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Comment on: Total extraperitoneal endoscopic hernioplasty (TEP) versus Lichtenstein hernioplasty: a systematic review by updated traditional and cumulative meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials

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Köckerling, F., Adolf, D. Comment on: Total extraperitoneal endoscopic hernioplasty (TEP) versus Lichtenstein hernioplasty: a systematic review by updated traditional and cumulative meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials. Hernia 24, 907–908 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-019-02110-8

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