A case of mediastinitis with an exposed artificial blood vessel that was associated with right ventricular wall damage during treatment

Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Ryuichi Yoshida¹  Satoshi Yanagibayashi¹  Akio Nishijima¹  Megumi Takikawa¹  Naoto Yamamoto²  Eri Maruyama³ 

[1] Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan;Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan;Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japa;Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japa;

关键词: Mediastinitis;    right ventricle wall rupture;    exposed artificial vessel;    Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with continuous instillation(NPWT-CI);    pectoralis major muscle flap;   

DOI  :  10.1080/23320885.2019.1611435

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【 摘 要 】

We report a serious case of right ventricular wall damage during mediastinitis treatment, which was successfully treated with negative-pressure wound therapy with continuous instillation (NPWT-CI).

【 授权许可】

CC BY