Novel Use of External Tissue Expander for Management of Sternal Wound Dehiscence

Sternal wound dehiscence and its associated complications contribute to significant morbidity and mortality after coronary bypass operations. We present the novel use of continuous external tissue expansion to achieve delayed primary closure of a previously dehisced sternal wound.

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 100; no. 4; pp. e81 - e83
Main Authors Park, Ko Un, MD, Moquin, Kenneth, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.10.2015
Subjects
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Comorbidity
Debridement
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Middle Aged
Sternotomy
Sternum - pathology
Surgery
Surgical Flaps
Surgical Wound Dehiscence - epidemiology
Surgical Wound Dehiscence - surgery
Surgical Wound Infection - surgery
Tissue Expansion - methods
Tissue Expansion Devices
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Summary:Sternal wound dehiscence and its associated complications contribute to significant morbidity and mortality after coronary bypass operations. We present the novel use of continuous external tissue expansion to achieve delayed primary closure of a previously dehisced sternal wound.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.06.044