Hirano, Takao https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3601-8053
Imai, Akira
Kasamatsu, Hirotsugu
Kakihara, Shinji
Toriyama, Yuichi
Murata, Toshinori
Article History
Received: 28 April 2018
Accepted: 13 December 2018
First Online: 20 December 2018
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: The study was approved by the institutional review board (UMIN 000029098). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients.
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