Can we be sure polypropylene mesh causes infertility?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 241, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 559-561

  Fitzgibbons Jr , Robert J ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

AZOOSPERMIA; EDITORIAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; REOPERATION; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; VAS DEFERENS;

ADULT; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POLYPROPYLENES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 15444363541     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000157210.80440.b7     Document Type: Editorial

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