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Spreading infection of the abdominal wall or infected wound dehiscence requires individualized techniques for management. This chapter describes some useful operative techniques. For a general discussion of management of the contaminated operation, see Chap. 7. This chapter also describes open drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses. While percutaneous drainage techniques have largely eliminated the need for open drainage, these procedures are still sometimes needed.
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Scott-Conner, C.E.H., Chassin, J.L. (2014). Operations for Infected Abdominal Wound Dehiscence, Necrotizing Fasciitis, and Intra-abdominal Abscesses. In: Scott-Conner, C. (eds) Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1393-6_108
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