About the Authors

Yoichi Matsui

matsui@hirakata.kmu.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Sohei Satoi

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Masaki Kaibori

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Hideyoshi Toyokawa

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Hiroaki Yanagimoto

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Kosuke Matsui

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Morihiko Ishizaki

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

A-Hon Kwon

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YM SS A-HK. Performed the experiments: YM SS HT HY KM MI. Analyzed the data: YM SS MK A-HK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YM SS MK. Wrote the paper: YM.