title: Complications of orbital floor repair with silastic sheet: the skin fistula.
abstract: Treatment of orbital floor fracture is a subject of great interest in maxillofacial surgery. Many materials have been described for its reconstruction.In this article, the authors report a case of a patient who, 7 years from a previous orbital floor fracture and treatment with silastic sheet, presented herself to their clinic for the failure of the material used for its reconstruction and a skin fistula.Orbital floor repair with silastic sheet is an old method that no one uses anymore, but we still observe cases of late complications with this material. So a fine knowledge of silastic sheet complications is needed for young surgeons.The authors report the case and perform a literature review about the use of more modern biomaterials for orbital floor reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. aboh.ikenna@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ikenna Valentine
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Aboh
authors.forename: Glauco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chisci
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gennaro
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giovannetti
authors.forename: Davina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Priore
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anelli
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iannetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C586522:osteobiol; C013830:baysilon