Postoperative orocutaneous fistula closure using a vacuum-assisted closure system: a case report.
10.5125/jkaoms.2010.36.5.413
- Author:
Seung June LEE
1
;
Jin il KWON
;
Kyung Min LIM
;
Hyung Jun KIM
;
In Ho CHA
;
Woong NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. omsnam@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mouth neoplasms;
Postoperative complications;
Cutaneous fistula;
Oral fistula;
Negative-pressure wound therapy
- MeSH:
Cutaneous Fistula;
Extremities;
Fistula;
Head;
Humans;
Male;
Mouth Neoplasms;
Neck;
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy;
Oral Fistula;
Orthopedics;
Postoperative Complications;
Surgery, Oral;
Surgery, Plastic;
Torso
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2010;36(5):413-416
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fleischmann et al. first described the concept of using sub-atmospheric pressure to treat open or infected wounds in 1993. Since then, Argenta and Morykwas developed subatmospheric, or negative pressure dressings in 1997 as a means of managing complicated wounds. Since its introduction in 1997, the vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) system has been used widely in general plastic surgery, general surgery, and orthopedic surgery to manage complicated wounds of the torso and extremities. However, there is a paucity of literature describing its use in the head and neck region, particularly in oral and maxillofacial surgery. We report a successful case of postoperative orocutaneous fistula closure using a VAC system in a 59-year male with a review of the relevant literature.
