Repair of a vesicocutaneous fistula using negative-pressure wound therapy and urinary diversion via a nephrostomy tube.
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs
; 40(5): 536-8, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This article describes an unusual case of a vesicocutaneous fistula in a patient with a history of radiation therapy and recent abdominal surgery. CASE A 61-year-old woman was transferred to our acute care facility from a rehabilitation facility, with poor nutritional intake and a concern for urine draining from her wound. A nephrostomy tube was placed (she had only 1 functioning kidney) and negative-pressure wound therapy was used to close the fistula.CONCLUSION:
Urinary diversion via a nephrostomy tube and negative-pressure wound therapy were used to successfully and safely close this vesicocutaneous fistula.
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Assunto principal:
Derivação Urinária
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Nefrostomia Percutânea
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Fístula da Bexiga Urinária
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Fístula Cutânea
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Tratamento de Ferimentos com Pressão Negativa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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