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Biological Reasons for an Incisional Hernia

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Recurrent Hernia

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Incisional hernia continues to represent a significant problem within the context of abdominal wall pathologies.

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  1. Department of Morphological Sciences and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Crta. Madrid-Barcelone Km 33, 500, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

    J. M Bellón

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  1. Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Volker Schumpelick

  2. Department of Surgery, Creighton University, 601 North 30th Street Suite 3740, Omaha, NE, 68131, USA

    Robert J. Fitzgibbons

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Bellón, J.M. (2007). Biological Reasons for an Incisional Hernia. In: Schumpelick, V., Fitzgibbons, R.J. (eds) Recurrent Hernia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68988-1_16

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