Oda, Shinji
Takechi, Kenshi
Tsukui, Chiyuki
Hirai, Satoru
Takatori, Shingo
Otsuka, Takashi
Article History
Received: 6 June 2025
Accepted: 2 October 2025
First Online: 27 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines for medical research involving human subjects and the Declaration of Helsinki. It was approved by the ethics committee of the hospital (approval number: 20190731mshe). Owing to the retrospective study design, consent was obtained from each patient using an opt-out document posted on the website of the hospital.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.