The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 735-740 , June 2008

Ilioinguinal nerve excision in open mesh repair of inguinal hernia—results of a randomized clinical trial: simple solution for a difficult problem?

  • Fatemeh Malekpour, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Loghman Medical Center, Tehran, Iran
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  • Seyyed Hadi Mirhashemi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Loghman Medical Center, Tehran, Iran
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  • Esmaeil Hajinasrolah, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Loghman Medical Center, Tehran, Iran
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  • Nourollah Salehi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Loghman Medical Center, Tehran, Iran
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  • Ali Khoshkar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Loghman Medical Center, Tehran, Iran
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  • Ali Asghar Kolahi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran

Received 1 August 2007 ,Revised 17 September 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00190-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.09.037

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 735-740 , June 2008

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