GRANULOMATA AFTER THYROID SURGERY

Authors

  • Ι. ΣΠΗΛΙΩΤΗΣ
  • Ν. ΜΠΟΥΜΠΟΥΛΗΣ
  • Κ. ΔΡΑΓΩΤΗΣ
  • Ι. ΑΝΔΡΟΥΛΑΚΗΣ

Abstract

Foreign body granulomata are known to follow the use of silk suture material deep to the skin. This complication was noted to occur after thyroid surgery also after the change from the use of absorbable material (Dexon) in our series between 1983 and 1989 in 200 thyrodectomies.

References

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Spiliotis J, Gatopoulou Κ, Scopa C et al: Increased serum CEA predict thyroid carcinoma. Annales d'Endocrinologie 1988, 9 Abst 1.

Posthlewait R: Long term comparatiνe study of non-absorbable sutures. Ann. Surg. 1976, 171 : 892-898.

Farrar W: Complications of thyroid surgery. Surg. Clin. North America 1983, 63: 1353-1361.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (1990): ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ

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