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Bilateral Endoscopic Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair Does not Induce Obstructive Azoospermia: Data of a Retrospective and Prospective Trial

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    Markus Schäfer

  2. CHUV, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Rue du Bugnon 46, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Markus Schäfer

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Schäfer, M. Bilateral Endoscopic Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair Does not Induce Obstructive Azoospermia: Data of a Retrospective and Prospective Trial. World J Surg 35, 1649–1650 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-1121-8

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