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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2012; 4(7): 177-179
Published online Jul 27, 2012. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i7.177
Published online Jul 27, 2012. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i7.177
Use of barbed suture for peritoneal closure in transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair
Satoru Takayama, Nozomu Nakai, Midori Shiozaki, Ryo Ogawa, Masaki Sakamoto, Hiromitsu Takeyama, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, 467-8601 Aichi, Japan
Author contributions: Takayama S concept the study; Takayama S, Nakai N, Shiozaki M, Ogawa R and Sakamoto M were the operators; Takeyama H was the preceptor of this study.
Correspondence to: Satoru Takayama, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, 467-8601 Aichi, Japan. takasato@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
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Received: December 29, 2011
Revised: July 23, 2012
Accepted: July 24, 2012
Published online: July 27, 2012
Revised: July 23, 2012
Accepted: July 24, 2012
Published online: July 27, 2012
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