Fournier's gangrene after Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy requiring subsequent abdominoperineal resection of the rectum: Report of a case

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1729-1733

  Lehnhardt, Marcus ^a   Steinstraesser, Lars ^a   Druecke, Daniel ^a   Muehlberger, Thomas ^b   Steinau, Hans U ^a   Homann, Heinz H ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fournier's gangrene; Hemorrhoidectomy; Milligan Morgan

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COLOSTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MILLIGAN MORGAN HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NECROSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLOSTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; NECROSIS; RECTUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 4944267702     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0616-x     Document Type: Article

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