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3329961

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
Nonabsorbable silk sutures have been a frequently used foreign material in neurosurgery. In general, they are reliable and safe with minimal bio-incompatibility. Three pediatric neurosurgical patients came to clinical attention, however, because of delayed foreign-body reactions to silk sutures. The delayed atypical presentation of these patients delayed appropriate diagnosis and therapy. In two patients, the reaction presented as a delayed inflammation 7 years following surgical suture placement. In the other patient, the reaction caused delayed recurrent shunt failures and surgical wound breakdown. These three cases are used to introduce a discussion of the delayed response of the host to foreign material and its pertinence to neurosurgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0256-7040
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
375-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Delayed foreign-body reaction to silk sutures in pediatric neurosurgical patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports