title: Lethal Fournier's gangrene following vasectomy.
abstract: A case is presented of a healthy young man who had Fournier's gangrene after standard bilateral vasectomy. Despite maximal treatment, including extensive necrectomy and broad-spectrum antibiotics, this complication was lethal. To our knowledge a lethal complication of vasectomy has not been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Viddeleer
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lycklama à Nijeholt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology*; D010502:Perineum / Q000473:pathology*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*