New economical and simple device for intraoperative expansion on small and medium sized soft tissue defects
Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
;
: 235-239, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-716862
ABSTRACT
Intraoperative expansion has been used to cover small to large defects without disadvantages of the conventional tissue expanders. Various materials, for example, expanders and Foley catheters are being used. We introduce a new, convenient and economical device immediately available in the operating room, according to the defect size for intraoperative expansion, with latex gloves or balloons. The retrospective study was done with 20 patients who presented with skin and soft tissue defects. During the operation, expansion was done with latex gloves or balloons inflated with saline through an intravenous line and a three-way stopcock. After the inflation, the glove was removed and skin was covered with expanded tissue. A careful decision was made regarding the inflation volume and placement of the expander according to the defect size. There were no postoperative complications. The skin contracture and tension was minimal with a texture similar to the adjacent tissue. The new intraoperative expansion devices with latex gloves and balloons were cheap and made easily right in the operation room. The reconstruction of small to large sized skin defects can be done successfully, functionally and aesthetically without using expensive commercial materials.
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Assunto principal:
Salas Cirúrgicas
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Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Pele
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios
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Dispositivos para Expansão de Tecidos
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Expansão de Tecido
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Contratura
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Equipamentos e Provisões
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Catéteres
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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