The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 647-651 , November 2008

More than 150 consecutive open umbilical hernia repairs in a major Veterans Administration Medical Center

Received 21 May 2008 ,Revised 27 July 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00606-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.018

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 647-651 , November 2008

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