Sohn, Hee Ju
Song, Junkyung
Choi, Yoo Shin
Han, Youngmin
Kwon, Wooil
Park, Jaebum
Jang, Jin-Young https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3312-0503
Funding for this research was provided by:
Seoul National University
Article History
Received: 14 June 2025
Accepted: 7 August 2025
First Online: 9 September 2025
Declarations
:
: JY Jang received an investigator-initiated research grant from Johnson and Johnson Medical Applies, and a grant from the Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreas Surgery (KAHBPS-22–08). The funder was involved only in the selection and awarding of the research grant. Hee Ju Sohn, Junkyung Song, Yoo Shin Choi, Youngmin Han, Wooil Kwon and Jaebum Park have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH- 2012–165-1184). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.