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

Int Urogynecol J

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 550 S Jackson St., Louisville, KY, 40202, USA,

Published: May 2014

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 polypropylene mesh will be important.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00192-013-2239-zDOI Listing

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