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A 49-year-old male had a laparoscopic hernia repair with good results and an uneventful recovery.Weeks later,as he reviewed his hospital bill,he noted that he had been charged for a preperitoneal distention balloon,polypropylene mesh,an endomechanical stapler,fibrin glue,and three endosurgical trocars.Which hernia repair technique was most likely performed on the patient?


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