The efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy on chemotherapeutic extravasation ulcers: An experimental study

Context: The extravasation of the chemotherapeutic agents is not an unusual phenomenon. Necrosis of the skin and underlying structures has been reported, depending on the cytotoxicity of the extravasating drug. Despite the presence of some antidotes, such wounds tend to enlarge with time and are lik...

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Main Authors: Evren Isci, Halil I. Canter, Mehmet Dadaci, Pergin Atilla, Ayse N. Cakar, Abdullah Kecik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-09-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.146611
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