Seyhan Tamer, Borman Hüseyin, Deniz Murat, Kocer Emrah
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
J Craniofac Surg. 2009 Jan;20(1):73-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318190e201.
We report a case of intranasal porous polyethylene implant extrusion 7 years after insertion in a patient with Hashimoto disease. We also discuss the possible causes of the extrusion and convey the histopathologic examination and microbiological investigation results of the samples taken from the removed implant.