Yoshida, Yoko https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3888-8132
Onishi, Yukiko
Kubota, Tetsuya
Takao, Toshiko
Tahara, Tazu
Iwamoto, Masahiko
Kawazu, Shoji
Iwamoto, Yasuhiko
Noda, Mitsuhiko
Kasuga, Masato
Article History
Received: 30 September 2025
Accepted: 9 February 2026
First Online: 9 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no personal conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this study.
: All procedures in the study are in accordance with the ethical standards prescribed by the Ethics Committee of the Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation (October 15, 2013/approval No. 06802) and in compliance with the principles laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki 1964 and later versions. Informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to their enrollment in the study.