Effect of single-dose prophylactic ampicillin and sulbactam on wound infection after tension-free inguinal hernia repair with polypropylene mesh: the randomized, double-blind, prospective trial.
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A prospective comparison of laparoscopic and tension-free open herniorrhaphy.