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Preventing Inguinodynia After Hernia Surgery: Does the Type of Mesh Matter?

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  1. Unit of General Surgery, Second University of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy

    Gianluca Pellino & Francesco Selvaggi

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Pellino, G., Selvaggi, F. Preventing Inguinodynia After Hernia Surgery: Does the Type of Mesh Matter?. World J Surg 39, 543–544 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-014-2729-2

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