title: Use of negative-pressure dressings to manage a difficult surgical neck wound.
abstract: We used negative-pressure dressings to treat a poorly healing cervical rotation flap following radical neck dissection in an elderly man. The wound had failed to heal properly after 2 weeks of conservative management. Following application of the negative-pressure dressings, the wound granulated quickly and healed well by secondary intention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35249, USA.
authors.forename: Satya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shreenivas
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Magnuson
authors.forename: Eben L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011312:Pressure; D012086:Reoperation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing