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Published in: European Surgery 6/2020

Open Access 01-12-2020 | letter to the editor

Hernia of the hypogastric linea alba without hernia sac: evidence supporting the vascular lacunae hypothesis

Authors: Tianhao Xie, Xiangxiang Ren, Chao Zhang, Xiaoshi Jin

Published in: European Surgery | Issue 6/2020

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To the editor, …
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Metadata
Title
Hernia of the hypogastric linea alba without hernia sac: evidence supporting the vascular lacunae hypothesis
Authors
Tianhao Xie
Xiangxiang Ren
Chao Zhang
Xiaoshi Jin
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
European Surgery / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 1682-8631
Electronic ISSN: 1682-4016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10353-020-00662-z

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