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Kuroki, Masahiro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9152-3226
Tsunoda, Rintaro
Hayasaka, Tatsuya
Yarimizu, Kenya
Narisawa, Ayuka
Toyama, Hiroaki
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Received: 24 March 2026
Accepted: 2 July 2026
First Online: 14 July 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This prospective observational study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Yamagata University Hospital on January 18, 2024 (approval number: 2023 − 280) and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was prospectively registered in the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000053529) before patient enrollment. All participants provided written informed consent after receiving detailed explanation of the study procedures. Patients were informed of their right to withdraw consent at any time without any adverse effect on their medical care.
: Not applicable. This study presents aggregated data only, and no individual patient data that could lead to identification of participants are included.
