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Acta Chirurgica Belgica Volume 108, 2008 - Issue 4
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Original Papers

Impact of Ilio-inguinal Nerve Excision on Sexual Function in Open Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair: a Prospective Follow-up Study

J. ZierenDepartment of General-, Visceral-, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Charité, Campus Mitte, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.View further author information
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Th. RosenbergFirst Department of Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Ch. MenenakosDepartment of General-, Visceral-, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Charité, Campus Mitte, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Pages 409-413 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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