Chronic orbital infection caused by migration of an orbital Silastic implant.
A Silastic sheet was used for the repair of a lateral orbital wall defect in a 48-year-old man. Migration of this implant through the defect has caused recurrent episodes of orbital infection. Although migration of Silastic within the orbit has been reported previously, the absence of fixation together with further remodelling of the lateral orbital wall defect contributed to this phenomenon.
Nitsche
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Department of Oral/Maxillofacial and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7PA, United Kingdom. nitsche@doctors.org.uk
Yousefpour
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Bainton
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D002908:Chronic Disease; D020878:Device Removal; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000009:adverse effects; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit; D020273:Orbital Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects