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Article History

Received: 22 September 2023

Accepted: 21 December 2023

First Online: 2 February 2024

Declarations

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: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Approval was obtained from the ethics committee of Chiba Hokuso Hospital, Nippon Medical School.

: All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

: Kenta Koketsu agrees to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

: The authors declare no competing interests.