Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of a perineal gangrene extended to the abdominal wall.

Authors
Bonnamy, C Hamel, F Leporrier, J Fouques, Y Viquesnel, G Le Roux, Y
Citation
C. Bonnamy et al., Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of a perineal gangrene extended to the abdominal wall., ANN CHIR, 125(10), 2000, pp. 982-984
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALES DE CHIRURGIE
ISSN journal
00033944 → ACNP
Volume
125
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
982 - 984
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-3944(200012)125:10<982:VCITTO>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) system is used for the treatment of compl icated wounds and large tissular dehiscences. The study aim was to report a case of perineal gangrene extended to the abdominal wall in a 53-year old woman. After several extensive surgical debridments, using of the VAC was f ollowed by a good and rapid healing of the wound. (C) 2000 Editions scienti fiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.