Fujiwara, Shintaro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-2484
Higuchi, Yousuke https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5253-6569
Shimizu, Junya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2298-4632
Matsuki, Ryosuke
Namba, Takahiro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2025-1379
Article History
Received: 18 September 2025
Revised: 19 December 2025
Accepted: 24 December 2025
First Online: 9 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Review Committee of our institution (approval number: 2025–012). Given the retrospective nature of the study, informed consent was waived and replaced with an opt-out procedure. All procedures adhered to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and its amendments.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.