prior to the operation. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. The authors have no competing interest to declare that is relevant to the content of this article. All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. The authors have no financial or proprietary interests in any material discussed in this article. Competing interests The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. The authors have no competing interest to declare that is relevant to the content of this article. All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. The authors have no financial or proprietary interests in any material discussed in this article."

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