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Total Open Preperitoneal (TOP) Technique (modified Wantz)

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Inguinal Hernia Surgery

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  1. General and Day Surgery Unit, Center of Research and High Specialization for the Pathologies of Abdominal Wall and Surgical Treatment and Repair of Abdominal Hernia, Istituto Clinico Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy

    Giampiero Campanelli

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Campanelli, G., Bruni, P.G., Morlacchi, A., Cavalli, M. (2017). Total Open Preperitoneal (TOP) Technique (modified Wantz). In: Campanelli, G. (eds) Inguinal Hernia Surgery. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-3947-6_6

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