Anatomical changes after inguinal hernia treatment: a reason for chronic pain and recurrent hernia?
β Scribed by Roland Kocijan; Simone Sandberg; Yi-Wei Chan; Christian Hollinsky
- Book ID
- 106155753
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 268 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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