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Surgical repair of bilateral levator ani muscles with ultrasound guidance: reply

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  1. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of OB/GYN, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920 Stanton L. Young Blvd., WP2410, P.O. Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA

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Rostaminia, G., Shobeiri, S.A. Surgical repair of bilateral levator ani muscles with ultrasound guidance: reply. Int Urogynecol J 24, 357–358 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1986-6

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