Fournier's gangrene wound therapy: Our experience using VAC device

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 394, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 759-760

  Tucci, Gianfranco ^a   Amabile, Dalia ^a   Cadeddu, Federica ^a   Milito, Giovanni ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; LETTER; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUTTOCKS; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY;

EID: 67349271693     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-009-0486-8     Document Type: Letter

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