title: Intranasal porous polyethylene implant extrusion 7 years after insertion in a patient with Hashimoto disease.
abstract: We report a case of intranasal porous polyethylene implant extrusion 7 years after insertion in a patient with Hashimoto disease. We also discuss the possible causes of the extrusion and convey the histopathologic examination and microbiological investigation results of the samples taken from the removed implant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. tamerseyhan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seyhan
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Borman
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kocer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000209:etiology; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D041121:Klebsiella oxytoca; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D020959:Polyethylene; D011095:Polyethylenes; D016062:Porosity; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D012706:Serratia marcescens
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C084562:Medpor; D011095:Polyethylenes; D020959:Polyethylene