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Zoran Tabaković1, Milana Marinković2, Petar Milačić3
1Cardiac Surgery Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Dedinje", Belgrade, Serbia.
Abstract:
The incidence of sternal wound complications, such as dehiscences, infections, and sternocutaneous fistulas, can reach 10%. Sternocutaneous fistulas are extremely rare, and the only definite therapy is surgical repair. Our experience taught us that combining a traditional approach with an extracellular matrix patch might be a step forward in therapy. We described three examples of surgically reconstructing sternocutaneous fistulas with an extracellular matrix patch (ProxiCor®).
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