Chronic radiodermatitis injury after cardiac catheterization.
The authors present two patients in whom chronic radiodermatitis developed after repeated cardiac catheterization and coronary angioplasty procedures, with no indication of malignancy. In one patient, after other therapeutic methods were unsuccessful in alleviating his symptoms, the authors excised the lesion with wide surgical margins and skin grafted the area. The mere purpose was to free the patient from the unrelenting pain and discomfort. In this case, the authors achieved complete success in wound healing but only partial success in pain relief.
Barnea
Yoav
Y
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel.
Amir
Aharon
A
Shafir
Raphael
R
Weiss
Jerry
J
Gur
Eyal
E
D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001415:Back; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery