Article History
Received: 12 December 2024
Accepted: 3 April 2025
First Online: 14 April 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of NTT Medical Center Tokyo (Approval Number: 000200022825-01) prior to the study. The requirement of written informed consent from patients was waived due to the retrospective nature. This study was conducted with full consideration for protection of patients’ personal information, according to privacy policy guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.