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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’”
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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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