Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: A Still-Evolving Operation in Pursuit of Perfection.

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Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Medicine Education & Research Building, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. Electronic address:

Published: November 2019

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