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Inguinal Tension-free Hernioplasties — Methods and Controversies

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  1. First Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Emmanouil Pikoulis M.D.

  2. Division of Surgery and Anesthetics, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, London, United Kingdom

    Ioannis Karavokyros M.D.

  3. Department of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki, HUS, Finland

    Ari Leppaniemi M.D.

  4. Ioannis Karavokyros M.D., Anastasiou 12, 115 24, Hellas

    Ioannis Karavokyros M.D.

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Pikoulis, E., Karavokyros, I. & Leppaniemi, A. Inguinal Tension-free Hernioplasties — Methods and Controversies. World J. Surg. 29, 1360 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-005-0164-0

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