Severe electric burn of the skull.
Burns
; 20(6): 553-6, 1994 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7880426
ABSTRACT
We report a case of severe injury of the scalp and skull caused by high tension electric current. The patient developed tetraplegia. The surgical steps undertaken are also described. We used two consecutive free flaps which failed 5 days after each operation. We discuss the possible causes for flap failure, which we think was due to damaged receptor vessels. The wound was closed after expanding the adjacent scalp. Scalp expansion was an uneventful procedure, however infection of the cavity developed. We overcame this problem by an aggressive approach (cavity irrigation, daily expansion and systemic antibiotherapy). The use of a synthetic mesh to avoid cerebral herniation through the bone defect is also described.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Retalhos Cirúrgicos
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Queimaduras por Corrente Elétrica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Burns
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha