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Response to the letter “Reviewers should have known better” by Mahir Gachabayov

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  1. Colorectal Unit, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona and IDIBELL (Bellvitge Biomedical Investigation Institute), C/Feixa Llarga s/n, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907, Barcelona, Spain

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Biondo, S., Trenti, L., Miguel, B. et al. Response to the letter “Reviewers should have known better” by Mahir Gachabayov. Tech Coloproctol 21, 771–772 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-017-1680-2

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