Goda, Shiho
Yamada, Tadaaki
Goto, Yasuhiro
Uda, Sayaka
Nakao, Akira
Shiotsu, Shinsuke
Kukida, Yuji
Tanimura, Keiko
Miyamoto, Akifumi
Imasato, Yuki
Okada, Asuka
Hasegawa, Isao
Date, Koji
Matsui, Yohei
Morito, Shoki
Inokuchi, Noeru
Osugi, Shuji
Kawachi, Hayato
Nishioka, Naoya
Iwasaku, Masahiro
Tokuda, Shinsaku
Handa, Tomohiro
Takayama, Koichi
Article History
Received: 11 March 2026
Accepted: 11 May 2026
First Online: 19 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (No. ERB-C-3278). The need for informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study, and an opt-out opinion was made available on the institution website, as approved by the ethics committee of the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine. Approval was also obtained from the ethics committees of all participating institutions.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.