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Inguinal hernias represent a large burden of surgical disease and can be repaired by a variety of open and laparoscopic techniques. In the following chapter we will review our technique for the open repair of an inguinal hernia.
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Melnick, D.M. (2016). Lichtenstein Tension-Free Open Inguinal Hernia Repair. In: Chen, H. (eds) Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24557-7_30
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