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Aslam, M.I., Rubio-Perez, I., Smart, N.J. et al. A survey on practices for parastomal hernia prevention and repair among ESCP surgeons. Hernia 23, 825–828 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-019-01921-z
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