Shikanai, Shunsuke
Yamada, Noriyuki
Yanagawa, Naoki
Sugai, Mayu
Osakabe, Mitsumasa
Saito, Hajime
Maemondo, Makoto
Sugai, Tamotsu
Article History
Received: 6 December 2022
Accepted: 6 March 2023
First Online: 6 June 2023
Consent for Publication
: Not applicable.
: We declare no conflicts of interest.
: Informed consent was obtained from each patient according to institutional guidelines, and the research protocols were approved by the ethics committee of Iwate Medical University Hospital (approval number MH2021-068).
: All procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of Iwate Medical University and the Declaration of Helsinki. A substitute for informed consent (approved by the institutional review board of Iwate Medical University) was obtained from all patients included in the study