Letter to the Editor
Response to Dr. Baumgarten’s Comments
Abstract
To the Editor:
In response to Dr. Richard K. Baumgarten’s letter, we would like to emphasize the following:
First, our study is a retrospective one on 126 patients who had undergone inguinal hernia repair.
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