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  • Title: Reaction of the urinary tract to polypropylene sutures.
    Author: Bartone FF, Stinson W.
    Journal: Invest Urol; 1976 Jul; 14(1):44-6. PubMed ID: 783077.
    Abstract:
    Cystotomies were performed on 99 mature guinea pigs and closed with polypropylene sutures. The bladders were removed at intervals from day 4 through day 144 postoperatively. They were studied with both light and electron microscopy. A localized mild, acute, inflammatory reaction was noted transitorily; it subsided between the 7th and 14th day. Three calculi were formed, a result which compares favorably with studies of other sutures. Results indicate that the suture may have a place in urologic surgery, but further studies are necessary before clinical use.
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