Quantitative Assessment of Asbestos Fibers in Abdominal Organs: A Scoping Review

CONCLUSION: The studies included were heterogeneous in terms of exposure and cases, type of samples, as well as analytical techniques, therefore we cannot confirm a specific pattern of distribution in any organ, based on the low homogeneity of the exposure status. The colon is the organ in which the number of fibers is the highest, probably because of exposure arising from both internal distribution of inhaled fibers and ingestion. Additional studies of the number of asbestos fibers in abdominal organs should be made to achieve better representativity.PMID:38060208 | PMC:PMC10731569 | DOI:10.23749/mdl.v114i6.14946

Source: Medicina del Lavoro - December 7, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yohama Caraballo-Arias Francesco Roccuzzo Francesca Graziosi Nataliia Danilevskaia Samantha Rota Carlotta Zunarellli Paola Caffaro Paolo Boffetta Mattia Bonetti Francesco Saverio Violante Source Type: research