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To mesh or not to mesh with polypropylene: Does carcinogenesis in animals matter?

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (2014) 25(5) 569-571
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-013-2239-z
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Abstract

Polypropylene in sheets has been been found to be carcinogenic in some laboratory animals. Although no human carcinogenicity has been reported, long-term follow-up in humans implanted with polypropylenemesh will be important. © The International Urogynecological Association 2014.

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Ostergard, D. R., & Azadi, A. (2014). To mesh or not to mesh with polypropylene: Does carcinogenesis in animals matter? International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, 25(5), 569–571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-013-2239-z

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