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Authors
Kato, Hiroaki
Araki, Suguru
Nakamura, Satoshi
Ouchi, Takafumi
Yamazaki, Akio
Higashigawa, Takatoshi
Kato, Noriyuki
Ichikawa, Yasutaka
Sakuma, Hajime
Kitagawa, Kakuya
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Article History
Received: 1 May 2026
Accepted: 27 July 2026
First Online: 31 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This retrospective study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Review Committee of Mie University Hospital (approval no. H2019-207). The requirement for informed consent from patients was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
