title: Chronic radiodermatitis injury after cardiac catheterization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel.
authors.forename: Yoav
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Barnea
authors.forename: Aharon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shafir
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gur
mesh_terms: 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