Arai, Kazumori https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1890-9565
Endo, Akikazu
Shimazaki, Kensuke
Sonoda, Akihiro
Takahashi, Koji
Iwasaki, Tomohiro
Sakane, Junichi
Article History
Received: 19 September 2025
Accepted: 27 January 2026
First Online: 18 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shizuoka General Hospital (Approval no. SGH IRB#2018091/4). An opt-out approach was used to obtain informed consent from the patients, and personal information was protected during data collection.
: The authors declare no competing interests.