Mochida, Satoshi https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0716-2131
Hama, Hitomi
Abe, Takahiro
Yamaguchi, Toshio
Saito, Mikio
Kano, Yoshihito
Article History
Received: 27 June 2026
Accepted: 11 September 2026
First Online: 21 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Kido Hospital Ethics Committee (Approval No. 26010610). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Due to the retrospective nature of the study, the requirement for informed consent was waived, and an opt-out method was provided to patients, as approved by the ethics committee.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.