Watanabe, Kenta
Kamitani, Nobuhiko
Ikeda, Naoki
Kawata, Yujiro
Tokiya, Ryoji
Hayashi, Takafumi
Miyaji, Yoshiyuki
Tamada, Tsutomu
Katsui, Kuniaki
Article History
Received: 21 December 2024
Accepted: 11 March 2025
First Online: 22 March 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kawasaki Medical School (approval number: 5329–03, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Okayama 701–0192, Japan) and Okayama University (approval number: 2501–024, 2–5-1 Shikatacho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama 700–8558, Japan). This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to treatment, and they were provided the option to opt out of the study via a notification on the institution’s website.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.