Kojima, Shinya https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-9784
Higuchi, Shuntaro
Hayashi, Tatsuya
Kariyasu, Toshiya
Nishikawa, Makiko
Yamaguchi, Hidenori
Machida, Haruhiko
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI Grant Number 23K07142)
Article History
Received: 25 March 2025
Revised: 16 July 2025
Accepted: 17 July 2025
First Online: 30 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Tokyo Women’s Medical University (No. 2023–0163).
: Informed consent was waived for this study due to its retrospective nature. Instead, an opt-out process was implemented, and study details were made publicly available on the institution’s website in accordance with ethical guidelines.