GENERAL SURGERY

A tension-free technique for the repair of large incisional hernias during abdominal surgery: Results and long-term outcome

A. Vannelli^I; L. Battaglia^I; E. Poiasina^I; C. Corsi^II; C. del Conte^II; F. Fiore^II; V. Valera^III

^IM.D.; Foundation IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Division of General Surgery B, Milan, Italy
^IIM.D.; Department of Surgery, Division of Digestive and General Surgery, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy
^IIIM.D.; First Department of Surgery, Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University, Japan

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