Matsuyama, Ryusei http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5131-0023
Morioka, Daisuke
Mori, Ryutaro
Hiratani, Seigo
Yabushita, Yasuhiro
Ota, Yohei
Kumamoto, Takafumi
Taniguchi, Koichi
Endo, Itaru
Article History
Received: 1 November 2017
Accepted: 22 March 2018
First Online: 28 March 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: R. Matsuyama, D. Morioka, R. Mori, S. Hiratani, Y. Yabushita, Y. Ota, T. Kumamoto, K. Taniguchi and I. Endo declare they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration and Good Clinical Practices and was approved by the institutional review board. The study has been registered with UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (no.: UMIN000007571).
: We obtained written informed consent from all patients prior to participation.