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Authors’ Reply: Ilioinguinal Nerve Neurectomy is better than Preservation in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis

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  1. Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Roberto Cirocchi, Marco Sutera, Piero Covarelli, Fabio Suadoni, Carlo Boselli & Luigi Carlini

  2. Inguinal Nerve Working Group, Perugia, Italy

    Roberto Cirocchi, Marco Sutera, Piergiorgio Fedeli, Carlo Boselli, Vito D’Andrea & Paolo Bruzzone

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Piergiorgio Fedeli

  4. Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy

    Gabriele Anania

  5. Department of Digestive Surgery, AOSP of Terni, Terni, Italy

    Stefano Trastulli

  6. Department of Surgical Science, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy

    Vito D’Andrea

  7. Dipartimento Di Chirurgia Generale E Specialistica “Paride Stefanini”, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy

    Paolo Bruzzone

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Cirocchi, R., Sutera, M., Fedeli, P. et al. Authors’ Reply: Ilioinguinal Nerve Neurectomy is better than Preservation in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis. World J Surg 45, 2631–2632 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06167-4

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