caa a22 4500 445306726 CHVBK 20180317142615.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00404-010-1594-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00404-010-1594-y Successful application of vacuum-assisted closure therapy for treatment of mastitis-associated chronic breast wounds [Elektronische Daten] [Doerte Luedders, Michael Bohlmann, Amadeus Hornemann, Christine Dittmer, Klaus Diedrich, Marc Thill] Introduction: Although non-puerperal mastitis is rare and its cause is rather unclear, the number of patients diagnosed with this defect is increasing. In some cases, standard therapy fails and it progresses to a chronic disease. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy has shown good results in healing complex wounds. Patients and methods: The goal of this study was to evaluate our experiences with VAC therapy and to answer the question whether or not should be accepted as an effective treatment in healing chronic wounds caused by non-puerperal mastitis. Retrospectively, we identified five patients with a non-puerperal mastitis chronic wound that was treated using VAC and report on their outcome. Results: We reached both wound control and closure of the breast wounds in all patients. Conclusion: According to our findings, the VAC therapy can be considered when managing challenging breast wounds, particularly when other therapeutic options have failed. The role of VAC therapy as a primary therapeutic option has not yet been evaluated. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Breast nationallicence Mastitis nationallicence Surgery nationallicence Vacuum-assisted closure nationallicence Luedders Doerte Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut Bohlmann Michael Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut Hornemann Amadeus Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, 68167, Mannheim, Germany aut Dittmer Christine Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut Diedrich Klaus Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut Thill Marc Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/6(2011-06-01), 1357-1362 0932-0067 283:6<1357 2011 283 404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1594-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1594-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Luedders Doerte Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bohlmann Michael Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hornemann Amadeus Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, 68167, Mannheim, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dittmer Christine Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Diedrich Klaus Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thill Marc Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/6(2011-06-01), 1357-1362 0932-0067 283:6<1357 2011 283 404 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer