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The unidirectional testis tunneller: concerns about a new device and objections to suturing the testis or cauda epididymis

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Mirilas, P. The unidirectional testis tunneller: concerns about a new device and objections to suturing the testis or cauda epididymis. Pediatr Surg Int 29, 97–98 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-012-3226-z

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