Fujii, Hideki
Nishimura, Takeshi
Kimura, Hiroyuki
Mitsumoto, Yasuhide
Shima, Toshihide
Seko, Yuya
Moriguchi, Michihisa
Kataoka, Seita
Tanaka, Saiyu
Ishikawa, Hiroki
Takami, Shiro
Nagao, Yasuyuki
Umemura, Atsushi
Itoh, Yoshito
Yamaguchi, Kanji
Article History
Received: 3 August 2025
Accepted: 4 November 2025
First Online: 26 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The ethical committee of Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and each of the participating institutions in the study approved the study. Informed consent was obtained at each facility via an opt-out method, as approved by the institutional review boards.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.