Post-malignancy irradiation ulcers with exposed alloplastic materials can be salvaged with topical negative pressure therapy (TNP)

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 920-925

  Loos, B ^a   Kopp, J ^a   Hohenberger, W ^a   Horch, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alloplastic material; Cancer; Irradiated tissue; Oncologic surgery; Topical negative pressure

Indexed keywords

CEFOTIAM; MARLEX; PIPERACILLIN; POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE; SULBACTAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTIOCYTOMA; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; SKIN ULCER; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL MESH; ULCER; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34548024859     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.12.018     Document Type: Article

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