BACKGROUND: Regenerative surgery deals with damaged tissue via endogenous cell activation or through autologous cell implantation. Several clinical applications employing cell infusions, platelet gel (PG), or both, are currently applied in cases in which no other therapy is application. The vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) system is a non invasive device used in the management of complicated wounds, which creates sub-atmospheric pressure promoting the wound healing process. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We describe the case of a 75-year-old woman who underwent several surgical interventions and presented a non-healing ileo-cutaneous fistula. All standard procedures in order to treat the trauma failed, so a treatment associating VAC and PG was performed. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: VAC and PG represent promising opportunities for the treatment of difficult wounds. In this case, the association of regenerative medicine using homologous PG to the VAC therapy was employed in order to enhance the effect of both techniques on tissue repair.
BACKGROUND: Regenerative surgery deals with damaged tissue via endogenous cell activation or through autologous cell implantation. Several clinical applications employing cell infusions, platelet gel (PG), or both, are currently applied in cases in which no other therapy is application. The vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) system is a non invasive device used in the management of complicated wounds, which creates sub-atmospheric pressure promoting the wound healing process. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We describe the case of a 75-year-old woman who underwent several surgical interventions and presented a non-healing ileo-cutaneous fistula. All standard procedures in order to treat the trauma failed, so a treatment associating VAC and PG was performed. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: VAC and PG represent promising opportunities for the treatment of difficult wounds. In this case, the association of regenerative medicine using homologous PG to the VAC therapy was employed in order to enhance the effect of both techniques on tissue repair.
Authors: Maria Trapasso; Francesco Spagnolo; Filippo Marchi; Paolo Strada; Pierluigi Santi; Marco Scala Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Date: 2013-06-07