The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 3 , Pages 303-312 , September 2009

Inguinal hernia repair with porcine small intestine submucosa: 3-year follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial of Lichtenstein's repair with polypropylene mesh versus Surgisis Inguinal Hernia Matrix

Presented in abstract form at the 29th International Congress of the European Hernia Society, Athens, Greece, May 6–9, 2007.

Received 22 April 2008 ,Revised 23 September 2008

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.021

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 3 , Pages 303-312 , September 2009

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