Fournier's gangrene: Series of twenty patients

European Surgical Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-86

  Simsek Celik, A ^a,c   Erdem, H ^b   Guzey, D ^a   Celebi, F ^a   Birol, S ^a   Erozgen, F ^a   Kaplan, R ^a  

^a VAKIF GUREBA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Umraniye Training and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^c Libadiye Cad   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Effective factors, on survey; Fournier's gangrene; Predisposing factors

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 78650671893     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322616     Document Type: Article

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