Wound healing and dermal regeneration in severe burn patients treated with NovoSorb® Biodegradable Temporising Matrix: A prospective clinical study.

Introduction: For extensive burns, autologous donor skin may be insufficient for early debridement and grafting in a single stage. A novel, synthetic polyurethane dermal template (NovoSorb® Biodegradable Temporising Matrix, BTM) was developed to address this need. The aim of this study was to evaluate use of BTM for primary dermal repair after deep burn injury.

Small bowel perforation caused by a retained percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube flange.

A method used at some centers to remove or replace percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes is to cut the tube at the skin level, allowing the internal flange to be eliminated intestinally. This is known as the cut-and-push technique. This report describes a case in which the internal flange resulted in intestinal perforation in a patient with no history of underlying intestinal disease or abdominal surgery.