Successful Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Abdominal Wall Necrosis Caused by a Perforated Ascending Colon Using the ABThera System.
Kouki ImaokaTakuya YanoYasuhiro ChodaKo OshitaYuma TaniTetsushi KubotaMichihiro IshidaDaisuke SatohMasanori YoshimitsuKanyu NakanoMasao HaranoHiroyoshi MatsukawaHitoshi IdaniShigehiro ShiozakiMasazumi OkajimaPublished in: Case reports in surgery (2020)
In the management of a case of a massive wound with infection, it can be of great benefit to treat the wound with NPWT initially to decrease its size. The ABThera System could facilitate early and safe management of an OA by surgeons.