Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (23K21422)
Takahashi Industrial and Economic Research Foundation
Article History
Received: 11 December 2024
Accepted: 23 June 2025
First Online: 9 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests or personal relationships that may have influenced the work reported in this study.
: This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board of Gunma University Hospital (HS2023-163).