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Immediate local tissue reactions to teflon vocal cord implants.
Author(s) -
Lewy Robert B.,
Millet Dan
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197808000-00016
Subject(s) - foreign body , foreign bodies , medicine , audiology , anesthesia , surgery , toxicology , biology
From the beginning of the teflon injection technique for paralyzed vocal cords there has been an obvious interest in its role as a foreign body. There are a number of previous reports after varying periods of time of residence. This case report describes the tissue response of the foreign body reaction very early, 48 hours after the injection of teflon. It is consistent with early inflammatory foreign body reaction.