Glove Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure for the Scrotum

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2014 English Publisher:Georg Thieme Verlag KGJournal:Archives of Plastic Surgery, volume 41, pages 421-423 (issn: 2234-6163, eissn: 2234-6171,

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Authors: Loka Vijayan Siddha; Shankar Ram Hemmanur;

doi: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.4.421

pmid: 25075369

pmc: PMC4113706

Glove Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure for the Scrotum

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Abstract

Modified vacuum-assisted wound closure with a surgical glove has been proven effective [1]. Fournier's gangrene is a condition that has the possibility of sepsis and delayed healing. Vacuum-assisted wound closure has been done with V.A.C Vacuum-assisted closure (KCI, San Antonio, TX, USA) for scrotal wounds [2,3,4]. We would like to suggest the use of a vacuum with a surgical glove for healing a scrotal wound following Fournier's gangrene. We have found that this method promotes faster healing in a low-cost setting.

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Keywords

Letter, RD1-811, Surgery

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