Kuno, Hideaki
Kanzaki, Go
Oba, Rina
Sasaki, Takaya
Haruhara, Kotaro
Koike, Kentaro
Tsuboi, Nobuo
Yokoo, Takashi
Article History
Received: 2 August 2024
Accepted: 22 November 2024
First Online: 2 December 2024
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the ethics review board of the Jikei University School of Medicine, and the need for informed consent was waived by the Ethical Review Board of the Jikei University School of Medicine (approval number 33-265 10883).
: Not applicable.
: Author Dr. Sasaki is a member of the Editorial Board of this journal. To ensure impartiality, Dr. Sasaki was not involved in the editorial or peer-review process for this manuscript. The manuscript was handled and reviewed independently by other editorial members to maintain objectivity and fairness. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests.