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Postoperative fasciitis after laparotomy

Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine |
2003

Abstract

Postoperative infectious and necrotizing abdominal wall fasciitis is a serious wound complication. Authors present own analysis of their experience with the treatment of this disease.

They refer a possibility to accelerate the healing with active approach using the combination of surgical debridement with a suitable local therapeutic witch results in better healing shortening the interval between the drainage of the pus and the secondary wound suture, bettering the cosmetic look of the scar and the earlier start of postoperative chemo/radiotherapy.