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(a, b) CT woundgraphy before NPWT showed that the wound was separated from the abdominal cavity and intestine by the abdominal rectus muscle. A subcutaneous pocket space around the wound was also observed. (c, d) CT woundgraphy ten days after NPWT showed that the wound had shrunk.
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CT scan (Fig. 1).
(a) The thickness of the subcutaneous fat was 50 mm. (b-d) VAC  abdominal wound management system (KCI, San Antonio, TX, USA).
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TX, USA) (Fig. 2). The setting was continuous vacuum, the suction pressure was 125 mmHg, and the dressing was changed every 48 h.
One month after discharge, the wound was completely epithelialized.
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Eventually, the wound was completely epithelialized (Fig. 3).