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Nagayoshi, Kinuko https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4293-3610
Mizuuchi, Yusuke
Fujimoto, Takaaki
Tamura, Koji
Nakata, Kohei
Ohuchida, Kenoki
Nakamura, Masafumi
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Article History
Received: 19 September 2025
Accepted: 28 December 2025
First Online: 2 February 2026
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. This study was approved by the Kyushu University Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (No. 23336). The requirement for written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective design of the study. Instead, an opt-out approach was adopted: information regarding the study was posted on the institutional website, and patients were given the opportunity to decline participation.
: K. Nagayoshi has received lecture fees from Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson, related to surgical sutures. The other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: While drafting this manuscript, the authors used ChatGPT (OpenAI, April 2025 version) to improve grammar and stylistic clarity. No new intellectual content was generated using this software. After using this tool, we carefully reviewed and edited the text to ensure accuracy and integrity. All authors take full responsibility for the contents of this manuscript.
