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Kusama, Hiroki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2163-7989
Horimoto, Yoshiya https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8935-0768
Iwai, Kyoko
Kitaoku, Yuki
Takeda, Fujina
Hamaoka, Ryo
Iwai, Minami
Mizuuchi, Mizuki
Ushio, Tomoka
Orimoto, Kyoko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2194-1518
Ishikawa, Takashi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-4533
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Received: 13 April 2026
Accepted: 6 August 2026
First Online: 14 August 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Ethical approval and consent to participate: This study was performed with approval by the institutional review board of Tokyo Medical University (T2024-0103). In accordance with national ethical guidelines, written informed consent was not required for this retrospective study. Instead, information regarding the study was disclosed on the hospital website, and patients were given the opportunity to opt out. The need for individual informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board. All data were anonymized prior to analysis and used in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
