Sugihara, Naoya https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7668-0931
Kono, Reina
Sogabe, Hirofumi
Saiki, Kaori
Arai, Haruna
Arai, Osuke
Onishi, Tomoya
Kakuda, Toshio
Hara, Koji
Watanabe, Ryuta
Miura, Noriyoshi
Ozawa, Akira
Iseda, Tokuhiro
Saika, Takashi
Article History
Received: 14 August 2025
Accepted: 24 December 2025
First Online: 10 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Ehime University Hospital (Approval No. 2108018) and the Ethics Committee of Matsuyama Shimin Hospital (Approval No. 2024082801mshe). Written informed consent was obtained from the patient at Ehime University Hospital. For the retrospective analysis conducted at Matsuyama Shimin Hospital, the need for individual consent was waived using an opt-out approach, with study details disclosed to patients in accordance with institutional guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.