Foreign Body Granuloma Following Orbital Reconstruction with Porous Polyethylene.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Peter J Timoney, Jeremy D Clark, Paul A Frederick, Mark Krakauer, Christopher Compton, Craig Horbinski, Jason Sokol, William R Nunery
• Journal: Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery (Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg) 2016 Nov-Dec Vol. 32 Issue 6 Pg. e137-e138 ISSN: 1537-2677 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25393906 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Biocompatible Materials
• Polyethylene

Topics

• Adult
• Biocompatible Materials (adverse effects)
• Biopsy
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Granuloma, Foreign-Body (diagnosis, etiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Orbital Implants (adverse effects)
• Polyethylene (adverse effects)
• Porosity
• Postoperative Complications
• Plastic Surgery Procedures (adverse effects)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed