TY - JOUR
T1 - Autopsy Finding in Systemic Silicone Embolism
AU - Afandi, Dedi
AU - Djuanda, Iwan
AU - Hertian, Swasti
AU - Atmadja, Djaja Surya
AU - Safitry, Oktavinda
AU - Widjaja, Ivan Riyanto
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Liquid silicone is an inert material utilized for tissue augmentation by physician as well as illegally by nonmedical personnel. We present a case report, 52 years old man who died after illegal silicone injection. From autopsy examination, we found needle mark at corona of the glans penis, asymetric enlargement of penis, oil substance in artery coronaria’s vessel and depth’s organs were oily. Histopathological examination showed silicone embolism in almost all of the victim’s organs. The cause of dead was infarct myocard acute due to silicone embolism.Keywords: autopsy findings, silicone embolism, augmentation phalloplasty
AB - Liquid silicone is an inert material utilized for tissue augmentation by physician as well as illegally by nonmedical personnel. We present a case report, 52 years old man who died after illegal silicone injection. From autopsy examination, we found needle mark at corona of the glans penis, asymetric enlargement of penis, oil substance in artery coronaria’s vessel and depth’s organs were oily. Histopathological examination showed silicone embolism in almost all of the victim’s organs. The cause of dead was infarct myocard acute due to silicone embolism.Keywords: autopsy findings, silicone embolism, augmentation phalloplasty
UR - http://indonesia.digitaljournals.org/index.php/idnmed/article/view/850
M3 - Article
VL - 58
JO - Journal of the Indonesian Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Indonesian Medical Association
IS - 7
ER -