Uchida, Masashi
Ito, Hidemichi
Kushiro, Yuichiro
Hidaka, Gaku
Yazaki, Sora
Yoshida, Yasuyuki
Takasuna, Hiroshi
Matsumori, Takashi
Takumi, Ichiro
Onodera, Hidetaka
Ueda, Toshihiro
Murata, Hidetoshi
Article History
Received: 17 November 2025
Accepted: 6 February 2026
First Online: 14 February 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee (IRB No. 7216) and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients included in this study.
: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of St. Marianna University School of Medicine (January 14, 2025; No. 7216). Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (or their legal guardians).
: The authors did not use generative AI or AI-assisted technologies in the preparation of this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.