Foreign body granulomas associated with polypropylene – A report
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https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v30i3.1458Keywords:
Foreign body granuloma, giant cells, polypropylene, sutureAbstract
Foreign body granulomas due to polypropylene are rarely reported though such adverse outcomes occur with multifilament sutures like silk. A case is presented where such granuloma occurred in a laparotomy wound repaired with polypropylene
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