Higashi, Toshiya
Kimura, Masaki
Kumazaki, Yuki
Nakashima, Takuya
Hattori, Kimihiro
Kawajiri, Mana
Suzuki, Takuya
Tochii, Koya
Takiguchi, Shuji
Matsunami, Hidetoshi
Article History
Received: 28 November 2025
Accepted: 20 December 2025
First Online: 3 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Matsunami General Hospital Institutional Review Board (approval number: Matsu–I–Rin–658).
: All patients provided informed consent through an opt-out process before enrollment in the study.