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Robotic and minimally invasive spine surgery: emerging innovations and contemporary outcomes
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Advancements in hernia repair for complex abdomen
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Comparison of efficacy of nadroparin and fondaparinux sodium for prevention of deep vein thromboembolism in lower extremities after total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study of 592 patients
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Open surgery with a lateral neck approach in cases of foreign body impaction that penetrating the neck through the esophagus: a single-center experience
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Exploring rare locations of hydatid disease: a retrospective case series
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Time-to-surgery paradigms: wait time and surgical outcomes in critically Ill patients who underwent emergency surgery for gastrointestinal perforation
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Furuncular myiasis of the breast caused by the larvae of the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga)
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Epiploic appendagitis – clinical characteristics of an uncommon surgical diagnosis
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Age and HPV type as risk factors for HPV persistence after loop excision in patients with high grade cervical lesions: an observational study
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Spigelian hernia in the right upper abdominal wall: a case report
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Surgical physiology of inguinal hernia repair - a study of 200 cases
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BMC Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on surgical research, training, and practice.
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