Ogawa, Katsuhiro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9904-1985
Miyamoto, Yuji https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3948-5044
Hisano, Yuki
Maeda, Yuto
Ohuchi, Mayuko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2794-3768
Hiyoshi, Yukiharu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9209-554X
Ida, Satoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8240-963X
Iwatsuki, Masaaki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0886-4618
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kumamoto University
Article History
Received: 12 August 2025
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 23 February 2026
<!--Emphasis Type='Bold' removed-->Author contributions
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: The protocol for this retrospective research has been approved by a suitably constituted Ethics Committee of the Kumamoto University Hospital, and it conforms to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics Committee of the Kumamoto University Hospital , Approval No. 2775.
: Because this was a retrospective review of medical records, the requirement for informed consent was waived.
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: We presented this content at the 123rd Annual Congress of the Japan Surgical Society.
: The authors declare no competing interests.