title: Omental herniation: a rare complication of vacuum-assisted closure of infected sternotomy wound.
abstract: Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) has recently been adopted as an acceptable modality for management of sternotomy wound infections. Although generally efficacious, the use of negative pressure devices has been associated with complications such as bleeding, retention of sponge, and empyema. We report the first case of greater omental hernia as a rare complication of vacuum-assisted closure of sternal wound infection following coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK.
authors.forename: Philemon
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gukop
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK.
authors.forename: Madhan Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kuppuswamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kourliouros
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK.
authors.forename: Venkatachalam
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chandrasekaran