Okamoto, Keisuke
Matsui, Masaru
Eriguchi, Masahiro
Samejima, Ken-ichi
Tsuruya, Kazuhiko
Article History
Received: 25 November 2025
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 6 April 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Nara Medical University Hospital (Approval No. 1080). The requirement for informed consent was waived because of the study’s retrospective design.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.