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Letter to the editor concerning the article "randomized control trial on the effectiveness and safety of direct trocar versus Veress needle entry techniques in obese women during diagnostic laparoscopy”, by Ikechebelu et al.

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA

    Joseph Nassif & Soroush Aalipour

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JN: conception of the manuscript, drafting the manuscript, literature review. SA: drafting the manuscript, editing the manuscript.

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Nassif, J., Aalipour, S. Letter to the editor concerning the article "randomized control trial on the effectiveness and safety of direct trocar versus Veress needle entry techniques in obese women during diagnostic laparoscopy”, by Ikechebelu et al.. Arch Gynecol Obstet 305, 1645–1646 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06426-2

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