Nagano, Hiroaki
Takumi, Koji
Nagano, Erina
Tobo, Daiki
Nakanosono, Ryota
Hakamada, Hiroto
Nakajo, Masatoyo
Kamimura, Kiyohisa
Nakajo, Masanori
Nakano, Tsubasa
Ejima, Fumitaka
Kanzaki, Fumiko
Yoshiura, Takashi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kagoshima University
Article History
Received: 20 November 2025
Accepted: 27 March 2026
First Online: 27 March 2026
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: 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 declare no competing interests. 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.
: All procedures performed in the studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Institutional ethics review board approval was obtained, and informed consent was waived for this retrospective study.