Okamoto, Hiroki
Hayashi, Atsushi
Matsubayashi, Jun
Yoshida, Daiki
Kodama, Misato
Higo, Yosuke
Asada, Kohei
Nakagawa, Yoshihisa
Article History
Received: 25 April 2025
Accepted: 28 September 2025
First Online: 3 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Shiga University of Medical Science Research Review Board approved the protocol (approval number: R2023-127). The requirement for written informed consent was waived because of the retrospective nature of the study. A summary of the protocol was made available on our institution’s website to give the patients the chance to opt out.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.