title: Polydimethylsiloxane in the human vocal fold: description of partial explantation.
abstract: We describe here for the first time a partial explantation of polydimethylsiloxane in a patient 7 years after implantation caused by faulty positioning of the implant. The histopathologic examination demonstrated that the material that displayed green autofluorescence in hematoxylin-eosin staining was biologically inert and stable. Major inflammatory reaction could not be ascertained.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Musicians' Medicine, Freiburg University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany. matthias.echternach@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Echternach
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Delb
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sittel
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Verse
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007821:Laryngeal Muscles; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D012828:Silicones / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon