Sugiyama, Masafumi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6332-0146
Morita, Sayo
Tsuchimoto, Takashi
Tsuchimoto, Saki
Minami, Chise
Kinoshita, Koji
Rai, Shinya
Article History
Received: 23 June 2026
Accepted: 11 August 2026
First Online: 29 August 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethical approval: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Review Committee of Kindai University Nara Hospital (No.833). As this was a retrospective observational study, the Ethics Review Committee waived the requirement for obtaining individual written consent.
Consent to participate in the study: As this is a retrospective observational study, the Ethics Review Committee waived the requirement to obtain individual written consent.