| Autor: |
C A, Megerian, N Y, Busaba, M J, McKenna, R G, Ojemann |
| Rok vydání: |
1995 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The American journal of otology. 16(6) |
| ISSN: |
0192-9763 |
| Popis: |
Deleterious effects of Teflon strand placement during microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm are rare. In this report, a patient who had previously undergone suboccipital MVD for hemifacial spasm presented 3 years postoperatively with a progressive asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss and magnetic resonance imaging evidence of an enlarging ipsilateral gadolinium enhancing 1-cm cerebellopontine angle lesion. At surgery a granuloma was found displacing the structures of the internal auditory canal. Histologically, evidence of a Teflon fiber-induced giant cell granuloma was identified. This paper reviews the literature of Teflon-induced histopathology as it relates to posterior fossa MVD surgery, as well as its relation to this previously unreported complication. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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