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Impact of incisional negative pressure wound therapy on perineal wound healing after abdominoperineal rectum extirpation

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Abstract

Introduction

Perineal wound healing disorders are one of the major complications following abdominoperineal rectum extirpation.

Methods and results

We evaluated the impact of an “incisional negative pressure wound therapy” (iNPWT) system after abdominoperineal rectum extirpation in six patients. All patients had a neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy with 50.4 Gy and 5-FU. Five of the six patients (83%) experienced complication-free healing of the perineal wound after 5 to 12 days of iNPWT. One patient developed a wound healing disorder 8 days after abdominoperineal rectum extirpation during current iNPWT.

Discussion

Use of an iNPWT system can be of favor after abominoperineal rectum extirpation.

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  1. Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Julius-Maximilians-University, University of Wuerzburg, Oberduerrbacherstr.6, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany

    Armin Wiegering, Ulrich A. Dietz, Caroline Corteville, Lars Plaßmeier, Christian Jurowich, Christoph-Thomas Germer & Katica Krajinovic

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Wuerzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Wuerzburg, Germany

    Armin Wiegering

  3. Comprehensive Cancer Centre Mainfranken, University Hospital, University of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneiderstr. 6, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany

    Christoph-Thomas Germer

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  1. Armin Wiegering
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Correspondence to Armin Wiegering or Katica Krajinovic.

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Wiegering, A., Dietz, U.A., Corteville, C. et al. Impact of incisional negative pressure wound therapy on perineal wound healing after abdominoperineal rectum extirpation. Int J Colorectal Dis 32, 291–293 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-016-2704-5

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