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Abstract
Fournier's gangrene is a rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis restricted to the perineal and genital regions. Although rare, it is an acute life-threatening disease, requiring rapid radical surgical debridement and antibiotic treatment, resulting in large soft tissue defects. Various reconstructive methods for defect coverage are applied to satisfactorily reconstitute functionality and esthetics.Entities:
Keywords: Broad spectrum antibiotics; Endarteritis; Fasciitis, necrotizing; Mixed infection; Reconstruction, scrotal
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28801729 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-017-0477-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Urologe A ISSN: 0340-2592 Impact factor: 0.639