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Author’s Reply: Outcomes of Laparoscopic Splenectomy for the treatment of Splenomegaly: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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  1. Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer, IRCAD, Strasbourg, France

    María Rita Rodríguez-Luna

  2. Gastrointestinal and Hematological Surgical Unit, Service of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) Medical School, Carrer Sant Antoni Ma Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain

    Carmen Balagué, Sonia Fernandez Ananin & Eduardo Mª Targarona

  3. Endocrine, Metabolic and Bariatric Unit, Center of Excellence for the EAC-BC, Vall D’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

    Ramon Vilallonga

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Rodríguez-Luna, M.R., Balagué, C., Fernandez Ananin, S. et al. Author’s Reply: Outcomes of Laparoscopic Splenectomy for the treatment of Splenomegaly: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. World J Surg 45, 2308–2309 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06121-4

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