Yago, Yuzo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0025-9197
Hojo, Mariko
Shibuya, Tomoyoshi
Tsujimoto, Tetsuro
Nagahara, Akihito
Article History
Received: 4 February 2026
Accepted: 29 June 2026
First Online: 4 July 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University (approval number E22-0467). The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Research Ethics Committee Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects in Japan. Therefore, informed consent was not obtained, and an opt-out approach was used. All data were anonymized prior to analysis. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.