Hypergranulation over a meshed split-thickness skin graft, a complication of negative-pressure wound therapy: a case report

Hypergranulation over a meshed split-thickness skin graft, a complication of negative-pressure wound therapy: a case report

Abstract Background We present a case of a rare complication of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) wherein there was fixation of a meshed split-thickness skin graft (STSG), suspected as a failure by hypergranulation. However, the meshed STSG was integrated within 5 days of NPWT cessation. Case p...

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Main Authors: Masato Shiba, Tomoaki Doi, Hideshi Okada, Ryo Kamidani, Genki Yoshimura, Keigo Kusuzawa, Fuminori Yamaji, Tomotaka Miura, Hideaki Oiwa, Yosuke Mizuno, Ryu Yasuda, Tetsuya Fukuta, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Takahito Miyake, Takahiro Yoshida, Shozo Yoshida, Shinji Ogura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Debridement
Mesh
Negative-pressure wound therapy
Hypergranulation
Split-thickness skin graft
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03521-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03521-5

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