Necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and the abdominal wall-surgical approach

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-228

  Ecker, Karl Wilhelm ^a   Baars, Andreas ^a   Töpfer, John ^a   Frank, Johannes ^b  

^a Muritz Klinikum GmbH   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Necrotizing fasciitis; Plastic reconstruction; Radical surgical excision; Soft tissue gangrene; Synergistic bacterial infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849154206     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-008-8072-2     Document Type: Review

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