title: Silastic foam dressing for healing exenteration cavities.
abstract: Dressing the exenterated orbital cavity is difficult and time consuming for staff, traumatic to the healing wound, and painful for the patient, particularly when the wound is being left to granulate. We report the use of a silastic foam dressing which offers a number of advantages in this clinical situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gilmour
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Rennie
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012828:Silicones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012828:Silicones