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What should be the correct indications for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair?

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Peitsch, W.K.J. What should be the correct indications for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair?. Surg Endosc 28, 2250–2251 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-014-3438-5

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