Vacuum sealing drainage as an adjuvant treatment of penile and scrotal gangrene: Clinical analysis of 4 cases / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
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(12): 237-242, 2017.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-812779
ABSTRACT
Objective@#To search for an optimal strategy for the treatment of penile and scrotal gangrene by analyzing the clinical effect of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) as an adjuvant treatment on this disease.@*METHODS@#We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data about 4 cases of penile and scrotal gangrene treated by VSD as an adjuvant treatment from January 2015 to June 2016. The 4 patients all underwent early extensive and radical debridement of gangrene of the scrotum and penis and received intravenous injection of two broad-spectrum antibiotics, followed by VSD for wound drainage and irrigation.@*RESULTS@#Adequate wound drainage was achieved in all the 4 cases, the gangrene range rapidly localized and testicular necrosis avoided. The wound surface healed satisfactorily after cleansing and suturing. The patients were followed up for 3 months after discharged from the hospital and none experienced recurrence.@*CONCLUSIONS@#VSD combined with early adequate debridement can effectively localize the gangrene range, significantly reduce the frequency of changing dressings and shorten the hospitalization time of the patient, and therefore is a very effective adjuvant treatment of penile and scrotal gangrene.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Penis
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Scrotum
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Testis
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Therapeutics
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Vacuum
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Debridement
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Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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