Masumoto, Ai https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1198-5615
Hirotsu, Tatsuya
Nonaka, Yuichiro
Murayama, Yuichi
Article History
Received: 29 December 2025
Accepted: 9 March 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Jikei University School of Medicine (IRB No. 37–374(13022)) and was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: The requirement of informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board because of the retrospective nature of the study, and an opt-out approach was used.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.