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Comment
. 2007 Apr;245(4):663.
doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000259048.32440.5b.

Prophylactic ilioinguinal neurectomy in open inguinal hernia repair

Sergio Alfieri, Davio Di Miceli, Giovanni Battista Doglietto
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Prophylactic ilioinguinal neurectomy in open inguinal hernia repair

Sergio Alfieri et al. Ann Surg. 2007 Apr.
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