Negative pressure dressing for radiation-associated wound dehiscence after posterolateral thoracotomy
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Negative pressure dressing for radiation-associated wound dehiscence after posterolateral thoracotomy.
Wound complications following surgical resection in patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy are common and can be a difficult problem to manage. Negative pressure dressing technology appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of radiation-associated wound complications and can be used in the outpatients clinic setting. The presented case demonstrates that negative pressu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1569-9293
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.196485