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High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Imaging of the Footpad Vasculature in a Murine Hindlimb Gangrene Model
Published on: March 16, 2022
[Fournier's gangrene]
Jorge Planelles Gómez1, Aleixandre Vergés Prósper, Ignacio Rubio Tortosa
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, España. jorge_planelles@yahoo.es
Objectives:
We report a retrospective review of the case series of Fournier's gangrene treated in our department from November 1996 to October 2004.
Methods/Results:
We studied nine male patients with ages between 21 and 85 years (mean 55 years). 66% of the patients had associated risk factors, and the underlying cause was identified in 56% of the cases. Mean hospital stay was 21 days and two of the patients died from the disease.
Conclusions:
Fournier's gangrene is an infection with a very fast evolution, producing necrotizing fascitis of the external genitalia and perineum. It has a high mortality rate, mainly if diagnosis and treatment are deferred. This last includes wide spectrum antibiotic coverage, surgical treatment with debridement and drainage, and, in many cases, a second surgical intervention for reconstructive plasties.
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