Endo, Satoshi
Imai, Hisao https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3097-4255
Mouri, Atsuto
Tsukamoto, Kasumi
Masaki, Kenji
Hashimoto, Kosuke
Miura, Yu
Shiono, Ayako
Yamaguchi, Ou
Nakagawa, Junichi
Kaira, Kyoichi
Kobayashi, Kunihiko
Kagamu, Hiroshi
Article History
Received: 4 December 2024
Accepted: 9 January 2025
First Online: 23 January 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Institutional Review Board of the International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University (number 2023-080).
: The need for informed consent was waived by the institutional review boards of the participating institutions owing to the retrospective nature of the study. However, an opportunity to refuse participation through the opt-out method was provided.
: Not applicable.