Okazawa, Ken
Suzuki, Takao
Ono, Rintaro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8847-2528
Hasegawa, Daisuke
Nishi, Nobuo
Ozawa, Miwa
Funding for this research was provided by:
MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI (JP24K18869)
Article History
Received: 2 October 2025
Revised: 3 December 2025
Accepted: 15 December 2025
First Online: 23 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of St. Luke's International Hospital (24-J002).
: Due to the retrospective nature of this study and the anonymous nature of the analysis, information was posted online allowing patients to opt out.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.