Mori, Yu
Tarasawa, Kunio
Tanaka, Hidetatsu
Mori, Naoko
Fushimi, Kiyohide
Aizawa, Toshimi
Fujimori, Kenji
Article History
Received: 25 November 2025
Accepted: 16 June 2026
First Online: 6 July 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of our institution (approval no. 2024–1-1026). Because this retrospective study used anonymized data, the requirement for individual informed consent was waived. Instead, an opt-out procedure was implemented in accordance with institutional and national ethical guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.