We thank the patient for allowing the publication of this report.
Author contributions
JF: Conceptualization, Writing—review & editing. WY: Investigation, Supervision. HX: Visualization, Writing—original draft. WP: Writing—original draft. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
Conflicts of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
Ethical approval
The study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki (2024 version). Our institution does not require ethical approval for reporting individual cases or case series.
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Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from the participant.
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