Vacuum sealing is a therapeutic concept to achieve secure and rapid wound healing in traumatic soft tissue damage. Its application and effect in the treatment of severe buttocks and perianal
infection are unclear.We describe a case of buttocks and perianal
infection using the vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) technique. A 58-year-old man was admitted with buttocks and perianal severe
infection, which was caused by injection. The size of the
wounds was 40 × 30 cm.
Colostomy was applied prior to the prompt surgical
debridement to prevent defecation and keep the perianal region clean. Emergency
debridement was then conducted. After the
wounds were thoroughly washed with conventional disinfection
solution, they were then covered by VSD system.The
infection was controlled 9 days after the first surgery by prompt surgical
debridement, the application of VSD treatment, and the use of narrow-spectrum
antibiotics based on susceptibility result. After 3 applications of VSD treatment,
skin grafting harvested from the left leg was conducted. All free skin grafts survived at 8 weeks. Colon was placed back into the abdominal cavity finally.Initial
colostomy and
debridement, the temporary VSD cover followed after several days by
skin grafting is a reliable treatment regimen for severe buttocks and perianal
infection.