Vacuum-assisted closure for the treatment of abdominal wounds
Anthony J DeFranzo1, Louis Argenta
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA. adefranz@wfubmc.edu
Clinics in Plastic Surgery
|April 28, 2006
Abstract:
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, KCI, San Antonio, Texas) and how it can help in treating these defects.
