Horiuchi, Kazufumi
Fuga, Michiyasu
Tachi, Rintaro
Ishibashi, Toshihiro
Aoki, Ken
Kato, Naoki
Kan, Issei
Hataoka, Shunsuke
Nagayama, Gota
Sano, Tohru
Teshigawara, Akihiko
Hasegawa, Yuzuru
Murayama, Yuichi
Article History
Received: 18 March 2025
Revised: 30 May 2025
Accepted: 19 July 2025
First Online: 4 August 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines for cohort studies. The research was approved by the local institutional review board of the Jikei University School of Medicine (29–228 (8844)) and the need for patient consent was waived based on the retrospective nature of the investigation.
: All authors gave final approval of the version to be published and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
: The local institutional review board waived the need to obtain informed consent due to the retrospective nature of the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Clinical trial number: not applicable.