Hasegawa, Kohei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0980-609X
Suzuki, Kumiko
Nakano, Mitsuyo
Murata, Kenya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7533-9151
Ogawa, Yoshihiko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6823-8475
Article History
Received: 1 July 2025
Accepted: 22 December 2025
First Online: 26 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of our institution, Sakai City Medical Center (No. 24–487). This research study adhered to the ethical guidelines outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of this study, and ethical considerations for using clinical information were governed by the institutional opt-out policy ( ).
: The authors declare no competing interests.