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Necrotizing fasciitis after abdominal hysterectomy: a report on five cases
Yusuf Yildirim1, Murat Inal, Sivekar Tinar
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SSK (Social Security Agency) Aegean Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching Hospital, Yenisehir, Izmir, Turkey. Ykuzeyli@mynet.com
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
|July 2, 2005
Abstract:
Necrotizing fasciitis, a severe soft tissue infection, was first described 80 years ago. It occurs rarely in obstetric and gynecology practice. We reviewed medical records of 2,894 women who had underwent an abdominal hysterectomy at the Social Security Agency Aegean Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching Hospital between 2001 and 2005, and identified 5 (0.17%) cases of necrotizing fasciitis, which are described.