Pulmonary migration following periurethral polytetrafluoroethylene injection for urinary incontinence

J Urol. 1989 Sep;142(3):821-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38903-6.

Abstract

We report a case of clinically significant migration of polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) paste particles to the lungs after periurethral injection. These particles were identified by standard and polarized light microscopy. Since the long-term effects in humans are not sufficiently known, we strongly warn against the use of polytetrafluoroethylene paste in children or young adults with a normal life expectancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology
  • Foreign Bodies* / complications
  • Foreign Bodies* / pathology
  • Foreign-Body Migration* / complications
  • Foreign-Body Migration* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Lung* / pathology
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene*
  • Urethra
  • Urinary Incontinence / therapy*

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene