Polypropylene as a reinforcement in pelvic surgery is not inert: Comparative analysis of 100 explants

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-270

  Clavé, Arnaud ^a   Yahi, Hannah ^b   Hammou, Jean Claude ^c   Montanari, Suzelei ^d   Gounon, Pierre ^e   Clavé, Henri ^f  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE ET DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Laboratoire d'Anatomo pathologie   (France)

^d MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^e Universite Co te d'Azur Parc Valrose   (France)

^f Clinique St George   (France)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Histological examination; Pelvic floor disorders; Polyester; Polypropylene; Vaginal surgery

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESH SLING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCLEROSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 76649136477     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-1021-8     Document Type: Article

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