Lightweight mesh is recommended in open inguinal (Lichtenstein) hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- 28 October 2019
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Surgery
- Vol. 167 (3), 581-589
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.08.021
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