Utility of negative-pressure wound therapy for orocutaneous and pharyngocutaneous fistula following head and neck surgery.

Yusuke Inatomi Hideki KadotaSei YoshidaKenichi KamizonoRyo ShimamotoSeita FukushimaKayo MiyashitaMioko MatsuoRyuji YasumatsuShunichiro TanakaJunichi Fukushima

Published in: Head & neck (2019)

Airtight sealing can be maintained and postoperative fistula can be closed by NPWT with a high success rate, even after previous irradiation. NPWT is an effective and minimally invasive treatment for postoperative fistula.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
patients undergoing
surgical site infection
robot assisted
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention
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