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Comments on "Barts flank-free modified supine position vs prone position in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis"

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28 August 2025
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Letters to the Editor
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10.4081/aiua.2025.14075

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To the Editor,

We read the meta-analysis by Ananda et al. with great interest and congratulate the authors on their contribution...

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