title: Unabsorbed dura patch removed eight years after pituitary surgery.
abstract: The Codman ETHISORB Dura Patch is a synthetic, absorbable material whose absorption is complete within approximately 90 days. We report the first case of an unabsorbed Codman Dura patch, in which a patient was presented with nasal obstruction and epistaxis 8 years after pituitary surgery for Cushing's disease.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ear , Nose and Throat Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: S M I
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ear , Nose and Throat Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nassimizadeh
authors.affiliation: b Department of Pathology , Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warfield
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ear , Nose and Throat Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ear , Nose and Throat Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D047748:Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion / Q000601:surgery*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: C460779:Ethisorb; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid
keywords: Absorbable implants/adverse effects; dura mater; epistaxis; nasal obstruction