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Author reply to the commentary on: Is endoanal, introital or transperineal ultrasound diagnosis of sphincter defects more strongly associated with anal incontinence?

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  1. Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

    Ingrid Volløyhaug

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

    Ingrid Volløyhaug

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Croydon University Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Annika Taithongchai, Linda Arendsen, Isabelle van Gruting, Abdul H. Sultan & Ranee Thakar

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Volløyhaug, I., Taithongchai, A., Arendsen, L. et al. Author reply to the commentary on: Is endoanal, introital or transperineal ultrasound diagnosis of sphincter defects more strongly associated with anal incontinence?. Int Urogynecol J 31, 1491–1492 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04370-w

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