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Authors’ reply to the letter about “loss of seton in patients with complex-anal fistula: a retrospective comparison of conventional knotted loose seton and knot-free seton” by Horeman-Franse

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  1. Department of Surgery, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    C. Verkade, H. S. de Vries & D. D. E. Zimmerman

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Verkade, C., de Vries, H.S. & Zimmerman, D.D.E. Authors’ reply to the letter about “loss of seton in patients with complex-anal fistula: a retrospective comparison of conventional knotted loose seton and knot-free seton” by Horeman-Franse. Tech Coloproctol 26, 845–846 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-022-02671-4

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