Suzuki, Fumihiko
Mizoguchi, Ren
Karashima, Shigehiro
Ikagawa, Yasuo
Tsujiguchi, Hiromasa
Hara, Akinori
Miyagi, Sakae
Nguyen, Thao Thi Thu
Asai, Atsushi
Katano, Koji
Kasahara, Tomoko
Sato, Kuniko
Nakamura, Masaharu
Shimizu, Yukari
Shibata, Aki
Suzuki, Keita
Kannon, Takayuki
Ogino, Noriyoshi
Tsuboi, Hirohito
Tajima, Atsushi
Okamoto, Shigefumi
Nakamura, Hiroyuki
Article History
Received: 1 May 2025
Accepted: 4 August 2025
First Online: 27 December 2025
Compliance with ethics guidelines
: Conflicts of interest Fumihiko Suzuki, Ren Mizoguchi, Shigehiro Karashima, Yasuo Ikagawa, Hiromasa Tsujiguchi, Akinori Hara, Sakae Miyagi, Thao Thi Thu Nguyen, Atsushi Asai, Koji Katano, Tomoko Kasahara, Kuniko Sato, Masaharu Nakamura, Yukari Shimizu, Aki Shibata, Keita Suzuki, Takayuki Kannon, Noriyoshi Ogino, Hirohito Tsuboi, Atsushi Tajima, Shigefumi Okamoto, and Hiroyuki Nakamura declare no competing interests.
: The present study was conducted with the approval of the Ethics Committee of Kanazawa University (protocol code 1491 and date of approval: 18 December 2013) and the Ethics Committee of Ohu University (protocol code 365 and date of approval: 12 September 2022). The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.