Kato, Kinshi
Otoshi, Kenichi
Kobayashi, Hiroshi
Watanabe, Kazuyuki
Nikaido, Takuya
Otani, Koji
Yabuki, Shoji
Matsumoto, Yoshihiro
Article History
Received: 17 July 2025
Revised: 15 October 2025
Accepted: 21 November 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study followed the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by our Institutional Review Board (approval no. 2939). Because this was a retrospective review of de-identified data, the requirement of written informed consent was waived; the study details were posted on the institutional website, allowing patients to opt out.
: The authors declare no competing interests.