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Reply to letter to the editor re: Does body mass index influence the outcome of midurethral sling procedures for stress urinary incontinence?

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  1. Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Jialei Qian & Deyi Luo

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Qian, J., Luo, D. Reply to letter to the editor re: Does body mass index influence the outcome of midurethral sling procedures for stress urinary incontinence?. Int Urogynecol J 29, 175–176 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-3502-5

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