title: Reactive changes of disc space and foreign body granuloma due to bone wax in lumbar spine.
abstract: Bone wax is a well-known agent used to prevent bleeding from the bone that can be used in different surgical procedures. Bone wax is a safe agent, but it may rarely lead to significant foreign body reactions. In this report, we present a patient who developed bone wax-related disc space foreign body granuloma following L4 total laminectomy, extremely rare complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. dr.nailozdemir@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nail
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Mustafa Fazil
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gelal
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minoglu
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Celik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010168:Palmitates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014885:Waxes / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D006490:Hemostatics; D010168:Palmitates; D014885:Waxes; C055480:bone wax