title: Repair of a huge vesicocutaneous fistula with the rectus femoris musculocutaneous flap and VAC.
abstract: Adequate drainage is a prerequisite for closing a vesicocutaneous fistula, but the continued exposure to urine makes this impossible. Here, VAC was successfully used as a preoperative therapy before flap transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukushima Medical School, Japan. yoko-prs@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsuragi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kajikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tateshita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okochi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000637:transplantation; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014547:Urinary Diversion