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Fournier Gangrene

Known as: Fourniers Disease, Fournier's Gangrene, Fournier Disease 
An acute necrotic infection of the SCROTUM; PENIS; or PERINEUM. It is characterized by scrotum pain and redness with rapid progression to gangrene… 
National Institutes of Health

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2008
2008
Fournier's gangrene due to Candida glabrata.
Fournier's gangrene is a rare and serious event. Usual pathogens are bacteria of the skin and the digestive tract. Candida… 
2006
2006
Fournier gangrene. Approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the factors associated with patients with Fournier's gangrene, and to clarify the effect of diabetes… 
2004
2004
Fournier’s Gangrene after Milligan-Morgan Hemorrhoidectomy Requiring Subsequent Abdominoperineal Resection of the Rectum: Report of a Case
The development of Fournier’s gangrene after Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy of a previously healthy 76-year-old female patient… 
2000
2000
Perioperative and rehabilitative outcomes after amputation for ischaemic leg gangrene.
INTRODUCTION Amputation of the severely ischaemic leg is often done when limb salvage is not possible or the patient is not fit… 
1999
1999
Fournier's gangrene after hemorrhoidectomy: Association with drug-induced agranulocytosis
An unusual case of Fournier's gangrene after hemorrhoidectomy and drug-induced agranulocytosis, as the predisposing condition, is… 
1994
1994
Composite gastric seromuscular and omental pedicle flap for urethral and scrotal reconstruction after Fournier's gangrene.
A new composite gastric seromuscular and omental pedicle flap is described that can provide immediate airtight or watertight… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Fournier's gangrene in Khartoum.
Nine patients with Fournier's gangrene are presented and the relevant literature is reviewed. Fournier's gangrene is secondary to… 
1981
1981
Radiological features of Fournier gangrene.
The abdominal radiographs of a forty-year-old patient with Fournier gangrene suggest that gas can spread from the scrotum along… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Penile gangrene: an unusual complication of priapism. How to avoid it?
1978
1978
Segmental colonic gangrene: a surgical emergency in the hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
A 2 1/2-year-old girl had rectal bleeding, an abdominal mass, and diffuse peritonitis. A segment of gangrenous colon was removed… 
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