Treatment of delayed jejunal perforation after irreducible femoral hernia repair with open abdomen management and delayed abdominal closure with skin flap approximation
Highlights • Delayed bowel perforation may develop after irreducible femoral hernia surgery especially in elderly patients with comorbid disease. • Open abdomen management with negative pressure therapy and delayed open abdomen closure with skin flap approximation is optimum treatment modality for h...
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Published in | International journal of surgery case reports Vol. 16; pp. 19 - 24 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Netherlands
Elsevier Ltd
01.01.2015
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Highlights • Delayed bowel perforation may develop after irreducible femoral hernia surgery especially in elderly patients with comorbid disease. • Open abdomen management with negative pressure therapy and delayed open abdomen closure with skin flap approximation is optimum treatment modality for hemodynamically instable patient. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 2210-2612 2210-2612 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.09.008 |