Foreign Body Granuloma Following Orbital Reconstruction with Porous Polyethylene.
Porous polyethylene is commonly used in the orbit for fracture repair and anophthalmic reconstruction; it reportedly has a good safety profile and integrates well into host tissue. Foreign body reaction to porous polyethylene has been reported in facial tissue, but to our knowledge, not in the orbit. The authors report 2 cases of foreign body inflammatory giant cell reaction in patients who underwent orbital fracture repairs with porous polyethylene implants.
*Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington; †Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville; ‡Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; and §Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.
Peter J
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Timoney
Jeremy D
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Clark
Paul A
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Frederick
Mark
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Krakauer
Christopher
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Compton
Craig
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Horbinski
Jason
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Sokol
William R
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D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020273:Orbital Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020959:Polyethylene / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016062:Porosity; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020959:Polyethylene