Nakagawa, Yoshihiro
Matsushima, Takashi
Suzuki, Takahiro
Suzuki, Yasuyuki
Article History
Received: 11 June 2026
Accepted: 28 September 2026
First Online: 1 October 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Tokai University for Clinical Research (approval number: #20R-105). The study conformed to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Because of the retrospective nature of the study, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board of Tokai University for Clinical Research.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.