J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 94(2): 185-188, 1993

Case report

SINGLE-STAGE MANAGEMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE STERNAL WOUND INFECTION USING A PECTRAL MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kinan General Hospital, Wakayama, Japan

Fumikazu Nomura, Toshiyuki Hiranaka, Akihiko Yagura, Kazushi Kurozumi, Tadasu Mori

Two patients with postoperative sternal wound infection were successfully treated by a pectral musculoctaneous flap. A single-stage procedure of debridement and immediate closure with a pectral musculocutaneous flap can eliminate irrigation, open wound management, or reoperation for closure. Therefore, this method is very safe, simple, and effective for the management of sternal wound infections.

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