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Yamaguchi, Mikumi
Kawazoe, Hitoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0626-7908
Kasai, Yusuke
Hirata, Kenro
Ohtani, Hisakazu
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Accepted: 8 November 2025
First Online: 21 November 2025
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Keio University School of Medicine (approval number: 20241052). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research involving Human Subjects by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, and the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan.
: The requirement for written informed consent was waived by the ethics review committee because of the retrospective design of the study. Accordingly, we provided patients with an opt-out option through the official website.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
