Vacuum-assisted closure for the treatment of abdominal wounds

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DeFranzo, AJ [1 ]
Argenta, L [1 ]
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[1] Wake Forest Univ, Sch Med, Dept Plast & Reconstruct Surg, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA
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10.1016/j.cps.2005.12.007
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R61 [外科手术学];
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Abdominal wall defects pose a significant surgical challenge. The defect may result from trauma, infections, previous major surgery or some combination of these etiologies. This article describes the Vacuum-Assisted Closure device (VAC, KCl, San Antonio, Texas) and how it can help in treating these defects.
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