Usefulness of Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy in the Treatment of Esophageal Perforation Following Thyroidectomy / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
;
: 252-256, 2017.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-650209
ABSTRACT
Perforation of the cervical esophagus after thyroidectomy is a rare complication. Esophageal perforation is usually treated conservatively with simple surgical drainage and intravenous antibiotic therapy. If complicated by abscess, it needs aggressive surgery including resection and anastomosis. But the aggressive treatments mentioned have low success and high morbidity. Herein, we report a patient with complicated deep neck infection caused by esophageal perforation following thyroidectomy, which was successfully treated with multiple vacuum-assisted closure and intravenous antibiotic therapy after the failure of simple suture and simple drainage as conservative managements.
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Main subject:
Sutures
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Thyroidectomy
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Drainage
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Abscess
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Esophageal Perforation
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Esophagus
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Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
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Neck
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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