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The research was supported by the key project of the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation (CSTB2022TIADKPX0171), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 30973440, 30770950), the Youth Basic Research Project from the Ministry of Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders (No. YBRP-2021XX) for collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, and the key project of the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation (cstc2020jcyj-msxmX0326, CSTB2022NSCQ-MSX0819) in writing the manuscript. The funding agency also provided scholarships for the students involved in the research.
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Wang, G., Chen, G. & Guo, C. Navigating pediatric inguinal hernia challenges through AI: a dialogue with traditional guidelines: reply. Hernia (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-023-02933-6
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