title: Treatment of a large defect of the chest wall in a child using a negative pressure wound dressing.
abstract: Vacuum-assisted closure(VAC) is a simple wound healing tool in plastic surgery. We report a large thoracic defect in a child, in which the VAC was used to cover an exposed polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis. The VAC saved the prosthesis and induced complete granulation of the wound, which healed completely in five weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France. florentbonnet@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Florent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonnet
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pavy
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beaudoin
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dubousset
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitrofanoff
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D002648:Child; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000601:surgery; D006097:Granulation Tissue; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013396:Suction; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene