Use of neutral plasma coagulation in groin node dissection for vulvar malignancy: a novel technique

Vulvar cancer is an uncommon disease with approximately 1000 cases reported annually in the UK. Lymph node involvement is an important prognostic indicator. Vulvectomy and bilateral groin node dissection are the preferred surgical treatments for early disease and increase survival. However, signific...

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Autores principales: Madhuri, Thumuluru Kavitha, Tailor, Anil, Butler-Manuel, Simon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21792333
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMR.S19467
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Sumario:Vulvar cancer is an uncommon disease with approximately 1000 cases reported annually in the UK. Lymph node involvement is an important prognostic indicator. Vulvectomy and bilateral groin node dissection are the preferred surgical treatments for early disease and increase survival. However, significant morbidity with lymphocyst formation and wound breakdown has been reported in more than 50% of cases. We report the first case following use of the PlasmaJet(®) neutral argon coagulation system to reduce postoperative lymphocyst formation.

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