Kasai, Ryosuke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4699-1642
Otsuka, Hideki https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7165-6099
Article History
Received: 16 October 2023
Accepted: 11 December 2025
First Online: 31 December 2025
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Tokushima University Hospital (approval number: 4295-1). The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee of Tokushima University Hospital due to the retrospective nature of the study.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.