Treatment of a large defect of the chest wall in a child using a negative pressure wound dressing.
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.
Bonnet
Florent
F
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France. florentbonnet@hotmail.com
Pavy
Bernard
B
Beaudoin
Sylvie
S
Dubousset
Jean
J
Mitrofanoff
Marc
M
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
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene