Ikoma, Naruhiko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9825-9234
Grotz, Travis
Kawakubo, Hirofumi
Kim, Hyoung-Il https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6134-4523
Matsuda, Satoru
Okui, Jun
Tomita, Koichi
Hirata, Yuki
Nakao, Atsushi
Williams, Loretta A.
Wang, Xin Shelley
Wang, Xuemei
Mansfield, Paul F.
Hyung, Woo-Jin
Badgwell, Brian D.
Strong, Vivian E.
Kitagawa, Yuko
Funding for this research was provided by:
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (Clinical Research Grant)
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (2021)
the Korean Surgical Society and Korea Health Industry Development Institute (HI22C0767)
Project Periwinkle Clinical Research Grant (Clinical Research Grant 2021)
Article History
Received: 10 July 2025
Accepted: 14 September 2025
First Online: 29 September 2025
Declarations
:
: Naruhiko Ikoma, Travis Grotz, Hirofumi Kawakubo, MD, Hyoung-Il Kim, Satoru Matsuda, Jun Okui, Koichi Tomita, Yuki Hirata, Atsushi Nakao, Loretta A. Williams, Xin Shelley Wang, Xuemei Wang, Paul F. Mansfield, Woo-Jin Hyung, Brian D. Badgwell, Vivian E. Strong, and Yuko Kitagawa, declare that they have no conflicts of interests or financial ties to disclosure.
: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Boards (save for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s board, whose approval is pending). The approval numbers are as follows: MD Anderson, 021-0914; Mayo Clinic, 22-004158; Yonsei University College of Medicine, 4-2022-0473; and Keio University School of Medicine, 2021-1162).
: All participating patients provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.