Intranasal porous polyethylene implant extrusion 7 years after insertion in a patient with Hashimoto disease.
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.
Seyhan
Tamer
T
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. tamerseyhan@yahoo.com
Borman
Hüseyin
H
Deniz
Murat
M
Kocer
Emrah
E
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
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C084562:Medpor; D011095:Polyethylenes; D020959:Polyethylene