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Comment on: Are polypropylene mesh implants associated with systemic autoimmune inflammatory syndromes?

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Li, J. Comment on: Are polypropylene mesh implants associated with systemic autoimmune inflammatory syndromes?. Hernia 26, 1203–1204 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-022-02591-0

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