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Ito, Y. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-2393
Inoue, K. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9614-8103
Ichinose, Y. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2474-785X
Higashi, T. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9933-2106
Kondo, N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6425-6844
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kobe University
Article History
Received: 22 October 2025
Accepted: 19 May 2026
First Online: 4 June 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional Review Board at Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University and co-authors’ institutions (approval number 2023-102-1, October 31, 2023) and adhered to the principles of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from each patient via questionnaire prior to its completion. For publication purposes, patients were also informed that their anonymous data would be used for research dissemination, and their consent was received accordingly.
: The authors declare no competing interests.