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Ultraschall Med 2023; 44(05): 554-555
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’”

Chunyan Zhong‡
1   Ultrasound, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (Ringgold ID: RIN117720)
,
Pan Hu‡
2   Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (Ringgold ID: RIN117720)
,
Suzhen Ran 
1   Ultrasound, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (Ringgold ID: RIN117720)
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Comments on “Association Between Urinary Stress Incontinence and Levator Avulsion Detected by 3D Transperineal Ultrasound”Ultraschall Med 2023; 44(05): 552-553
DOI: 10.1055/a-1866-7713

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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