Sasaki, Yu https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3868-9942
Miyamoto, Tomohiro https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6196-9316
Takahashi, Masayasu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6566-5930
Kawamoto, Teruya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1845-7482
Makino, Takeshi
Kasahara, Koichi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9789-2081
Article History
Received: 19 November 2025
Accepted: 24 February 2026
First Online: 6 March 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the IRB of our institution (approval No. 2025-28; approved on August 13, 2025). Given the retrospective design and the use of de-identified data, the IRB waived the requirement for written informed consent.
: This manuscript has not been published previously and is not under consideration by another journal or submitted elsewhere.
: The authors declare no competing interests.