Successful Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Abdominal Wall Necrosis Caused by a Perforated Ascending Colon Using the ABThera System

<div>The initial surgical and histological findings: (a) the surgical findings revealing extensive necrosis of the retroperitoneal fat around the ascending colon where the inflammation is severe; (b) right hemicolectomy specimen. The pathological findings of the resected specimen reveal peritonitis, ischemic changes, and thinning of the wall of the ascending colon with no malignancy (arrow).</div>

Case Reports in Surgery

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Figure 2: Successful Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Abdominal Wall Necrosis Caused by a Perforated Ascending Colon Using the ABThera System 

Figure 2 | Successful Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Abdominal Wall Necrosis Caused by a Perforated Ascending Colon Using the ABThera System 