Nishi, Tomohiro
Nakazawa, Ryuto
Morimoto, Yuki
Yamada, Ryuji
Tsukada, Hikaru
Shirai, Daisuke
Yoza, Naoto
Aida, Koichiro
Kikuchi, Eiji
Article History
Received: 27 November 2025
Accepted: 22 January 2026
First Online: 30 January 2026
Declarations
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: The present study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of St. Marianna University School of Medicine (Approval No. 5724). The requirement for written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective study design. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.