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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep 16;26(4):668-672.
doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.15703. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Negative pressure wound closure system for giant thoracic defect closure in a patient with completely visible pericardium: A case report

Mustafa Tahir Özer  1 , Hüseyin Sinan  2 , Ersin Sapmaz  3 , Sedat Gürkok  3 , Şahin Kaymak  1 , Orhan Kozak  2
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Negative pressure wound closure system for giant thoracic defect closure in a patient with completely visible pericardium: A case report

Mustafa Tahir Özer et al. Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. .

Abstract

Negative pressure wound closure system facilitates wound closure via wound contraction. In this article, we report a successful application of thoracic negative pressure wound closure system to fill the thoracic defect, control infection, and expand the lung in a 35-year-old male patient with threerib defect, lung parenchyma injury, empyema, left complete pneumothorax, and visible pericardium after gunshot injury. The excellent result obtained in our patient demonstrates that negative pressure wound closure system is a good choice for treating high-energy thoracic injuries by reducing wound infection and enabling early wound closure.

Keywords: Negative pressure wound therapies; vacuum assisted closure; wound care.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Thoracic defect.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Application of negative pressure wound closure system.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Diminished thoracic defect.
Figure 4
Figure 4. (a) Before and (b) after closure of thoracic wound.
Figure 5
Figure 5. Lung X-rays of the patient (a) at first admission and (b) at discharge.
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