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Article History

Received: 31 October 2025

Accepted: 23 March 2026

First Online: 10 April 2026

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Toho University Ohashi Medical Center (Approval No. H24050). The requirement for informed consent was waived because of the retrospective design; an opt-out consent process was used as described. All methods were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant guidelines.

: Not applicable (no individual personal data are presented in this article).

: The authors declare no competing interests.