Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research 2024:106(1):45-50
The content of the ethical statements in the Methods section of the above-mentioned article contains an error that needs correction.
(Before correction) This study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Seoul National University Hospital (No. H-2304-082-1423). It was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and written informed consent was waived due to its retrospective nature.
(After correction) This study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Seoul National University Hospital (No. H-2304-082-1423). It was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and written informed consent was obtained from the subjects.
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