Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical site infection associated with artificial urinary sphincter implantation

Editorial Comment to Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical site infection associated with artificial urinary sphincter implantation

“…The authors describe herein a case of an exposed and infected urinary sphincter implant that could be preserved after application of NPWT . It is often a matter of “courage” on the surgeon's part to decide to treat an infected implant by semi‐conservative techniques, such as NPWT, as on one hand salvage of the implant might be possible, but on the other hand definitive treatment might be delayed with possible deterioration of the clinical status of the patient, finally ending up with removal of the device anyway.…”