title: [Perineal gangrene secondary to abscesses of the anal margin. Apropos of 9 cases].
abstract: Of 9 patients with perineal gangrene secondary to abscess of anal margin, 7 presented deficiency states. Diagnosis was established after an average of 7.4 days following onset of signs, although the clinical picture was obvious and the lesions extended beyond the perineum towards the genital organs, buttocks or thigh. Essential therapy consisted of antibiotic cover, immediate and repeated surgical excision (average number of operations per patient = 6) and stools bypass by colostomy for severe perineal lesions. This resolutely aggressive treatment reduced mortality of this reputedly serious affection to 2 cases (22%), but morbidity was high and a perineoplasty was necessary in a third of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie B, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Slim
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ben Slimene
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Largueche
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bardi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guiga
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mzabi
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010502:Perineum; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Les gangrènes périnéales secondaires aux abcès de la marge anale. A propos de 9 cas.