∗Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel

†Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

‡Clinical Research Center, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Oren Ziv, 151 Rager Blv, Beer Sheva, Israel; E-mail: [email protected]

T.R. and O.Z. contributed equally to the study.

The authors disclose no conflicts of interest.

The study was approved by the institutional Helsinki committee (SOR 0320-21).

The institutional Helsinki committee approved the lack of need for consent to participate due to the retrospective nature of the study.

All authors have made consent to publish the study.

Authors contribution: O.Z., T.R. participated in the data collection, Helsinki approval, drafting the article. H.A.J., M.A. participated in the data collection. I.H. participated in the statistical analyses. D.M.K., O.C. participated in the study design, drafting and revisions of the article.

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