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Invited commentary: persistent pain after inguinal hernia repair: what do we know and what do we need to know?

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  1. Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, 4074, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

    H. Kehlet

  2. Department of Surgery, SolviMáx, Center of Excellence for Abdominal Wall and Groin Pain, Máxima Medical Center, de Run 4600, P.O. Box 7777, 5500 MB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands

    R. M. Roumen

  3. Department of Surgery, Gross-Sand Hospital Hamburg, Gross-Sand 3, 21107, Hamburg, Germany

    W. Reinpold

  4. Department of Abdominal Surgery, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    M. Miserez

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Kehlet, H., Roumen, R.M., Reinpold, W. et al. Invited commentary: persistent pain after inguinal hernia repair: what do we know and what do we need to know?. Hernia 17, 293–297 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-013-1109-4

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