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Ultraschall Med 2023; 44(05): 554-555
DOI: 10.1055/a-1866-7729
DOI: 10.1055/a-1866-7729
Letter to the Editor
Authors’ Reply to “Comments on ‘Association Between Urinary Stress Incontinence and Levator Avulsion Detected by 3D Transperineal Ultrasound’”
We would like to thank the authors for the comments on our study [1], in which they expressed several concerns regarding terminology and the incidence rate of urinary stress incontinence in our nation. The following is our reply.
Publication History
Received: 13 June 2022
Accepted: 28 June 2022
Article published online:
18 October 2022
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