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Post-laparoscopic mesh in post-menopausal umbilical hernia repair: A case series

Andrea TinelliDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antonio MalvasiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Santa Maria Hospital, Bari, Italy
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Corrado MancaDepartment of General Surgery, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy
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Giovanni AlemannoDepartment of General Surgery, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy
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Stefano BettocchiDepartment of General and Specialist Surgical Sciences, University of Bari, Italy;Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology, II Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Tahar BenhidjebDepartment of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Pages 290-295 | Received 09 Aug 2010, Accepted 28 Sep 2010, Published online: 19 Jan 2011

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