Foreign Body Granuloma Following Orbital Reconstruction with Porous Polyethylene

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Nov-Dec;32(6):e137-e138. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000328.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

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

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Polyethylene