Laryngeal Tissue Responses to Teflon

Endoscopic Treatment of Reflux: Migration of Teflon to the Lungs and Brain

“…We believe the mechanism by which this occurs is disrup tion of the small blood vessels in the region of the uretero vesical junction allowing particles to gain access to the venous circulation. This is suggested by the rapidity with which they could be recovered from both the lung and brain and also by the demonstration at autopsy of parti cles within the lumen not only of the lymphatics but also small blood vessels adjacent to the Teflon bolus [15].…”

Endoscopic Treatment of Reflux: Experimental Study and Review of Teflon® and Collagen

“…Otolaryngologists have injected polytetrafluorethylene into vocal cords for dysphonia and aphonia for more than 30 years in many patients without significant clinical adverse sequelae [1,2,4,12,37,39].…”

Does deflux alter the paradigm for the management of children with vesicoureteral reflux?

“…However, in the 1980s, isolated reports began to appear of Teflon particles being found in blood vessels and lymphatics adjacent to the injection site [5], in the regional lymph nodes [6], and in the lungs [6][7][8]. Most of these patients had been injected for urinary incontinence, but lymph node migration also was reported following injection for reflux [9].…”