Fukuchi, Takehide
Hirasawa, Kingo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6660-3459
Sato, Chiko
Makazu, Makomo
Kaneko, Hiroaki
Kobayashi, Ryosuke
Nishio, Masafumi
Ikeda, Ryosuke
Sawada, Atsushi
Taguri, Masataka
Maeda, Shin
Article History
Received: 30 September 2019
Accepted: 22 September 2020
First Online: 1 October 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dr. Takehide Fukuchi, Kingo Hirasawa, Chiko Sato, Makomo Makazu, Hiroaki Kaneko, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Masafumi Nishio, Ryosuke Ikeda, Atsushi Sawada, Masataka Taguri, and Shin Maeda have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
: The study and its protocols were approved by the ethical review boards of our hospital (Yokohama City University Certified Institutional Review Board; D1602024). All patients were informed of the risks and benefits of treatment before they underwent the procedure.
: Informed consent or alternative versions were obtained from all patients included in the study.