A case of a fistula after performed reconstructive surgery with locally advanced tongue cancer resection treated by negative pressure wound therapy

Abstract

Negative pressure wound therapy has recently been cited as one of the most important adjunctive therapies for wound treatment, but reports of its use in the oral and maxillofacial region are rare. We report a case involving the use of negative pressure wound therapy in oral cancer.
A non-healing fistula developed after rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap reconstruction surgery associated with locally advanced tongue cancer resection. Healing was achieved using negative pressure wound therapy. No evidence of recurrence or metastasis was noted 32 months postoperatively.