Higashigawa, Takatoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7758-5842
Ichikawa, Yasutaka
Nakajima, Ken
Kobayashi, Tatsuhiro
Domae, Kensuke
Yamazaki, Akio
Kato, Noriyuki
Kato, Hiroaki
Yamaoka, Yuki
Sakuma, Hajime
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mie University
Article History
Received: 5 August 2025
Revised: 27 December 2025
Accepted: 31 December 2025
First Online: 30 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the ethical committee of our institution (H2019-207).
: The requirement for informed consent was waived owing to the retrospective nature of the study.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.