[Vacuum-Assisted Closure in the treatment of a large thoracic defect with Gore Tex prosthesis exposure: a case report].
Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) technique has been used in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds. The authors report a case of large thoracic defect, where the VAC was used to cover an exposed Gore Tex prosthesis after the failure of a latissimus dorsi flap. The VAC managed to save the Gore Tex prosthesis before a delayed reconstruction.
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Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, hôpital Henri-Mondor, université Paris-XII, Créteil, France. florentbonnet@hotmail.com
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Petit
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Alamdari
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D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene