Okimoto, Kenichiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5809-1254
Matsumura, Tomoaki
Ishikawa, Tsubasa
Mukai, Shohei
Takahashi, Satsuki
Horio, Ryosuke
Goto, Chihiro
Kurosugi, Akane
Sonoda, Michiko
Kaneko, Tatsuya
Ohta, Yuki
Taida, Takashi
Matsusaka, Keisuke
Kato, Jun
Ikeda, Jun-ichiro
Kato, Naoya
Article History
Received: 10 October 2024
Accepted: 9 March 2025
First Online: 20 March 2025
Declarations
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: Kenichiro Okimoto, Tomoaki Matsumura, Tsubasa Ishikawa, Shohei Mukai, Satsuki Takahashi, Ryosuke Horio, Chihiro Goto, Akane Kurosugi, Michiko Sonoda, Tatsuya Kaneko, Yuki Ohta, Takashi Taida, Keisuke Matsusaka, Jun Kato, Jun-ichiro Ikeda, and Naoya Kato have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki (6th revision, 2008). Patients’ data were coded, and the anonymity of patients was guaranteed. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Review Committee of Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine (HK202404-05).