A case report of iatrogenic gas gangrene post colonoscopy successfully treated with conservative management- is surgery always necessary? [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2020 Background Colonoscopy is a routine procedure in diagnosis and treatment of colonic disease. While generally regarded as a safe procedure, potentially fatal complications can occur. Gas gangrene is one such complication, with very high mortality.
Lachlan J. Fairley +2 more
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Lethal pneumatosis coli in a 12-month-old child caused by acute intestinal gas gangrene after prolonged artificial nutrition: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008 Introduction Pneumatosis coli is a rare disease with heterogeneous symptoms which can be detected in the course of various acute and chronic intestinal diseases in children, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, intestinal obstruction and intestinal ...
Kircher Stefan +3 more
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Spontaneous gas gangrene of the lower limb in a patient with rectal cancer: A fatal diagnostic pitfall [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Spontaneous gas gangrene of lower limb is rare. It may complicate digestive cancer or neutropenia. We report a case of spontaneous gas gangrene of the lower limb complicating a rectal cancer, initially diagnosed as deep vein thrombosis.
Mohamed Farès Mahjoubi +5 more
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Primary abdominal gas gangrene: a report of two autopsy cases [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2021 Primary hepatic gas gangrene is a form of primary abdominal gas gangrene. The condition is caused by Clostridium perfringens, other clostridia, and non-clostridia bacterial species producing gas.
George S. Stoyanov +2 more
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A Rare Case of Gas Gangrene after Upper Limb Fracture [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Case ReportsIntroduction: Gas gangrene, is an aggressive and life-threatening necrotizing infection of soft tissues. We report a case of upper-limb trauma resulting in clostridial gas gangrene. Case Report: A 36-year-old healthy male presented to our department with
Alona Katzir +3 more
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Case Report: Clostridial Gas Gangrene of Pelvic Wall After Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Surgery Induced Fatal Sepsis [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 Clostridial gas gangrene is an unusual but fast-spreading necrotic infection of soft tissue relevant to high mortality rates. We report a case of postoperative gas gangrene of the pelvic wall, scrotum, and perineal site, with very acute onset and rapid ...
Xing Wang +5 more
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Amentoflavone Attenuates Clostridium perfringens Gas Gangrene by Targeting Alpha-Toxin and Perfringolysin O [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) type A strains are the main cause of gas gangrene in humans and animals. Treatment of this lethal disease is limited, and the prognosis is not good.
Shui Liu +14 more
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Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis with gas gangrene due to peripherally inserted central catheter-related infection [PDF]
Surgical Case Reports, 2023 Background Necrotizing fasciitis in neonates is a rare and life-threatening infection involving necrosis of the skin, subcutaneous tissues, deep fascia, and sometimes underlying muscles, with a fulminant course and high mortality rate.
Mitsumasa Okamoto +2 more
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Gas Gangrene in Orthopaedic Patients [PDF]
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2013 Clostridial myonecrosis is most often seen in settings of trauma, surgery, malignancy, and other underlying immunocompromised conditions. Since 1953 cases of gas gangrene have been reported in orthopaedic patients including open fractures, closed ...
Zhimin Ying +3 more
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