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Necrotizing fasciitis of the lower extremity caused by perforated sigmoid diverticulitis—a case report

Diverticulosis of the sigmoid colon is a common condition and occurs more often in elderly patients. A well-known complication is infection or even perforation which often requires surgery. Necrotizing fasciitis as a complication of perforated diverticulitis is very rare. Here, we present a case of...

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Autores principales: Kröpfl, Veronika, Treml, Benedikt, Scheidl, Stefan, Lanthaler, Monika, Nogler, Michael, Lorenz, Ingo, Friesenecker, Barbara, Fries, Dietmar, Pierer, Gerhard, Öfner-Velano, Dietmar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6080065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30093996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy198