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Article History

Received: 21 October 2024

Revised: 7 January 2025

Accepted: 7 January 2025

First Online: 16 January 2025

Declarations

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: All procedures performed in 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. Approval from the Institutional Review Board was obtained, and in keeping with the policies for a retrospective review, informed consent was not required.

: This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board of Matsunami General Hospital (Matsu-Irin 597). The need for written informed consent was waived owing to the retrospective nature of the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.