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Reply to: Letter to the Editor concerning: “Postoperative outcomes in distal hypospadias: a meta-analysis of the Mathieu and tubularized incised plate repair methods for development of urethrocutaneous fistula and urethral stricture” by Hao Yang, Qiang Shu, Xiao-dong Guo

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, 221 85, Lund, Sweden

    Hans Winberg, Einar Arnbjörnsson, Magnus Anderberg & Pernilla Stenström

  2. Department of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

    Hans Winberg, Einar Arnbjörnsson, Magnus Anderberg & Pernilla Stenström

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Winberg, H., Arnbjörnsson, E., Anderberg, M. et al. Reply to: Letter to the Editor concerning: “Postoperative outcomes in distal hypospadias: a meta-analysis of the Mathieu and tubularized incised plate repair methods for development of urethrocutaneous fistula and urethral stricture” by Hao Yang, Qiang Shu, Xiao-dong Guo. Pediatr Surg Int 36, 257–258 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-019-04611-0

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