Kakinoki, Hiroaki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9460-8759
Kakinoki, Yuka
Udo, Kazuma
Tobu, Shohei
Noguchi, Mitsuru
Article History
Received: 20 June 2025
Accepted: 11 August 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Ethical approval of the manuscript was obtained from the Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Saga Japan (number 2023-11-R-4) at the date of 2/02/2024. Owing to the study’s retrospective nature, the requirement for informed consent was waived; however, participants were given the option to opt out via the websites of our institution.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.