Fournier Gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer

We herein present a case of a 24-year-old patient with a cT4N+ rectal cancer who developed Fournier's gangrene (FG) 1 week after the completion of preoperative chemoradiotherapy. The patient was promptly referred to the surgical department where she was treated with antibiotics and repeated sur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pittaka, Maria, Georgiou, Chrysanthos, Polyviou, Petros, Kountourakis, Pantelis, Loizou, Panayiotis, Constantinou, Ifigenia, Andreopoulos, Demetris, Vassiliou, Vassilios P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Clinical Image
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5827339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29507738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omx101
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Sumario:We herein present a case of a 24-year-old patient with a cT4N+ rectal cancer who developed Fournier's gangrene (FG) 1 week after the completion of preoperative chemoradiotherapy. The patient was promptly referred to the surgical department where she was treated with antibiotics and repeated surgical debridement. FG is a rare and life-threatening situation that needs to be managed aggressively with no delay. The clinical image above is unique and characteristic of this clinical entity.

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