Wakabayashi, Hiroki
Isobe, Kazutoshi
Hiruta, Nobuyuki
Kasuya, Shusuke
Sano, Atsushi
Matsuzawa, Yasuo
Article History
Received: 29 November 2025
Accepted: 24 February 2026
First Online: 9 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital (Approval number: S23058_S23006). The requirement for informed consent was waived owing to the retrospective nature of the study. Instead, the study details were publicly available on the institutional website, allowing potential participants to opt out. All procedures were performed in accordance with the principles of Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.