Homma, Takehiro
Shibata, Tatsuhiro
Murotani, Kenta
Matsushima, Yoshihisa
Shibao, Kodai
Hori, Kensuke
Otsuka, Maki
Takasu, Osamu
Fukumoto, Yoshihiro
Article History
Received: 12 January 2026
Accepted: 27 May 2026
First Online: 4 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study protocol was approved by the Kurume University Hospital Ethics Committee (Approval: No. 24291) and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Owing to the retrospective design of the study, patient consent was obtained using the opt-out method, as approved by the ethics committee.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.