Denzinger, Stefan and Luebke, Lars and Roessler, Wolfgang and Wieland, Wolf F. and Kessler, Sigurd and Burger, Maximilian (2007) Vacuum-assisted closure versus conventional wound care in the treatment of wound failures following inguinal lymphadenectomy for penile cancer: A retrospective study. EUROPEAN UROLOGY, 51 (5). pp. 1320-1325. ISSN 0302-2838, 1873-7560
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Objectives: Impaired wound healing is a frequent event in inguinal surgery and very common after lymphadenectomy for penile cancer. Although vacuum therapy has been reported to expedite the healing of complex wound failures, vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) has been reported to be contraindicated in malignancy. In the present study we evaluated the use of VAC in the treatment of complex wound failures following inguinal lymphadenectomy for penile cancer in comparison to conventional wound care (CWC) implying debridement and saline-soaked gauze. Methods: We retrospectively identified six inguinal wounds following inguinal lymphadenectomy for penile cancer and subsequent use of VAC from 2003 to 2006 at our institution. Data on surgical interventions, complications, length of time required for closure, and outcome were compared to 10 inguinal defects treated with CWC between 2000 and 2003. Results: Wound volume was comparable for both groups. Wound breakdown occurred at a median of 7.4 d after inguinal lymphadenectomy and was treated by CWC for a mean of 69.8 d. In the VAC group, the median duration until complete closure was 38.9 d. Thus, VAC was shown to result in complete wound, healing in less time (p < 0.001). No local recurrence in the VAC group was noted despite positive lymph nodes. Conclusions: VAC therapy is effective in complex inguinal wound failures following lymphadenectorny for penile cancer and appears to be superior to CWC. VAC seems to offer adequate safety concerning local recurrence. (c) 2006 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA; SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY; SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GROIN; COMPLICATIONS; inguinal lymphadenectomy; penile cancer; vacuum-assisted closure; wound failure |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Urologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2020 11:21 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2020 11:21 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/32797 |
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