[Vacuum-Assisted Closure in the treatment of a large thoracic defect with Gore Tex prosthesis exposure: a case
F Bonnet1, A Paraskevas, F Petit
1Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, hôpital Henri-Mondor, université Paris-XII, Créteil, France. florentbonnet@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) technique has been used in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds. The authors report a case of large thoracic defect, where the VAC was used to cover an exposed Gore Tex prosthesis after the failure of a latissimus dorsi flap. The VAC managed to save the Gore Tex prosthesis before a delayed reconstruction.


