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Reply to Letter to the Editor: “Ultrasound‐guided genitofemoral nerve block for femoral arterial access gain and closure: a randomized controlled trial”

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  1. Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea

    Hyoung Nam Lee

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea

    Youngjong Cho

  3. Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea

    Sung-Joon Park

  4. Vascular Center, The Eutteum Orthopedic Surgery Hospital, Paju, Korea

    Sangjoon Lee

  5. Clinical Trial Center, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea

    Nam Hun Heo

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Lee, H.N., Cho, Y., Park, SJ. et al. Reply to Letter to the Editor: “Ultrasound‐guided genitofemoral nerve block for femoral arterial access gain and closure: a randomized controlled trial”. Eur Radiol 34, 1135–1136 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10375-y

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