Results 1 to 10 of about 3,330 (212)

Ultrasonic Debridement of Fournier Gangrene [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Summary:. Ultrasonic debridement devices are minimally invasive and effective for biofilm removal, allowing for debridement of necrotic tissue while minimizing damage to normal tissues, such as the blood vessels and nerves.
Takahiro Tanuma, MD, Shoichi Ishikawa, MD, Junpei Saito, MD, Takeshi Kurihara, MD, Shigeru Ichioka, PhD   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Reconstruction of the Necrotic Scrotum with Hydrosurgery System and Pedicle DIEP Flap: A Case Report of Fournier Gangrene [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Summary:. Despite medical advances, the mortality rate associated with Fournier gangrene has remained largely unchanged and extremely high. In addition, conventional surgical treatment of Fournier gangrene of the scrotum requires excision of the ...
Yuma Makino, MD, Hajime Matsumine, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Fujimaki, MD, Mika Takagi, MD, Masaki Takeuchi, MD, PhD   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Validation of FGSI Scores in Predicting Fournier Gangrene in Tertiary Hospital [PDF]

Research and Reports in Urology, 2021
Bambang Sasongko Noegroho, Safendra Siregar, Akhmad Mustafa, Muhammad Aldito Rivaldi Urology Department, Hasan Sadikin Academic Medical Center, Universitas Padjajaran Bandung, Barat, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Bambang Sasongko NoegrohoUrology Department ...
Noegroho BS, Siregar S, Mustafa A, Rivaldi MA   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Utility of Diagnostic Imaging in the Early Detection and Management of the Fournier Gangrene [PDF]

Diagnostics, 2022
Fournier gangrene represents a urologic emergency. It is a rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis that comprises the perineal, perianal, and genital regions and has a high mortality rate.
Piotr Sumisławski, Janusz Kołecki, Martyna Piotrowska, Maciej Kotowski, Marcin Szemitko, Jerzy Sieńko   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Outcome of Fournier’s gangrene in relation to Fournier Gangrene Severity Index (FGSI) score [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene is a rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis, involving perineum mainly. The purpose of the study is to evaluate etiology, treatment, and outcome of Fournier’s gangrene so that such type patient’s management can be ...
Meghraj Kundan, Shivlok N Ambedkar, Rambharosh Kumar, Vekhotso Nyekha   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Fournier Gangrene in the 75 Year Old Patient

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2019
Aim: The aim of this article is to describe an example of the sick patient with Fournier gangrene and demonstrate the process of his treatment and the solving of problems that had incurred.
Nuhi Arslani, Basri Lenjani
doaj   +3 more sources

Fournier gangrene – would you KISS it?

GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW, 2023
Fournier gangrene is a disease characterized by necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal and genital region, resulting from synergistic polymicrobitic infection.
Matias, Miguel João Ribeiro, Guimarães, Diogo, Vilela, Manuel, Sousa, Juliana, Bexiga, Joaquim   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Fournier gangrene. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep, 2015
Key Clinical MessageFournier gangrene is a rapidly progressive necrotizing infection of the perineal and genital fascia, often polymicrobial. Severity is increased in older patients, diabetics and the immunocompromised. As in this case, the disease can have an indolent onset. Early recognition and aggressive treatment is important.
Parry N.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Variables that predict hospital stay and the outcome of Fournier gangrene at King Abdulaziz University Hospital: a retrospective study [PDF]

BMC Urology
Background The aggressive nature of Fournier gangrene and the associated health issues can result in a more complex clinical course and potentially a longer hospital stay.
Bandar Alhubaishy, Omar M. Bahassan, Abdulrahman E. Alsabban, Ali H. Alkhzaim, Ziyad A. Alnefaie, Kamal S. Algarni, Sultan G. Almehmadi, Saud N. Alqahtani   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Fournier′s gangrene of the penis [PDF]

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2005
Fournier′s gangrene is a rare, fulminant, though generally localized disease of the scrotum and penis with occasional extension up the abdominal wall. The usual organism is an anaerobic streptococcus synergistic with some second organism.
Francis Leo Tauro, M Roshan, B S Sathish Rao, J Ravikrishnan, Leo T Menezes   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources