Okimoto, Kenichiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5809-1254
Matsumura, Tomoaki
Matsusaka, Keisuke
Inaba, Yosuke
Ishikawa, Tsubasa
Akizue, Naoki
Kaneko, Tatsuya
Ota, Masayuki
Ohta, Yuki
Taida, Takashi
Saito, Keiko
Ogasawara, Sadahisa
Maruoka, Daisuke
Kato, Jun
Ikeda, Jun-ichiro
Kato, Naoya
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japanese Foundation for Research and Promotion of Endoscopy (1008)
Article History
Received: 29 April 2023
Accepted: 22 August 2023
First Online: 1 September 2023
Declarations
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: All authors were involved in the final approval of the version of the manuscript submitted and have agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work. There is no relevant conflict of interest or disclosures, including financial and material support for the research and work in this manuscript.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. Patients’ data were coded, and the anonymity of patients was guaranteed. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Review Committee of Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine (registration no. G2020032 on January 21, 2021 and 4211 on June 17 (in relation to recurrence evaluation)). The study protocol was unchanged after the initiation of this trial.
: All patients provided written informed consent.