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Causes of recurrences after Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty

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    U. Klinge, K. Junge & M. Stumpf

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Klinge, U., Junge, K. & Stumpf, M. Causes of recurrences after Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty. Hernia 7, 100–101 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-002-0111-z

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