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Surgery for hiatal hernia and GERD

Time for reappraisal and a balanced approach?

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Low, D.E. Surgery for hiatal hernia and GERD. Surg Endosc 15, 913–917 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-001-0046-y

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