Treatment of a groin lymphatic fistula with negative pressure wound therapy.

摘要

INTRODUCTION: Groin lymphatic fistulas are a troublesome finding after limb revascularization surgery. Its management represents a difficult task for the clinician. REPORT: We report our experience in the treatment of such a condition with negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in a 70-year-old man which benefited from extra-anatomic prosthetic axillofemoral bypass. After a week of treatment, the fistula dried up and closure was obtained with simple suture under local anaesthesia. Follow-up at 9 months showed stable coverage without any sign of leakage. DISCUSSION: This study depicts NPWT as an effective non-invasive treatment in the management of groin lymphocutaneous fistula.