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Inguinal Hernia Surgery pp 169–180Cite as

Pubic Inguinal Pain Syndrome (PIPS): the Sportsman’s Hernia

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    Giampiero Campanelli (President, The European Hernia Society) (President, The European Hernia Society)

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Sheen, A.J., Bhatti, W., Fehily, M., Jamdar, S., Jones, D., Jones, D. (2017). Pubic Inguinal Pain Syndrome (PIPS): the Sportsman’s Hernia. In: Campanelli, G. (eds) Inguinal Hernia Surgery. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-3947-6_17

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