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The Intra- and Postoperative Complication Rate of TEP in Patients Undergoing Unilateral Endoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Is Not Higher Compared with TAPP
Ferdinand Köckerling,
Ferdinand Köckerling
Department of Surgery and Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vivantes Hospital, Neue Bergstr. 6, 13585 Berlin, Germany
Search for more papers by this author Christine Schug-Pass,
Christine Schug-Pass
Department of Surgery and Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vivantes Hospital, Neue Bergstr. 6, 13585 Berlin, Germany
Search for more papers by this author Dietmar A. Jacob,
Corresponding Author
Dietmar A. Jacob
Department of Surgery and Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vivantes Hospital, Neue Bergstr. 6, 13585 Berlin, Germany
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Thomas Keller,
Thomas Keller
Acomed Statistik, Fockestraße 57, 04275 Leipzig, Germany
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Ferdinand Köckerling,
Ferdinand Köckerling
Department of Surgery and Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vivantes Hospital, Neue Bergstr. 6, 13585 Berlin, Germany
Search for more papers by this author Christine Schug-Pass,
Christine Schug-Pass
Department of Surgery and Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vivantes Hospital, Neue Bergstr. 6, 13585 Berlin, Germany
Search for more papers by this author Dietmar A. Jacob,
Corresponding Author
Dietmar A. Jacob
Department of Surgery and Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vivantes Hospital, Neue Bergstr. 6, 13585 Berlin, Germany
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Thomas Keller,
Thomas Keller
Acomed Statistik, Fockestraße 57, 04275 Leipzig, Germany
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First published: 30 November 2012
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