| Literature DB >> 17394719 |
J M McCloud1, H Doucas, A D N Scott, J S Jameson.
Abstract
Fournier's gangrene has been described after injection sclerotherapy and banding of haemorrhoids as well as after conventional haemorrhoidectomy. In addition, there have been several cases following stapled haemorrhoidopexy. A patient with this complication nearly always presents within the first week following surgery. We present an illustrative case of a patient who underwent stapled haemorrhoidopexy for prolapsed haemorrhoids and presented with fever, urinary retention and peri-anal pain 39 days later. At re-operation, there was extensive peri-anal necrosis. After wide excision and fashioning of a colostomy, the patient recovered. Our case shows that late presentation can occur.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17394719 PMCID: PMC1964734 DOI: 10.1308/003588407X179134
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl ISSN: 0035-8843 Impact factor: 1.891