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Use of porcine small intestine submucosa as a prosthetic material for laparoscopic hernia repair in infected and potentially contaminated fields: long-term follow-up assessment

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Morris E. Franklin is in the speaker bureau of W. L. Gore, Covidien, and Ethicon and is a consultant for W. L. Gore, Covidien, Stryker, Ethicon, Atrium, Aesculap, Encision, and KCI. Karla Russek has no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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Franklin, M., Russek, K. Use of porcine small intestine submucosa as a prosthetic material for laparoscopic hernia repair in infected and potentially contaminated fields: long-term follow-up assessment. Surg Endosc 25, 1693–1694 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-010-1282-9

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