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01-04-2020 | Letter to the Editor

En bloc removal of infected hernia mesh rather than “blue-ectomy”

Authors: M. Gachabayov, S. Gogna, R. Latifi

Published in: Hernia | Issue 2/2020

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Title: En bloc removal of infected hernia mesh rather than “blue-ectomy”
Authors: M. Gachabayov
S. Gogna
R. Latifi
Publication date: 01-04-2020
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Hernia / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-019-02012-9

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