[Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Advanced Recurrent Rectal Cancer]

The incidence of perineal wound complications after extended pelvic surgeries for locally advanced or locally recurrent cancer is high. The management of these refractory complications is usually difficult. Extended pelvic surgeries are commonly associated with severe infectious complications owing to pre-operative chemoradiation therapy, the tissue damage during surgery, and the dead space after radical resections. Negative pressure wound therapy(NPWT)is widely used for the management ofseveral wounds. Recently, the utility ofNPWT has been reported on the management ofinf ectious wound complications post-surgery. Some authors reported the drainage effect of NPWT on pelvic abscess after surgery. However, so far, only a few reports have been published on the usefulness of NPWT in the management of perineal wound disruption or pelvic abscess. We performed NPWT on patients with perineal wound disruption or intractable lymphorrhoea. In these cases, NPWP was effective in early successful treatment. In summary, NPWT is an effective treatment option for perineal disruption and pelvic abscess after surgery for locally advanced or locally recurrent cancers.