Fournier’s gangrene caused by penetration of a rectal cancer followed by neoadjuvant chemotherapy

BACKGROUND: Fournier’s gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the genital and perineal region. It may progress, affecting the groin, the thigh, or even the abdominal wall. Despite adequate treatment (debridement and antibiotics), the mortality rate is very high, reaching 20–35%. Fournier’s gangrene...

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Autores principales: Kobayashi, Daigo, Masubuchi, Mariko, Takase, Tsunenobu, Ichikawa, Takahiro, Deguchi, Tomohiro, Yaguchi, Toyohisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6158144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30259251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-018-0526-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6158144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30259251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-018-0526-0

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