Bone wax as a cause of a foreign body granuloma in a cranial defect: A case report

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 656-658

  Wolvius, E B ^a   van der Wal, K G H ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bone wax; Cranial detect; Foreign body; Granuloma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE WAX; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; HEMOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CALVARIA; CASE REPORT; DONOR SITE; EXCISION; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT FRACTURE; SKIN FISTULA; SKULL DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0345329176     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2002.0394     Document Type: Article

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