Okuda, Chie
Sonobe, Shota
Egawa, Junji
Kawaguchi, Masahiko
Article History
Received: 1 April 2026
Accepted: 6 July 2026
First Online: 15 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by Ethics Committee of Nara Medical University (Approval No. 3887, November 6, 2024). The requirement for written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study, and an opt-out method was used in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.