Adachi, Yujiro https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3916-9526
Hayashi, Yoshito https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4168-3322
Yoneda, Shinji https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9858-3897
Tajiri, Ayaka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6969-1335
Fukuda, Hiromu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1630-6288
Kimura, Eiji https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9832-5422
Nakagawa, Kentaro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9467-940X
Saiki, Hirotsugu https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5517-1646
Uema, Ryotaro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0936-4268
Yoshihara, Takeo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0131-9294
Tsujii, Yoshiki https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0468-7542
Takehara, Tetsuo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5036-3457
Article History
Received: 5 May 2025
Accepted: 23 September 2025
First Online: 20 October 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki, and the study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of The University of Osaka Hospital (IRB approval numbers: 13363 and 20553).
: Written informed consent was obtained from prospectively enrolled patients, while the requirement for consent was waived for retrospectively enrolled patients by providing them with the opportunity to opt out.
: Not applicable.