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Authors
Maekawa, Ryo
Kiritani, Taro
Abe, Takeshi
Nakatsui, Masahiko
Asai, Yoshiyuki
Sugino, Norihiro
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (25ym0126171h0001)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (22gk0110066h0001)
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Article History
Received: 3 October 2025
Accepted: 17 February 2026
First Online: 19 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Yamaguchi University (approval number: 2020 − 101). Due to the retrospective design, informed consent was obtained through an opt-out procedure at each participating center. All methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
