TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic Ulceration and Sinus Formation due to Foreign Body
T2 - An Often-Forgotten Problem
AU - Hansen, Karin Birgitte
AU - Gottrup, Finn
N1 - © The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - Foreign bodies like residues of suture or mesh may lead to a foreign body reaction, cavity formation and continuous secretion and perhaps ulceration. We present a more than 9 years long medical record of a 49 year old man after a simple surgical procedure. The background was a sinus formation generated from a foreign body reaction. The case report shows that this condition is often overlooked and even using advanced equipment, it is difficult to diagnose. The only solution is to diagnose and remove the triggering cause. Fistulography and ultrasound scanning seem to be the optimal diagnostic tool in these cases. The knowledge of the foreign body reaction in tissue continuously needs to be reestablished in the health care system especially in areas, where implantation of foreign material is used.
AB - Foreign bodies like residues of suture or mesh may lead to a foreign body reaction, cavity formation and continuous secretion and perhaps ulceration. We present a more than 9 years long medical record of a 49 year old man after a simple surgical procedure. The background was a sinus formation generated from a foreign body reaction. The case report shows that this condition is often overlooked and even using advanced equipment, it is difficult to diagnose. The only solution is to diagnose and remove the triggering cause. Fistulography and ultrasound scanning seem to be the optimal diagnostic tool in these cases. The knowledge of the foreign body reaction in tissue continuously needs to be reestablished in the health care system especially in areas, where implantation of foreign material is used.
U2 - 10.1177/1534734614550687
DO - 10.1177/1534734614550687
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25256286
SN - 1534-7346
VL - 14
SP - 393
EP - 395
JO - International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
JF - International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
IS - 4
ER -