Open AccessReconstruction of massive full‐thickness abdominal wall defect: successful treatment with nonabsorbable mesh, negative pressure wound therapy, and split‐skin grafting
Author(s) -
Aydin Dogu,
Paulsen Ida Felbo,
Bentzen Vibeke Egerup,
Asadzadeh Sami,
Hölmich Lisbet Rosenkrantz
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.649
Subject(s) - medicine , negative pressure wound therapy , skin grafting , grafting , surgery , abdominal wall , rescue therapy , pathology , composite material , materials science , alternative medicine , polymer
Key Clinical Message We demonstrate that it is possible to use a nonabsorbable mesh for abdominal wall reconstruction after total wound rupture and successfully split‐skin graft directly on the mesh. Sufficient granulation tissue formation prior to skin grafting was obtained with long‐term use of negative pressure wound therapy ( NPWT ).