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Short Report| Volume 43, ISSUE 12, P2376-2377, December 2017

Reply to: Regarding complications following completion lymphadenectomy

  • J.A. Moody
    Affiliations
    GKT School of Medical Education, King's College London, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

    College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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  • D.L. Wallace
    Affiliations
    Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
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  • J.T. Hardwicke
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom.
    Affiliations
    Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom

    Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Published:October 25, 2017DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2017.09.023
      Thank you kindly for your interest in our paper [
      • Moody J.A.
      • Botham S.J.
      • Dahill K.E.
      • Wallace D.L.
      • Hardwicke J.T.
      Complications following completion lymphadenectomy versus therapeutic lymphadenectomy for melanoma - a systematic review of the literature.
      ] and for your time to formulate thoughtful queries regarding the robustness of our analysis. While, we do agree that the quality of the included studies have significant room for improvement, a systematic review can only report and comment on the available evidence. I hope the below response placates your outlined concerns.

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