Kojima, Hirokazu
Yamashita, Ayana
Nakano, Yuki
Booka, Aki
Tatara, Yusuke
Yamada, Takeyasu
Akimitsu, Junichiro
Miyoshi, Yukiko
Osaka, Rie
Suzuma, Kiyoshi
Article History
Received: 22 August 2025
Accepted: 4 November 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
Declarations
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: Hirokazu Kojima, Ayana Yamashita, Yuki Nakano, Aki Booka, Yusuke Tatara, Takeyasu Yamada, Junichiro Akimitsu, Yukiko Miyoshi, Rie Osaka, and Kiyoshi Suzuma declare no competing interests.
: This research was conducted ethically in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. The patients provided written informed consent for participation in this study. This study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee (approval number: 2020–062).